Summer pushes on into March

It may officially be autumn, but summer is refusing to go quietly with a warm, sunny start to March predicted.

A humid northeasterly flow prevails over the North Island during the next few days, as a low just to the north of the country moves away to the east on Wednesday and Thursday.


The fine weather looks set to continue in the Bay of Plenty over the coming days. Image: MetSevice.

Meanwhile, according to the Metservice, a front moving up the South Island will bring a period of rain to the west and scattered falls further east after today's warm start to the week.

'The start of March, and the Meteorological Autumn, is a warm one for the North Island due to a northeasterly flow bringing humid air down from the tropics,” says MetService meteorologist Emma Blades.

'Day and night time temperatures will remain fairly high, making for some warm evenings.”

The moist air flow may bring a few showers to Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne on Wednesday, but the remainder of the North Island should stay dry.

Metservice forecasts a warm week for the east coast with the mercury set to reach between 24 and 26 degrees for Tauranga, 23 to 25 degrees for Whakatane and between 23 and 26 for Whitianga.

In the South Island, a front moves northwards today and tomorrow bringing rain to the west, with some heavy falls and scattered rain to Southland, Otago and Canterbury.

Nelson and Marlborough may also receive a sprinkling of showers towards Wednesday. Ahead of the front, temperatures are likely to climb to the high 20s in the east today, and could break 30 in a few spots.

Temperatures are expected to cool as the front passes through, with a significantly cooler day for Christchurch and Dunedin on Tuesday, perhaps dropping by as much as 10C with maximums around 20C.

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