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The sunny weather will continue to keep the winter chills at bay for the rest of the week, the Metservice predicts.
Forecaster Bob McDavitt said the fine weather will continue as an anticyclone moves across the country.
"The autumn anticyclones are continuing to bring generally settled weather which some describe as an Indian summer," said Mr McDavitt.
He said some areas had had some valuable patches of rain but others have missed out.
"While Wellington had over 25 mm of rain on Saturday and Kaikoura had about the same on Sunday, areas such as Waikato, Auckland and southern parts of Canterbury have recorded less than 30 mm of rain since autumn began on March 1," Mr McDavitt said.
"As far as temperatures are concerned, it's a mixed bag. Autumn days are still warmer than normal thanks to the extra sunshine. However, the longer clear nights have already produced some early frosts in the South Island and more are likely later this week," Mr McDavitt said.
Meanwhile, a cyclone that began around New Caledonia is now over the Kermedec Islands but is unlikely to reach the mainland. He said it could provide some good swell around Gisborne
- NZHERALD STAFF
