The big high that brought the brutal wind chills over the past two days will cross the entire country on Sunday ending the windchill and bringing in much warmer afternoons.
Next week warmer weather still moves in as this same high shifts north of the country.
Frosty conditions are set to continue in the North Island today as southerly winds bring showers to parts of the country.
MetService meteorologist Frances Russell said a cold southerly flow would be making its way over the North Island this morning.
"The southerly over the North Island is bringing showersto eastern areas, and western areas south of Taranaki, with the odd shower about the Northland coast."
She said the rain in the west should clear by this afternoon.
There is a severe weather watch for wind in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, with southerlies of about 100km gusting through the region this morning.
