A rising New Year sun will greet Kiwis tomorrow, ringing in a hot start to 2022.
With Auckland and swatches of the upper North Island moving to the orange setting of the Covid-19 framework at midnight last night, allowing for large crowds to gather in time for New Year's Eve celebrations, the weather outlook for most of New Zealand looks fit for outdoor parties.
Revellers gearing up for festivals, gigs, beach parties and BBQs tonight can generally expect a warm, bright one, MetService forecasters say.
The only places that might require a light jacket will be around Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, inland Wairarapa, and western and southern parts of the South Island, particularly around lower Westland, Fiordland, and coastal Southland.