Your time: The crisp morning announces a beautiful winter day for most

After an onset of frost, most of the country should have a beautiful and sunny winter day.

MetService forecaster Michael Martens said that the clear sky in many places was releasing heat and dropping temperatures in the negatives. 19659002] The coldest temperature of the night was -5 ° C in Pukaki in the Central South Island

St Arnaud in the Nelson Lakes area dropped to -4 ° C while the temperature the North Island's coolest was -2 ° C in Tongariro. The sun is rising, it should be a beautiful day across the country, with only a few showers remaining in the western regions, "said Martens

The next front would arrive this afternoon in the South Island, bringing a period of rain to Southland, Otago and Fiordland, extending into Westland and Canterbury in the evening.

"This will be a fairly vigorous front, with strong winds and potentially thunderstorms.

"A gust of cold wind behind it will bring a change to the southwest."

Snow warnings on the road were already in place during the night and this morning in the South Island for Arthur's Pass (SH73), Porters Pass (SH73), Lindis Pass (SH8), Crown Range Rd and Milford Rd (SH94)

The front would arrive tomorrow morning in the North Island, bringing down showers, but it would falter at as time goes on "In general, the weather will gradually clear Thursday across the country, with only some showers remaining in the northern part of Coromandel Island in Northland. "

Friday did not seem too bad either, thanks to a ridge of high pressure across the North Island and to the Is from the South Island.

The west coast of the South Island would begin to feel the effects of another system in the Tasman Sea on Friday. Saturday closer to New Zealand, rain will spread in most areas Saturday night and Sunday, "said Martens.

" The weekend does not look too good, changing rain.

] Whangārei

Cloudy periods Westerlies, 16C high, 7C during the night

Auckland

Cloudy periods and isolated showers Westerlies 15C high, 9C night

Hamilton

Cloudy periods and morning frosts One or two showers Westerlies, 14C high, 4C during the night

Tauranga [19659002] Sunny, Westerlies, 15C high, 5C during the night

New Plymouth Cloudy periods A few showers, mainly from the afternoon Westerlies, 14C high, 7C during the night.

Napier Fine with morning frosts.Northwest breezes, 16C high, 6C during the night.

Wellington Fine. Northerlies pick up in l 39. afternoon, 12C high, 7C during the night

Nelson A chilly start to the day. 13C high, 3C during the night.

Christchurch A beautiful day with gusty north winds. Showers growing late in the evening with a strong southwesterly change. 14C high, 3C during the night.

Dunedin Fine with gusty northwesterly winds. A period of evening rain with a strong change southwest. 13C high, 4C during the night.