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Issued at 18th March at 4:50 am by Russell Voice

Widespread rain developing this morning, possible heavy falls in the afternoon; rates up to 4mm/hr at times. Easing back later at night. Fresh south/south-westerlies developing, strong in exposed areas (25-35km/hr) easing in the evening. Cooler conditions from mid morning, temperatures peaking early. Rainfall total: 22-27mm.

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15°C

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16°C

Low
7°C

rain Chance
100%

Rain Today: 1.78mm
Current Windspeed: NNW 0km/h.
Wind Gusting To: 0km/h.
Humidity: 89%
Pressure Reading: 993.91hpa

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18 March 5:16am

WEATHER ANALYST - Russell Voice

Rain today – colder southerlies. All those finer details.

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Look at all those high temperatures and then their is poor old Arthurs Pass!! That made me so much, is that wrong??

Yay the harvest!!

Yup sure is hot in Ashburton

Really enjoyed Summer this year, better late than never. Autumn arriving tomorrow. I think Mother Nature is off her meds.

Pegasus 33.9!

Love it. Wish all of summer was like this

Not good too warm

Linny Chu we got to 33 deg today

Crazy temperatures

Lynette MacKay Jeepers, Timaru on 33.9!

Amazing

Nothing a pool cant fix 😅

Barb Raiti Burns

Andrew!

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Here in Parklands 33.5

It’s raining and 15c at Arthur pass

Stepped outside and it was like someone sticking a hairdryer on full blast 😆

Any March records?

Rangiora on 33 as well 🥵🥵🥵🥵

Certainly a beach day today 😎

That’s funny when I reported 35 in Fairlie yesterday I was ridiculed

We are now on 29 in Ashburton.

Finished work in Timaru at 4pm car said 34 degrees

Been 32 in Woodbury Canterbury

Did get to 33.0 in Ashburton now 31.9..tis v hot

Balcairn

33 on our weather station. Redwood Chch

Our one hot day, in autumn, with tomorrows forecast rain and half the temp… Go figure 🤷‍♂️

Summer arrived on the east by the looks of that, nice warm and wet on the west much needed rain

32.8 6km inland from Temuka town

Love it soon be winter

A very hot and windy bike to school and back!

Glad for my aircon today, keeps the dogs nice and cool also. 😊

It was 34 on my dash driving home through Ohoka at 4.30

Hot in Rangiora no aircon lol

Over the norwest. ..

I've been outside painting the house (in the shade) I hate heat! But worth it house is looking great.

AMBERLEY,howling wind here

People have gone a bit loopy on the road, stay safe peeps!

32 rangiora

I’m loving this heat 😍 it’s a great day to get the sheets & towels drying….wish we had this in the summer we missed out on😩

Leeston currently sitting on 31deg

My car says 34

Now can we have this for the whole week 🙏 I love the heat 🥰

34 in Temuka not a breath of wind

31.8 in Prebbleton

Its 15deg here in Melbourne, cant wait to come back home to the warm weather again 🤣

Nick Jenkins my washing machine told me it was 31.3c but my calculator said it was 34.4c , now the dog collar said it was 29.8c. These are all accurate readings from the same town. I’m so confused. Can you help me!? Based in Darfield

Light rain here on the coast with light northern winds, just another day! Grab a jacket an carry-on

Too hot,we are 18° in Eastern Southland ,quite pleasant

😳28 and 1 more lawn to mow in Ashburton 🥵

Truck told me 33° @ The Pines Beach

Hot here in Balcairn too

On ash at the moment so hot 🔥 🥵

34 in north Canterbury

32 in fairlie

32 in kaikoura

33 here in ashburton

32 Methven

We just hit 30dg in waikuku beach

35 in our place. Kaiapoi.

Thank goodness for Aircon, it's going full throttle 😆 🤣 😂 don't like the heat

I was hiding in my house with the aircon sooooooo hot!!!🥵

No wonder I was feeling it while digging potatoes! It was too hot for me so I'm going to enjoy a bit of air conditioning now. 😅

I work part time outside and I'm not as hard as I thought I was I had to retreat at 1pm haha

Loving the warmth, wished we’d had more of it. Canterbury or at least Christchurch people seem to not cope with the heat, probably as they are not used to it. 26 - 28 I think is a good medium.

Making some protein berry sorbet. Perfect for a stunning Canterbury day

I love living in Christchurch. My ancestors lived here and my family were born here. We are strong people who can cope at whatever comes our way, we have been doing it for years.

Absolutely love it. Hot weather over cold weather any day 😌

Happy to take it while we can get it. I will be moaning about the cold soon enough.

Looking forward to the cooler weather and rain is always good for the paddock. A combination of the two MIGHT encourage some mushrooms to grow :-)

Blowing hard out in Hororata & sitting on 31 🥵 bring on the cooler weather tomorrow!

bit hot at least the washing is all done had a swim now sitting by the fan

Bring on the rain! This is yuck 😂

I had 35 in my driveway in Woolston now chch city its 32

Looking forward to it being cooler tomorrow, this heat is not good for my heart condition 😢

31.6 here inland from Temuka

waited all summer for this....don't like cold weather.

Bring on the rain

Timaru is the hottest, 32 degrees

It is 34 degrees in our back garden in Rangiora and it is bliss

Huntsbury

Looking forward to the cool tomorrow and the winter.

Roll on the moisture!!!

Would have been nice if we had had a few more days like this over summer not the end of