Weather in the North Island is expected to remain clear and dry till the end of the month - but be prepared for a muggy summer.

WeatherWatch is reporting wintry weather pushing into Christchurch and heading towards Wellington.

This weekend will be a weekend of two halves as a wintry snap races up the country and another giant high moves in behind it.

Ahhh the smells of summer are in the air already. I'm not talking about Spring either. Not the smell of daffodils or the strong scent from citrus trees.

I was having a discussion with someone the other day who predicts the weather in more of an alternative way than I do and was claiming that winter is still well and truly with us.

Holidaymakers have long, sunny days to look forward to this Labour weekend as a large high makes its way across the country.

Holidaymakers can expect lovely weather across the country this Labour weekend, which police are hoping will make for safer roads.

Most of NZ should warm up after yesterday's bitterly cold snap but a southerly is still predicted to bring heavy rain to some areas today.

The weather isn't always a headline maker but it certainly affects us more than many of the news stories that we read about each day.

The icy southerly sweeping up the North Island has brought snow to the hills around Waikato and the Bay of Plenty and in some paddocks.

Another wintry blast is on its way and expected to hit NZ tomorrow.