A scorching Mother's Day is in store for Sunday, when the mercury could reach record May levels. An unseasonably hot weekend is forecast for the South Island. The previous record high for the city in May is 27.4C. "Temperatures on Sunday are also forecasted to push into the 20s across the eastern South Island due to this warming wind." Parkes said scattered falls of rain would push their way across into the eastern South Island on Sunday, but they would be short-lived and not everyone would receive decent rainfall.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 07, 2021 17:01 UTC