White said a stronger front was forecast to arrive from the west on to the lower South Island tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat will make its move north, affecting the West Coast and maybe Christchurch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will bring some heavier rain to the affected regions, especially to places like Greymouth, Hokitika and Milford Sound.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlongside that, we get some reasonable westerlies. Nothing of warning level wind strength though.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut because it\u2019s associated with the rain, we\u2019re going to see those temperatures start to increase.\u201d<\/p>\n
White said New Zealand was already experiencing \u201csummertime temperatures\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow, it will be in the high 20s and we\u2019re looking into the 30s on Friday for a number of places.\u201d<\/p>\n
The North Island is forecast to experience similar warm conditions today, tomorrow and Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaces in the east start to get some of those northwesterlies coming down that can really crank up the temperatures,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaces like Gisborne, Napier, Hastings and even Whakat\u0101ne and Tauranga, we\u2019re already starting to see those high 20s and low 30s.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut even places like Auckland and New Plymouth, we\u2019re still seeing mid to high 20s.\u201d<\/p>\n
White said this weekend was forecast to be even hotter.<\/p>\n
\u201cNapier, Tauranga, Hastings, Whakat\u0101ne and possibly Blenheim and Kaik\u014dura are going to see an extended period of heat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome places could be reaching the mid-30s.\u201d<\/p>\n