Power warning as chilly blast arrives was a 'trial', snow coming, frosts for Auckland
Auckland temps are set to drop to 6C tonight, with tomorrow night being even cooler at 4C.
Auckland temps are set to drop to 6C tonight, with tomorrow night being even cooler at 4C.
In some places, Thursday night will see temperatures drop to -2C.
One man's body was located on Friday. The other remains missing.
MetService said Akl's Saturday temp coolest the city had been since October last year.
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Flooding is possible at the bottom of the North Island as a fierce weather system stalls.
It's set to be a colder than average few weeks for New Zealand.
More than 40 flights were affected by fog in Christchurch yesterday.
Fog in Chch that affected or forced cancellation of more than 40 flights has now cleared.
People ordered to evacuate homes after more rain dumped around the South Island.
Coromandel Peninsula residents are encouraged to work from home.
The bad weather is forecast to hit around 6pm and last until 9am on Friday.
Power cuts, landslides and road closures struck the West Coast yesterday.
There are rain and wind alerts for Tasman, Taranaki and Wellington.
The major weather system is set to bring days of heavy rain and strong winds.
A front headed for the west of New Zealand will sour the sunshine of the early week.
A moisture-packed system is set to saturate much of NZ, with warnings likely to be issued.
It is expected to be drier than normal for the first half of April.
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.
MetService National Weather: March 12th - 16th. Video / Metservice
March is about to feel more like May, as a polar surge brings chilly weekend temperatures.
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.