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Chilly start but 'perfect driving conditions' for Easter Monday
Multiple areas in the central North Island may see frost this morning.
Multiple areas in the central North Island may see frost this morning.
Metservice has predicted a slightly wet start to the long weekend.
MetService advises holidaymakers and locals to keep an eye on weather alerts this weekend.
MetService National Weather: March 27th - April 1st. Video / Metservice
The upcoming long weekend forecast is still hard to pin down.
It will also be chilly overnight on Wednesday and Thursday.
The sun has shone for St Patrick's Day festivities, but cool nights lie ahead.
MetService is calling this the 'coldest weekend of the year so far'.
Daytime temperatures could drop by 10 degrees by the weekend.
Much of the North Island lies under a severe electrical storm watch until 6pm.
MetService Severe Weather: Monday March 4th Video / MetService
Metservice said anything above 6mm of rain an hour was considered heavy rain.
A smattering of severe weather watches have been issued with more possible.
MetService National Weather: March 2nd - 5th Video / MetService
Conditions will turn in the south on Saturday, ushering in days of wet and wild weather.
MetService says the storm could hit the South Island on Sunday evening, move up on Monday.
Taylor's 'Midnight Rain' has crossed the Tasman, but Hawke's Bay may be lucky.
Meteorologist's gloomy forecast spells doom for cricket fans today.
Temperatures will be "above average" for the North Island to start the week.
MetService National Weather: February 12th-14th.
New Zealand recorded its hottest day in over three years yesterday, almost reaching 37C.
Forecasters warn heavy showers and thunderstorms might 'enhance' gusts.
People are being warned that damaging gusts may bring down trees and powerlines.
Time to hit the beach - Auckland temperatures are about to hit up to 30C.
The warmest temperature on record for a January in Tauranga was in 1983: 33.7C.
People shouldn’t put away their raincoats and umbrellas just yet.
Slips were reported in Taranaki and a Hamilton concert was reportedly forced to end early.