Another day of scorching weather for New Zealand

It's set to be another scorching day in New Zealand, with the mercury to pass 30 degrees in Alexandra and Masterton.

TVNZ 1 Breakfast weather presenter Matty McLean says in Southland and Otago morning cloud will burn off, with Alexandra to reach 32 degrees.

There will also be a bit of morning cloud over the rest of the South Island, but it will also clear to reveal warm, still conditions.

It will reach 23 degrees in Hawke's Bay, but further south, Masterton will bake in 30 degree heat.

Auckland and the rest of the upper North Island can expect temperatures in the mid-20s.

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