All weather will be hitting the country today - with wind, rain, sun and snowfall in store for New Zealanders depending on the area they are in.
MetService has issued road snowfall warnings for Milford Rd, Crown Range Rd and Lindis Pass for this afternoon.
Snow is expected to impact Milford Rd between 2pm and 7pm, with up to 4cm settling on the road above 700 metres. Crown Range Rd will be briefly affected between 3pm and 7pm, with up to 2cm of snow expected to settle on the road above 800 metres, and the same goes for Lindis Pass but between 4pm and 8pm.
Residents in parts of the South Island are also advised to hold on to their hats, with northwest winds picking up that could become severe gales in exposed places.
Strong wind watches between 1pm and 7pm have been issued for Stewart Island, Southland and Clutha and in Canterbury for a period of six hours between 1pm and 7pm.