NZTA has black ice warnings for the South Island, and a front is due to hit the upper North Island this evening, bringing rain to Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato and Taranaki. Photo / File
Black ice has again causing problems in parts of the South Island this morning.
Although sub-zero conditions are not as widespread as yesterday, the coldest temperature is lower.
Ranfurly today clocked up the coldest temperature with -4.3C, MetService meteorologist Kyle Lee said.
The New Zealand Transport Agency has issued black ice warnings for State Highway 8 Milton to Raes Junction, SH87 Kyeburn to Mosgiel, SH85 Kyeburn to Palmerston and SH83 Pukeuri to Omarama.
Lee said Ranfurly's freezing temperature wasn't representative of the rest of the country, which wasn't experiencing such cold conditions.
And although there has again been pockets of fog it wasn't as bad as yesterday and most areas are beginning to clear.
"Even Christchurch is starting to open up as we speak."
Dunedin recorded about -2C at 8am and low-level mist was reported. Christchurch was sitting on 4C, a stark contrast to yesterday's -2.8C.
As for the rest of the week, most parts of the country would get showers as a series of fronts hit the country.
The first is to hit Northland and Auckland this evening, before it travels down Coromandel Peninsula and through Waikato to Taranaki.
Lee said it will hit Wellington and drop showers to Manawatu, Whanganui and Taihape along the way.
It means a likely showery Queen's Birthday Weekend and temperatures that will slowly cool as the week progresses.
Auckland was on 13.4C and will get a high of 17C today, but its high will only be 13C by Monday. Its wettest day will be Friday and sunniest expected to be Monday.
Hamilton will get to 16C today, showers tonight before rain hits on Friday. The sun will finally arrive on Sunday and Monday.
It will reach 15C in Wellington today and be clear tomorrow but also wet on Friday with a high of 13C. Showers will plague the area all weekend.
Christchurch has a high of 14C today and will experience showery weather all week before temperatures drop to 12C on Thursday and 10C by Sunday.
Dunedin had a bit of early cloud and will again be cloudy tomorrow but will be fine for the start of the long weekend on Friday, showery and 12C on Saturday before dropping to 9C on Sunday but fining up on Monday.
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