OVERVIEW

The southerly slowly worked its way up the southern half of the mainland today but didn’t affect temperatures much at all, north of Dunedin.

Over the North Island, temperatures were on par for this time of year with Wanganui being the warmest city in the north.

HIGHS ACROSS NZ TODAY

 

Kaitaia 17                           Nelson     14 

Whangarei 17                     Blenheim 15

Auckland 16                       Greymouth 15

Hamilton 15                        Christchurch 21

Tauranga 16                        Timaru 19

Gisborne 18                        Oamaru 19

Napier 17                            Dunedin 17

Masterton 16                       Queenstown 11

New Plymouth 16               Alexandra 17

Wanganui 19                       Gore 12

Palmerston North 17            Invercargill 12

Wellington 15

 

TONIGHT

Dannevirke and Palmerston North look like they will feel a bit of a chill tonight, with lows expected of around 5 degrees. Over the mainland, Alexandra and Queenstown will be quite damp with temperatures near freezing and a southerly will make it even more unpleasant.

TOMORROW

Over the South Island, the southerly takes hold in most areas with Blenheim and Nelson in the low to mid teens but elsewhere, 9 to 12 degrees is generally what’s expected.

For those in the north and still enveloped by a milder northerly, temperatures will be about average for the beginning of spring.

Weather Analyst Richard Green

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