A day of reprieve is expected after low temperatures caused a sprinkle of snow to fall on the ranges yesterday morning.
Despite not joining the likes of Alexandra and Christchurch, which dipped below zero, much of the region awoke to temperatures no higher than seven degrees yesterday morning.
MetService meteorologist Ciaran Doolin said at 7am Napier sat on 7.6C and Hastings 6.7C while the more rural areas like Takapau sat on just 2.3C.
Overnight Napier went down to 5C while Hastings went down to 3C.
Mr Doolin said a north-westerly change today would pick things back up with the Foehn Effect.