
Focus: Cold Snap hits NZ
MetService warns that the cold weather we've been experiencing isn't over yet.
MetService warns that the cold weather we've been experiencing isn't over yet.
Queenstown will be the coldest place today with an expected low of -5C.
Freezing temperatures and southerlies sourced from Antarctic means it's time to bundle up.
Southerly gales are due to hit eastern coastal areas today and tomorrow.
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Rug up warm - more cold temperatures are expected today and tomorrow.
MetService Weather New Zealand: May 25th - 27th
A thunderstorm crossed Tauranga about 6am, moving towards Whakatāne around 7am
Fronts bringing rain, thunder, snow and wind will make an appearance over the weekend.
MetService Weather New Zealand: August 24th - 26th
Cold front surges up country and Queenstown seems to be the worst affected area in New Zealand. / ODT
Experts warn climate change will bring more extreme weather events to New Zealand.
"It might be time for the electric blankets and hot water bottles."
Temperatures dropped to -3C in places and snow is falling Queenstown.
The snowfall is forecast to ease today, before another Antarctic blast arrives tomorrow.
Snow hits the far south in Lumsden, as lightning and snow hits hard around the country. / Supplied by Imran Baloch
More rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and even snow in the far south forecast today.
Potentially destructive thunderstorms loom over the Marlborough and Auckland regions.
Snowfall has trapped one car on the Crown Range Rd already.
MetService Weather New Zealand: August 22nd - 24th