People heading to Anzac Day dawn services tomorrow should “wrap up nice and warm” because overnight temperatures in the Bay of Plenty are set to plummet.
MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said a southwesterly flow of wind was bringing cooler air to the Bay of Plenty tonight, with overnight temperatures of 7C in Tauranga and 2C in Rotorua expected.
Whakatāne will also be “pretty chilly” with a minimum of 3C expected.
“If people are heading to dawn services or being outside [during] those early morning hours, [it is] definitely a good idea to wrap up nice and warm because it will be a noticeably cold morning,” Makgabutlane said.
If Rotorua dropped to 2C overnight, it would “very likely” be the coldest temperature recorded in Rotorua so far this year. The previous coldest temperature was 2.8C, recorded at the end of March.