As of today we’ve expanded ‘The Daily Debrief ‘  to include a look at the weather for the country for the night ahead and a glimpse at what may happen tomorrow. Details follow the city/town temperatures in our ‘ Read more ‘ section.

More than 95% of the nation today recorded highs of 20 degrees or more as the summer warmth continued.Surprisingly Gisborne was a little higher temperaturewise than expected and took the nations hotspot with 29 degrees.Timaru wasn’t too far behind with 28 and Dunedin City also experienced the same sort of heat.

The coolest areas were Manapouri and Milford Sound on 15 degrees and Haast was just 1 degree higher with 16.

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Kaitaia : 26
Whangarei : 23
Auckland : 23
Tauranga : 23
Hamilton : 24
Whakatane : 22
Rotorua : 23
Tokoroa : 22
Taupo : 23
Gisborne : 29
New Plymouth : 21
Napier : 25
Hastings : 26
Wanganui : 21
Palmerston North : 21
Levin : 20
Kapiti : 21
Masterton : 26
Wellington : 20
Nelson : 22
Blenheim : 26
Westport : 20
Greymouth : 20
Hokitika : 19
Christchurch : 27
Timaru : 28
Oamaru : 26
Alexandra : 27
Queenstown : 20
Dunedin : 28
Invercargill : 20

Bay of Islands : 22
Murchison : 21
Kaikoura : 26
Ashburton : 24
Darfield : 23
Lyttelton : 26
Hanmer Springs : 25
Culverden: 20
Milford Sound : 15
Haast : 16
Gore : 22
Dunedin Airport : 27
Manapouri : 15
Lake Rotoiti : 19
Molesworth : 26

The mildest spots tonight appear to be in the east and central parts of the mainland as a norwester continues to take hold and temps shouldn’t fall too much below 15 degrees. A ridge of high pressure is extending onto the North Island and temperatures should be about normal for this time of year during the wee dark hours.

Tomorrow and the heat drifts in from the lucky country for mainlanders and thermometers could push into the 30s in Marlborough and Canterbury. Rain should move along the West Coast with a few heavy falls in the mix possibly which will keep the temps from pushing too high.

Further north, and the mercury remains at a very pleasant level with little wind for the north and east of the North Island and sunny skies as well for many but between New Plymouth and Wellington, the winds should blow in from the north and west and quite gusty at times. It should remain dry however which is good news for cricket lovers, as the international one day match gets underway in the Capital tomorrow.

Richard Green