Auckland temp forecast glitch?
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Auckland temp forecast glitch?
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but a lot of the time MetService's forecasts have Auckland's max temp. for a day, two days out too cool. Why don't they do anything about this?
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Re: Auckland temp forecast glitch?
I suspect that having a reading from the windy airport drives their averages down unrealistically. But it's even worse down here: they lump us in with coastal areas such as Oamaru and Timaru, which are regularly hit by maritime weather. To hear a so-called professional weather person quoting the met service and describing our area's temperature as a "blistering 27 degrees!", when it has in fact been 34+ in the shade, is a little disconcerting!Foggy Hamilton wrote:I don't know if this has been discussed before, but a lot of the time MetService's forecasts have Auckland's max temp. for a day, two days out too cool. Why don't they do anything about this?
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The thing is, the always do that...NZstorm wrote:A very cold southerly will still give 20-21C for Auckland at this time of year. Some years ago I remember a January day of only 18C but that was a freak caused by overcast cold conditions with persistent rain. (no sun).
Here in Hamilton, the temp forecasts are usually pretty accurate, although around now and feb, actual temps are usually higher.