Your weather: "Winter week" on the way with showers, snow

Snow closed a main alpine pass from the South Island and MetService warns of other snowfall at 500m today.

A cold front crossed the country last night leaving the northeast leaving behind a west flow, MetService The meteorologist Karl Loots said:

This front was behind gusts of rain across the country. last night, especially in the east of the North Island, and pockets of deep snow in the South Island. The Pass (State Highway 7) had been closed from the Hanmer Exit until Springs Junction due to the snow.

MetService has announced that an additional 10 to 15cm of snow could fall on the road above 800m this morning and early afternoon. 400m

There were also snow warnings on the route to the South Island for the pass Porters (SH73), Lindis Pass (SH8) and Range Range Road.

Otago, Southland and Fiordland were under heavy snow this morning, with snow forecast at 500m.

NZTA said that heavy rains in the east of the North Island caused two large landslides on Sunday, closing both SH35 at Runaway Bay and SH2 Waimana Gorge. Loots said this week was more like a "typical winter model".

"There are some features, nothing serious, just a little disturbed by periods of rain and rain, mainly in the west."

Today, the western parts of the North Island would see periods of rain, while the eastern regions would be pretty good, the loot

In the South Island it would be the opposite with a front that would move from west coast this morning

The west coast would become well after the rain this morning, before the rain spreads to the far eastern regions. south to Nelson and Marlborough.

The front would spread the rain This afternoon, the front would soothe, with only a few showers remaining in some parts of the North Island, mainly in the west

On Wednesday another front would arrive in Southland. and Fiordland before going up the country Thursday and Friday.

"There will be nothing serious about it, though," Loots says.

Today 's weather

Whangārei

Beautiful spells. One or two showers in the afternoon. West breezes. 15C high, 5C during the night.

Auckland

Cloudy periods. A few showers, mainly in the afternoon. West breezes. 14C high, 7C during the night.

Hamilton

Cloudy periods and some showers, mainly in the afternoon. Westerlies dying in the evening. 14C high, 3C overnight.

Tauranga

Beautiful, then cloudy afternoon with a downpour. Westerlies dying in the evening. 14C high, 4C during the night.

New Plymouth Cloudy periods and a few showers. Westerlies. 13C high, 6C during the night.

Napier Fine. Westerlies. 15C high, 1C during the night.

Wellington Fine at first. Rain starts at noon and the strong north winds change to the south. 12C high, 7C during the night.

Nelson Intermittent morning shower, occasional rain in the afternoon. Light winds. 11C high, 4C during the night.

Christchurch Cloudy with showers. Southwesterlies. 10 ° C, 4 ° C during the night.

Dunedin Cloudy with occasional rain. Southerlies. High 9C, 5C during the night.