Summer kicks off this weekend in New Zealand and the weather will be as confused as the public - with some areas receiving snow and potential frosts while others soar into the late 20s. We have rain back in the forecast again, especially for the north, west and south - and we have more summerlike weather in the long range forecast too.
A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island this weekend, with heavy rain and gales force winds expected to move north on Sunday.
Metservice forecasters are predicting a cold front will move over the Tasman Sea to Fiordland late on Saturday night, across the South Island onSunday morning and onto the North Island by Sunday afternoon.
Heavy rain warnings are already in place for Fiordland and South Westland, and severe gale warnings in Otago, Canterbury, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay.
"There's a fairly active weather front coming through," said Metservice meteorologist Daniel Corbett.
He said there will be "strong, potentially damaging winds" for places like Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, and Auckland will get windier over the weekend.
