The sun has been starting to make an appearance this week after a historically lousy summer. Photo: Stephen JaquieryIf you thought summer was lousy — don’t despair, there might be some respite over the next few days. The last couple of days have brought sunnier conditions, but not the attendant warm temperatures, but MetService meteorologist Devlin Lynden said warm weather — for Dunedin, at least — would arrive before the weekend. "There may be some cloud, and there may be a few showers through the weekend as that ridge starts to move on. The news would be cold comfort for some after a historically lousy Dunedin summer, which had only five "warm" days (defined as 4°C or more above average) during the "Meteorological Summer", which runs from December to February.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2026 15:39 UTC