The mercury continues to rise in the Bay of Plenty this week with mostly fine weather forecast for the region.
Temperatures in the Bay are set to be in the mid to high 20s peaking at 28C on Friday and Saturday in Tauranga.
Last week a piping hot 28C was the hottest temperature Tauranga had experienced all summer.
MetService meteorologist Ashlee Parkes said the temperatures were not unseasonal.
"We have a ridge dominating the Bay of Plenty this week, so the weather is going to be fine for most areas with morning and evening cloud.