The din of cicadas
The din of cicadas
The chorus of cicadas
is expected to be out in full force this week as summery
temperatures bring warm days and nights, across New Zealand.
Although the mercury is rising, there will still be some
wetter spells to watch out for.
There is a wet start
in store for the West Coast with a burst of heavy rain
moving in from the Tasman Sea. Severe Weather Warnings are
currently in place for the south of Westland and northern
Fiordland until Tuesdaymorning. Although the heaviest rain
will be about the ranges, some heavier falls are still
likely near the coasts. The front responsible for this rain
is forecast to weaken away as it moves north and dissipates
over Cook Strait.
"It was a sunny, summery weekend
for many across the North Island and these conditions are
likely to linger on this week" MetService meteorologist John
Law said, "however, some warm moist humid air feeding in
from the north will introduce some cloudier, drizzly weather
to the far north and higher temperatures across the
country".
This week's daytime temperatures are
expected to reach into the mid to high-twenties across a
large part of New Zealand and the nights are unlikely to
give much relief, with temperatures only falling to the mid
to high teens. "With minimum temperatures in the high teens
for many of us this week, it could make for some
uncomfortably, sticky nights" Law said.
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