The past month or so has seen some wild weather – from thunderstorms and gales to heat waves and even a sprinkling of snow. 

But while a spring-like pattern in summer can bring cloudy and cool weather to many western and southern centres, those in the east have a much better chance of sunnier and hotter weather.

WeatherWatch.co.nz has received the most amount of complaints about the weather from Dunedin and Auckland so far this summer.  In Auckland it’s to do with a windy sou’wester that is lowering the highs and bringing a lot of cloud with the odd light shower.  Dunedin has much colder weather with some days only just making it to 13 degrees.

However we have also had a lot of positive emails from those loving the hot, sunny. weather.  Most of the positive weather comments have come in from parts of Northland, eastern Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.

In the South Island we’ve had very few positive commments about the weather from any region – but that may be simply because you’re out enjoying it!

Post a comment below and let us know if you’re having GREAT summer weather – don’t forget to tell us why, and where you are too.

– Homepage image / Claud Therond

 – WeatherWatch.co.nz