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KEN RING: WEATHER BY THE MOON AUCKLAND WEATHER DIARY, JULY 2021

July is likely to be drier than average, less sunny, but with average temperatures.

The first week is the driest and warmest, the second and third weeks are wettest with the lowest barometric pressure, and the fourth week has the most sunshine. Winds should average from the south. Millibars should average around 1018. Most rain may be around 14th and 18th. The 3rd/4th and 24th/25th may be the best weekends for outdoor activities.

For fishers, the highest tides are around 25th. The best fishing bite-times in the east are around dusk on 7th - 10th, and 22nd - 25th. Chances are also good for around noon of 1st - 2nd, 15th - 17th, and 30th - 31st.

For gardeners, pruning is best between 1st - 9th and 25th - 31st (waning moon descending), and sowing is best between 11th - 22nd (waxing moon ascending). For preserving and longer shelf-life, pick crops or flowers on neap tide days of 4th and 19th.

Always allow 24-hour error for all forecasting. (KEN RING)  PN

For future weather for any date, and the 2021 NZ Weather Almanac, see www.predictweather.com

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