Event Diary

Ken Ring predicts weather patterns from now until November.

10 June, potential for heavy falls in Central NZ, Kaikoura and North Canterbury this week and fourth week of this month.
11 June, India begins third week of heat wave, still going by 20 June. Next 4 weeks wetter than average South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania. Official start of hurricane season in USA.
12 June, icy blast for NZ with snow on skifields.
14 June, hurricane in Florida.
15 June, snow high country North Island. Flooding in Northern and Central Victoria rivers.
16 June, heavy rain in Norway and floods. Rain in coastal Queensland.
17 June, gales for Kamgaroo Island and Perth.
20 June, snow on central Plateau, and to low levels Canterbury and Otago
23 June, Ireland will feel like summer. Cold front crosses NZ
27-30 June, snow dumps in Central Plateau, Southland and Otago
29 June, rain for Ireland.

1 July, Canada feeling heat, chances of forest fires. Start of 12 days summer weather in Ireland. Flooding for Murray River, NSW continuing to September.
2 July, beginning of drought for eastern Australia.
8 July, heavy rain top half of North Island.
9 July, cold front and wintry blasts in NZ over next few days.
10 July, heavy snow in South Island, Cook Strait rough.
11 July, good skiing Whakapapa. Precipitation next 4 weeks forms near-record snow base. Next 4 weeks wet in WA, and gales and thunderstorms affect property in South Australia. Heat waves for England and Wales over next 8 weeks.
16 July, hurricane risk Bermuda to South Carolina
19 July, Desert Rd closed over next 4 days.
20 July, wintry blast crosses NZ
21 July, wet and cold for Waikato.
23 July, downpours North Island and top and west of South Island.
24 July, heatwave for Chicago and US Midwest and east.
25-27 July, high seas on Thames coast may endanger boats. Bitterly cold southerlies in South Island and snow to sea-levels in eastern North Island and Wellington to Gisborne. Snow may reach Rotorua and Kapiti Island. Desert Road may close for 10 days (to first week in August). In Wellington, heavy snow and ice may close Rimutaka Hill road. Snow flurries to sea-level and northern Wellington hill suburbs above 200 meters. Heavy snow to low levels in Southland and Otago with Dunedin and Queenstown airports possibly affected.
29 July, Chicago heatwave lessens. Waikato freezes, and more snow for central North Island.
31 July, heavy falls for North Island except Gis/HB, tornado risks, heavy snow Arthurs Pass and Mt Cook.

1 August, heatwave in France.
2 August, cold wintry week NZ
4 August, heavy rain south of Auckland.
5 August, monsoonal floods in Pakistan.
7 August, hurricane risk in Gulf of Mexico
8 August, start of week’s heatwave in UK
10 August, hurricane risk developing for Florida
11 August, floods in India. Over next four weeks low rainfall Northland but wet Kaikoura Coast and north Canterbury. Most potential hurricane period USA next 12 weeks.
12 August, heavy rain for North Island. In Ireland, mostly fine rest of month.
12-15 August, falls in Canterbury and S Canterbury followed by possible flooding around 19th.
12-19 August, more snow for Central Plateau and to low levels east and south of South Island.
13 August, Waikato River rises. Snow closes Desert Road.
15 August, start of vigorous westerlies for Tasmania.
17 August, possible flooding in Bay of Plenty and King Country. Southerly change.
18 August, North Island rivers rise. New snow for Ruapehu.
19 August, clearing skies warm and dry across North Island. Murray River in Victoria flooding for next 4 weeks. Snowfalls ease in Snowy Mountains.
26 August, 3-day flood for Strathgordon in Tasmania.
27 August, continuing hot dry summer in UK.
28 August, storm crosses North Island, high winds Waikato and central Plateau.

1 September, week of renewed wintry conditions for NZ, snow for Ruapehu and South Island inland and south, biting southerlies with snow possibly to low levels in Gisborne
2 September, hurricane risk for eastern seabord USA
3 September, briefly higher temperatures in Kaikoura and Christchurch
5 September, floods in South Korea.
6 September, dry over next 20 days for Gisborne and Hawkes Bay
9 September, drought continuing in eastern Australia.
11 September, spring snowfall in South island over next 4 weeks.
16 September, week of unsettled weather for North Island. : Strong winds and heavy rain from Auckland to Taranaki with possible tree and property damage. Possible surface flooding for Taranaki, Takaka and Greymouth.
17 September, snowstorm over North Island, hurricane in Caribbean.
18 September, Desert Rd may be closed. Monsoon in India.
21 September, good skiing on Ruapehu.
22 September, possible snow in Manawatu Gorge

3 October, potential seismic activity near central Plateau
6 October, chilly in South island, snow on Port Hills, lamb losses and road closures. Wintry week for North Island..
8 October, high temperatures in Auckland, high rainfall for Nelson.
10 October, monsoonal floods in India
11 October, over next 4 weeks, very cold in North Canterbury
12 October, Low temperatures across Northland, King Country, central Plateau, HB, Wellington and Southland.
14 October, typhoon in Hongkong
16 October, potential seismic activity near central North Island.
19 October, bad weather blocks access to Ruapehu
21 October, potential seismic activity near Ruapehu
29 October, tropical low in Samoa and Kermadecs, signals start of Pacific cyclone season.

Space prohibits publishing every extreme event. For all weather forecasting, including the above, allow a 1-2 day leeway.

Ken Ring of www.predictweather.com is the author of Weather Almanac for NZ for 2013.