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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.
It's the result of extreme weather patterns that experts say are becoming more frequent.
Traffic is worsening across the motorway network as people head away for the long weekend.
MetService says we are also likely to see warmer nights.
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'.
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March is about to feel more like May, as a polar surge brings chilly weekend temperatures.
There were seven rainy days for Taupō in February.
Much of the North Island lies under a severe electrical storm watch until 6pm.
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.
Conditions will turn in the south on Saturday, ushering in days of wet and wild weather.
'It’s a week to tuck away in the back of our heads, to be a little bit more aware of.'
MetService says the storm could hit the South Island on Sunday evening, move up on Monday.
"We can expect periods of subtropical rainfall coming in."
Taylor's 'Midnight Rain' has crossed the Tasman, but Hawke's Bay may be lucky.
With most of summer over, NZ is only beginning to get its most dangerous fire conditions.
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Winter tornadoes are almost unheard of, especially in northern states.
New Zealand recorded its hottest day in over three years yesterday, almost reaching 37C.
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Health officials warn people to stay cool and hydrated.
Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.
The warmest temperature on record for a January in Tauranga was in 1983: 33.7C.
Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay president Jim Galloway welcomes the spell of wet weather.
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.
Police said they were made aware the show had been stopped due to lightning.