Another said the very thick fog in the central city was “treacherous”.
Fog is blanketing Auckland this morning. Photo / File, Michael CraigFlight restrictions were put in place at the airport just before 2am.
Around 7am, the fog was “pretty thick”, with only about 200m of visibility, MetService meteorologist Alec Holden said.
By midday the fog is expected to have lifted but it should start to thin out by 9am, allowing the airport to resume normal functions.
Fog is also affecting Hamilton and other areas of the Waikato as well as Taumarunui and Te Kūiti.
MetService earlier had forecast areas of morning low cloud and fog for Auckland, followed by the odd afternoon shower.
The temperature is currently just under 11C in Auckland but the city can expect a high of 20C today.
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