It’s hot and stuffy across northern New Zealand and just plain hot in the central South Island this afternoon!

Photo:  “Storm clouds moving around Tauranga on the 14.1.2009 Uploaded by: Brendan Pratt”.

Central Otago took the hottest region in New Zealand today.  Tomorrow may see even higher temperatures with a large high moving in and northerlies picking up over the South.

The weather for the Big Day Out is looking hot and sunny on Friday – more details tomorrow.

Today’s highest temperature was 29 at Alexandra

Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 15 at Culverden

Kaitaia : 26
Whangarei : 25
Auckland : 25
Tauranga : 24
Hamilton : 26
Whakatane : 25
Rotorua : 24
Tokoroa : 24
Taupo : 23
Gisborne : 21
New Plymouth : 24
Napier : 22
Hastings : 23
Wanganui : 22
Palmerston North : 24
Levin : 21
Kapiti : 22
Masterton : 24
Wellington : 18
Nelson : 22
Blenheim : 21
Westport : 21
Greymouth : 20
Hokitika : 20
Christchurch : 22
Timaru : 22
Oamaru : 21
Alexandra : 29
Queenstown : 27
Dunedin : 21
Invercargill : 17

Bay of Islands : 23
Murchison : 26
Kaikoura : 21
Culverden : 15
Amberley : 22
Ashburton : 25
Darfield : 22
Lyttelton : 19
Hanmer Springs : 27
Milford Sound : 20
Haast : 19
Gore : 19
Dunedin Airport : 20
Manapouri : 26
Lake Rotoiti : 25
Molesworth : 25