Central Otago Central Otago's multiple bands of rain cross the country this week but they are mostly coming from the west so accumulated rain doesn’t amount to much., according to Metservice.

Cromwell-raised MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris says the majority of Tuesday looks dry but rain arrives after dark.

Central Otago's weather forecast will bring rain at times this week, according to Metservice. 

 “Wednesday might start off wet for some but the band of rain is moving away sharply, however rain does appear to be piling on from the west so western parts of the region could see some of that throughout the day”, Lewis says.

“Thursday looks dry for most. Northwesterly winds are looking pretty breezy for elevated areas up until Thursday.” 

He explains that a southwest change is ushered in overnight into Friday and brings with it the possibility of showers to end the working week.

“The northerly winds keep daytime highs in the mid-teens until Friday.” 

“Morning temperatures are cool but not like last week, just a risk of frost for prone areas.”