MetService Weather New Zealand: February 13th - 15th
If you noticed a slightly more orange hue to the sky this morning it was likely to be courtesy of a 2000km-long dust cloud from across the ditch.
The enormous wall of dust, which has swept over New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, had been picked up ina front and was making its way over the Tasman Sea towards our shores.
MetService has reported the dust was visible from satellite imagery and would reach western parts of the country tomorrow.
The cloud was estimated to be over the Tasman Sea yesterday, but Meteorologist Micky Malivuk said it was impossible to tell until daybreak
In this visible image we see large areas of dust (the hazy brown areas over northwest New South Wales) picked up by strong northwest winds ahead of a cold front. As the front moves over NZ Thursday western parts of the South Island may be affected and Central NZ on Friday.^AB pic.twitter.com/9zMHfQ8wzi
Auckland was in for a fine day, with a high of 28C.
Hamilton looked the pick of the northern bunch with a high of 31C, while Christchurch was looking to top them all with a forecast high of 32C.
The dust-embedded front would be mostly affecting Fiordland, bringing rain this morning, and making its way north to Buller by this evening.
It would weaken as it moved north, however, and fire-stricken Nelson would only see a small amount of rain early tomorrow morning.
⚠️ Tropical #CycloneOma has formed northwest of Vanuatu.
This storm is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and rough seas to northern Vanuatu over the coming days while strengthening. pic.twitter.com/was0PcBfD6
