While the rest of the country is gearing up for one of the hottest weeks on record, Hawke's Bay is in the unusual - for us - position of missing out on the worst of the predicted heatwave.
The unusual easterly winds are working in our favour, cooling us down as the rest of New Zealand heats up.
That's not to say, however, that we are feeling overly comfortable.
Temperatures in Hawke's Bay are still in the high 20s and low 30s - a fairly typical Bay scorcher of a summer.
These high temperatures can be risky business.