An anticyclone with it’s centre just east of the country covers New Zealand bringing settled sunny weather.
Upper North Island
Mostly sunny and clear with easterly breezes mainly north of Auckland, northerly winds elsewhere light inland. Some cloud about eastern Northland and Gisborne.
HIGHS: 25-29. Low 30’s for some inland areas.
Lower North Island
Mostly sunny weather with light winds, northeasterly breezes along the east coast with some cloud.
HIGHS: 24-26. Low 30’s for some inland areas.
Upper South Island
Mostly sunny weather with light winds after any morning cloud clears, afternoon sea breezes in coastal areas. There may be a few areas of high cloud also.
HIGHS: 27-32, low to mid 20’s right on the West Coast however warmer inland
Lower South Island
Mostly sunny weather with a little high cloud, light winds after any morning cloud clears, afternoon sea breezes in coastal areas. Northerlies in Fiordland bring cloudy periods, drizzle possible for the southern the reaches of Fiordland overnight.
HIGHS: 27-32 for Southland and Central Otago, 24 about coastal Otago
WeatherWatch.co.nz
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Guest on 29/01/2013 5:21pm
Hi just read on the stuff news website Canterbury was expecting a 40degree day today is that correct I’m in culverden?
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WW Forecast Team on 29/01/2013 5:40pm
Hi there
WW believes temperatures are likely to climb into the mid 30s over inland areas of the South Island and the set up could see an outside chance of nearing 40 degrees.
Whatever the figure it will be hot to very hot over the next 2-3 days.
Cheers
WW
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