LOCAL NEWS
KEN RING:
WEATHER BY THE MOON - AUCKLAND WEATHER DIARY, FEBRUARY 2022 February is fine for the first and third weeks but may be wet for the second and fourth week. Overall, expect a wetter, cloudier month than the average, with temperatures close to normal. The barometer may average around 1012mbs, with highest pressures in the first week and lowest pressures in the last week. Heavy rain is expected around 11th-13th. The 8th may be the day with highest temperatures and the start of the warmest week. The best weekend for outdoor activities may be 19th/20th.
18th. Chances are also good for around noon of 8th-11th, and 23rd-25th.
For fishers, the highest tides are around 3rd. The best fishing bite-times in the east are around dusk on 1st-2nd and 16th-
Always allow 24-hour error for all forecasting. (KEN RING)
For gardeners, planting is best (waxing moon ascending) between 14th-16th, and pruning on 28th (waning moon descending). For preserving and longer shelf-life, pick crops or flowers on neap tide days of 12th and 25th.
For future weather for any date, and the 2022 NZ Weather Almanac, see www.predictweather.com.
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