The summer’s heat is intense across some parts of the North Island today as warmer air moves in from the Tasman Sea ahead of a cold front.

While the temperatures aren’t especially high the effect of clear skies, little wind and higher humidity means it’s feeling much warmer.

The hottest regions are Auckland and Waikato where it’s currently 26 degrees.  The humidex reading says it ‘feels like’ 32 degrees.  It’s likely to get even warmer over the next two to three hours.

Other hot spots include Gisborne and Hastings where it’s 25 degrees and Lower Hutt where it’s currently 24 – up 12 degrees from their high of just 12 last Saturday.

Manawatu is also on 24 degrees, with Wellington on 22 with a northerly developing.

But it’s a different story in the South Island where a cool easterly is keep a lid on temperatures.   Kaikoura has 15 with Christchurch on 17.

The hottest South Island centres are all in Central Otago where it’s around the low to mid 20s this hour, with Westport also fairly warm on 21 and Milford Sound on 23.