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Is the best of summer over? Wet muggy weather ahead
Kiwis are facing a muggy, wet remainder of the summer.
Kiwis are facing a muggy, wet remainder of the summer.
NIWA says Auckland Anniversary weekend is set to be the exception, with thunderstorms and rain either side.
The heat is on over most regions today, with some spots expected to reach 28C.
Heatwave conditions continue across much of Australia with firefighters on high alert.
January on track to be hottest in recorded history.
MetService Weather Christchurch: January 20th
MetService Weather New Zealand: January 19th - 20th
Tiffany Li captured a stunning time-lapse of Auckland's striking lavender-coloured sky.
More sleepless nights as temperatures soar and rain keeps falling.
Worst of wet weather over but far north draws short straw.
The rain could spell flooding for certain areas, and high river flows.
MetService Weather New Zealand: January 18th - 20th
Millions of dollars a year paid to support two national weather forecasting agencies.
MetService Weather New Zealand: January 17th - 19th
MetService Severe Weather Update: January 17th - 19th
If it feels hotter than the daily high MetService forecast for you, you may not be wrong.
Overhead power lines may have been impaired high winds overnight
Another spell of wet weather is expected to saturate western and northern NZ.
Temperature in the remote Siberian village of Oymyakon average -50C in January.