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Fog creates problems at Auckland Airport this morning with eight flights affected
The airport has put in place fog restrictions at 9:45 am and up to now , three domestic flights were canceled and five were delayed
flights on the main main lines to Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown had not been affected by the fog.
The fog cover formed after an icy night and also caused problems on the Auckland highways.
Kiwis woke up to frosted windshields this morning as temperatures dropped overnight under the clear skies of a winter night.
At approximately 5:30 am, the Pukaki airfield near Twizel was at -7 ° C and the Dunedin airport at 6 ° C.
MetService meteorologist Nick Zachar said that almost the entire South Island was in the negatives. The temperature of the North Island was slightly higher, but many areas were still close to 0C
. 2C
With cold temperatures, a layer of fog was formed across the North Island, from south of Auckland to Wanganui.
"It's very widespread and runs through New Plymouth to Napier," says Zachar. 19659013] A lot of frosts inland this morning, although low clouds and fog over the northern part of the North Island have kept these areas a little warmer. What other factors help lower temperatures during the night? Check out our blog here https://t.co/aKlFbSUdAC ^ AC pic.twitter.com/5t5UOvDQ3B
– MetService (@MetService) July 12, 2018