Napier and Hastings to reach 29C this week

Parts of Hawke's Bay expected to reach temperatures in the high 20s over the next few days and will be among the warmest parts of the country. Photo / Warren Buckland

Hawke's Bay has a hot and windy week ahead with a "warm conveyor belt of air" coming through and temperatures reaching 29C on Tuesday.

MetService forecaster Tuporo Marsters said a warm tropical nor'wester is moving over the country on Monday.

There are also gusty northwesterlies about the Hawke's Bay region on Monday, turning into strong westerlies on Thursday before easing.

He said people will feel the winds to be "quite warm" as the air is coming from the Queensland coast "like a warm conveyor belt of air" travelling across the Tasman, accompanied by a rain band which will establish over central New Zealand.

Windy and warm - it's perfect weather for drying washing in Hawke's Bay these next few days. Photo / Paul Taylor

Napier could reach 28C today, 29C on Tuesday, 28C on Wednesday and 27C on Thursday.

Hastings will be similar but will be one degree hotter than Napier on Wednesday at 29C.

These will be among the highest temperatures across the country, including in Whangārei.

Parts of Hawke's Bay were also the listed as the hottest in the country on the MetService website, with Napier Airport measuring 24.2C, Hastings 24C and Napier 23.3C on Saturday.

Inland areas like Waipukurau will be slightly colder, sitting in the mid-20s throughout the week.

"When you're closer to the coast you get the drying effect of the air as it descends down the ranges," MetService meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree said.

"That's dry air, so it's quite warm."

She said the warm days would be accompanied by humid nights, with a minimum
overnight temperature in Napier of 21C, before cooling later in the week from Wednesday.

"It's going to be quite warm and muggy on Monday and Tuesday night."