
Snow closes roads, falling in Wellington hills, as temperatures plummet
The cold blast will continue to creep up the country today.
The cold blast will continue to creep up the country today.
Waka Kotahi issues new warning for drivers to be cautious.
Snow is expected to blanket much of the South Island.
MetService issues heavy snow warnings, watches in South Island, Desert Rd to get flurries.
There are road snowfall warnings in place for tomorrow, and more are expected this week.
Spring feels a way off yet - a full week of frosts could be on the way for Hawke’s Bay.
Snow has caused the road between Taihape and Napier to close.
Whanganui City recorded thunderstorm conditions and near-gale-force winds.
Southern regions in for more snow, and strong winds of up to 130km/h are forecast.
A MetService meterologist said Wednesday was the day to look out for.
Hastings and Napier were negative 0.5 and 0.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
No severe weather watches or warnings are in place over New Zealand this weekend.
The Government may shake up a long-running rivalry between MetService and Niwa.
The Desert Road section of the highway remains closed.
Heavy showers are predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Big swells will ease and then return, with some not-so-swell midweek weather ahead.
There are heavy rain warnings and watches across a swathe of the North Island.
Drivers of high-sided vehicles and motorcyclists are advised to avoid the bridge.
Heavy rain to hit top of the north from Thursday evening, and there's snow down south.
Find out from the experts what the roads and skies will be like over the long weekend.
The unpredictable weather is coming from a set of troughs to the west of the country.
Central Hawke's Bay roads are closing in the heavy rain flooding.
Heavy rain watches issued for Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Nelson.
Rain for Hastings' birthday.
High winds likely contributed to the sinking of a boat this morning.
MetService forecasts mostly cloudy conditions, isolated showers clearing in Akld today.
Wind speeds in Super City forecast to reach 90km/h - Warnings of downed trees, power cuts.
Road closures were among the disruptions caused by wild weather over the weekend.
Much of the North Island can expect heavy winds, after a weekend white-out in the south.
Careful near the water: Hawke's Bay is expected to get big swells starting late Wednesday.