Highest temperature in Wellington on August 6?

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Market context

Wellington’s 6 August maximum at the airport is a late-winter weather call rather than a heat event, with typical August highs near 12°C and daily ranges usually confined to the low teens. Comparable climate guides and monthly outlooks cluster August highs around 11–12°C, while current daily forecasts for Wellington sit around 10–13°C, which supports the market’s 0% crowd view that the day is unlikely to produce an unusual spike. [3][5][6][7]

For traders, the main catalysts are any short-lived warm, dry northerlies versus the more common cool, breezy, cloudy setup that limits daytime maxima at the airport. Wellington forecasts from MetService and the New Zealand Herald have recently emphasised northerly flow, cloud and gusty conditions rather than settled warmth, and MetService currently shows no warnings in place for Wellington Central. That matters because the settlement source is the Wellington Intl Airport Station on Wunderground, so the relevant number is the day’s recorded high there, not the broader city average; an early burst of sun or a wind shift can still move the top reading even if the rest of the day stays cool. [12][13][18][4]

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