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Fine week ahead pleasing for Bay farmers

Alice Lock
Hawkes Bay Today·
23 Jul, 2017 07:10 PM2 mins to read

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Isaac French and 1-year-old daughter Francesca French of Hastings feed the ducks at Cornwall Park, Hastings. Photo Warren Buckland

Isaac French and 1-year-old daughter Francesca French of Hastings feed the ducks at Cornwall Park, Hastings. Photo Warren Buckland

The Bay is in for a fine week providing much relief for farmers who have experienced one of their wettest winters yet.

MetService meteorologist Gerard Bellam said a trough coming across the Tasman was bringing dry weather for the eastern parts of the country and wet for the west.

"When there is a northwesterly/westerly flow you know you're in for some dry and mild weather in Hawke's Bay."

Read more: Hopes for settled weather heading into lambing season

Today is expected to be a mainly fine day with a high of 16C and an overnight low of 6C.

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Mr Bellam said the only frosty morning could be tomorrow where temperatures overnight would drop to 3C.

"Through to Thursday the high will sit around 17C and Tuesday and Wednesday will see another couple of fine days."

On Thursday some rain may start to fall, however Mr Bellam said there would only be scattered showers.

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Although Friday is looking uncertain in the models, a southerly change appears to be brewing, which could be something to look out for.

"Friday is quite far ahead so we are not sure yet but other than that it is looking like a good week with temperatures above average for the mid-winter period."

Hawke's Bay was lucky to miss the wild weather, which hit parts of the South Island during the weekend.

Local farmers were also relieved the torrential rain, which flooded Canterbury and Otago didn't pass through the Bay.

Tukituki farmer Jamie Gaddum said this was the wettest winter they had experienced so far and were pleased to get some reprieve with some settled weather expected this week.

"The heavy cattle are pugging up the ground which is making things difficult going into carving as the ground is just mud."

Mr Gaddum said in some places on the farm he couldn't use his side-by-side machinery anymore, as it was too dangerous.

Despite feed levels being strong after one of the best autumns Mr Gaddum said it didn't mean much now as the ewes had chewed it all down leaving them to lamb and live in rice fields.

"It is all just swampy wet."

Mr Gaddum hoped the rain would stay away, as even another 10ml would tip them back over the edge.

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"We saw some improvement in the last few days so hopefully it continues with this fine week ahead."

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