Warm, wet summer: Climate outlook warns of hotter, muggier months ahead

Warm, wet summer: Climate outlook warns of hotter, muggier months ahead

Mt Ruapehu had its highest recorded temperature in December. Earth Sciences New Zealand’s December climate summary showed a record high of 25.7C at the...

Summer in NZ – what lies ahead for the weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes The year 2026 is kicking off on a high, at least as far as air pressure is concerned, with a reduction in rain events and thunderstorms and wind (generally speaking). Those downpours a week or two ago have left the soil very wet around the North Island in particular with Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, East Cape, Gisborne/Tairawhiti and northern Hawke’s Bay much wetter than usual for mid-January.  My Dad in the eastern Waika…