Your weather: Mostly fine with a sprinkling of rain for our last weekend of winter

The last weekend of winter will see mostly fine weather intercepted by a few showers for some - which forecasters say comes ahead of a rather wintery start to Spring.

Spots at the top of the North Island like Whangarei and Kerikeri are in for a few morning showers today, which would be followed by dry weather and fairly warm temperatures.

Southwesterly winds were expected to die off by tomorrow - making way for a stunner Sunday with a dose of sun.

Auckland would likewise receive a sprinkling of rain this morning followed by a dry afternoon.

Temperatures over the top of the North Island over the next few days were sitting around 15C.

Further down the Island, coastal spots like Napier and New Plymouth were in for a dose of sun and warmer weather.

After a spring-like end to winter, spring starts on a winter-like note 🙃

A cold snap is possible during early September and its effects may linger into the mid-month.

Good for late-season ⛷️! pic.twitter.com/7m6w34V1Ia

— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) August 24, 2018

The South Island was expecting a similar pattern of weather over the weekend - though temperatures were expected to be a little lower and conditions a little drier.

Nelson and Blenheim could expect an overcast Saturday followed by a clear, sunny Sunday.

Conditions in Christchurch and Greymouth were mixed today - morning showers followed by a clear afternoon - and cooler, with temperatures sitting around 12C.

Further south, Queenstown and Dunedin were nippy, but clear over the weekend.

Queenstown was sitting around 11C today with forecasts suggesting a sunny afternoon was on its way.

Dunedin was a chilly 12C - though thing would heat up a little by tomorrow when temperatures would get up to 16C.

Have plans? Here's a look at the next few weeks 🌧️ 🌤️ 🌨️

• Mostly dry weather around this weekend.
• Later next week shows a potential heavy rainfall north.
• Rain (& snow!) around the turn of the month.
• Drier in early Sep.
• Sep turning wetter north, drier south. pic.twitter.com/1wc97eTtJU

— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) August 23, 2018

The relatively calm weather over the weekend was likely to make way for a colder, wetter week next week as winter drew to a close.

According to NIWA, the North Island could be in for a dousing later next week.

The turn of the month was likely to bring with it rain, and possibly snow.

Heading into September, NIWA forecasting said we could expect a cold snap - the effects of which could linger through the first half of the month.