Rain is likely to be followed by a series of fronts bringing cold southwesterlies from today. Photo / Richard Robinson
A blast of cold weather is set to move across the country this week as icy southwesterlies bring snow and severe frosts.
The MetService said the week would begin wet and windy but relatively mild, followed swiftly by a biting south-to-southwesterly flow.
Meteorologist Liz Walsh said rain would be followed
by a series of fronts bringing cold southwesterlies from today, causing temperatures to drop to single figures in Dunedin and below freezing in Christchurch overnight.
Ms Walsh said the cold southwesterlies were expected to linger for most of the week. "For the North Island, we're looking at snow showers possible about the higher-level roads in the central North Island."
Temperatures would take "a little bit of a dive" from today.
