Scorching: some parts of the country were inclined to reach 30 ° C

Put away the warmers and sun hats, summer is well and truly here.

Next week is set to be scorching with parts of the country tilted to see temperatures rise to 30 ° C on Tuesday, WeatherWatch has forecast

The places most likely to hit the 30 ° C mark are Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and Northland.

The temperature will rise on Tuesday, and for some also Monday, due to a warm north-west that will be subtropical for the northern islanders, he said.

Incoming warm subtropical winds will be caused by a high outlet currently over northern New Zealand, he said.

“This high-pressure system will be located northeast of New Zealand on Tuesday and the anticyclonic flow around it will reach Samoa and Fiji and push that airflow down and over New Zealand.”

But late on Wednesday and Thursday, a colder flow from the southwest will blow it all away.

High clouds can limit heat in some parts of the country, but if the sun rises along with the nor’wester, the 30 ° C mark is possible in some places, he said.

Daytime highs in the east of both islands are forecast to be solidly in the mid to late 1920s, WeatherWatch said.

Hawke’s Bay: WeatherWatch indicates that Hawke’s Bay is possibly the hottest region with overnight lows on Monday night / Tuesday morning around 18-20 ° C in the coolest part of the morning (5-6am). Highs in the shade Tuesday will likely be in the late 20s with Hastings leaning towards 29 ° C. It is possible that inland locations could rise a few degrees higher than that.

Northland: The upper half of the North Island will have the added aspect of humidity with the subtropical winds. Whangarei has a high of 28 ° C on Tuesday, but the Humidex temperature (or “feels like”) is likely to be 32 ° C.

Canterbury – Further south, Canterbury is further on the edge with thicker cloud cover stretching over the Southern Alps at times and most places are not in that subtropical stream. Still, highs are possible in the mid to late 20s, so 30 ° C is not out of the question when there is a north-northwest wind at play in December.