August is expected to bring early, spring-like, unsettled conditions.
A drier month with only half the average (for Auckland) is expected (65/111mm), but after the 7th it may seem a wetter month, as a shower is likely within any three days. Maximum temperatures may be slightly higher than average, with 14-16°C and for minimums 7-9°C. The barometer may average 1015 mbs. The average relative humidity may be 83% and the wind direction average may be from the south-east.
Between the 2nd-10th is mostly dry, with air-pressure climbing (1028mbs) to the month’s highest around the 6-9th. The warmest day may be the 11th with 18-20°C. Then the barometer dips twice around the 12th and then the 16th-22nd as northerlies bring alternate days of rain. Wind strengthens from the 14th-18th. The month’s wettest days are most likely between the 19th-22nd. On the 23rd, the wind changes to southerly, and the 24th -31st sees daytime skies gradually clear. The coolest night may be around the 24th with 3-5°C.
For fishermen, the highest (king) tides are on the 3rd, with a lesser tide on the 18th. The best fishing bite-times (in the east) are at dusk on the 1st-2nd, 15th-18th, and 29th-31st, and in the west at around lunchtime on those days. Chances are also good in the east for noon of the 6th-10th and 23rd-25th, and in the west around dusk of those days. South-easterlies (typically not good for fishing) may be from the 23rd-28th.
For gardeners, the best sowing intervals are the 2nd-14th and 31st, when the waxing moon is ascending. The best pruning time is the 16th-25th, when the waning moon is descending. If harvesting for longer shelf-life, choose lower water-table (neap) days of the 10th and 25th.
Allow 24 hour error for all forecasting. (KEN RING)
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