Weather

Well, it’s just what we wanted to hear. The weather experts are predicting a hotter than normal La Niña-style summer and our own weather watcher David Crow is right behind them. He’s picking that December and January will be hotter than normal and drier, with not much rain – perfect weather for local campers. “January will be a lot hotter because of La Niña in particular, but also because of global warming,” says David. Even the first half of November was drier than normal and our average rainfall for October was a bit below average. The Wakatipu had only received (point).4 mm of rain by November 12. David’s predicting plenty of good swimming and picnicking weather, lounging by the lake and some great weather for barbecues this December and January.

Happy warm, sunny Christmas and New Year holidays everyone!