Here is a video of the snow falling this afternoon at Patearoa, Inland Otago (370m elevation). Video thanks to Julie Greig, who braved the elements to get the footage. The Heavy Snow Watch for Inland Otago (south of about Cromwell), Southern Fiordland, Southland & Clutha is still in place until later this afternoon (http://metservice.com/warnings/severe-weather-watch), and the Road Snow Warnings can be found at https://www.metservice.com/warnings/road-snowfall-warnings.
But no matter where you live around New Zealand, the next few days are all about the FROSTY mornings! Temperatures dip tomorrow (Tuesday) and drop even further on Wednesday. Inland and sheltered places of both Islands are at risk of frosts tomorrow (Tuesday), but Wednesday morning signals as the coldest morning of the week for most of us. Even sheltered spots of Auckland may see a decent frost on Wednesday morning. ^GG
Hamilton residents should be waking to frosts and a sunny day with a top of 14C, but they will be reaching for the extra blankets tonight as the temperature plummets to 1C overnight.
Tauranga and New Plymouth are both expecting fine days with tops of 15C and 13C, respectively, and lows of 4C. Napier is heading for a high of 14C and overnight low of 3C.
Wellington is set for a top of 10C with a chance of afternoon showers, before dropping to a relatively balmy low compared to the rest of New Zealand of 6C overnight.
The coldest morning (so far) this year is set to occur Wednesday.
How cold and how long will the cold snap last? Join me on @TheAMShowNZ at 6:10 am.
Christchurch is tipped to hit a top of 10C with isolated showers and a freezing -1C overnight.
Dunedin has a chance of showers in the morning before a fine afternoon and top of 10C. Overnight the temperature could fall to 2C.
Marley Weir, 7, has fun in the snow near Orangapai in Maniototo. Photo / Renee Weir
Timaru residents should be waking to frosts this morning before a clear and sunny top of 11C. But overnight they are in for another freeze as the thermometer dips to -3C.
We do have some rain coming later this week - and showers this weekend - but overall the long range #Rural forecast leans drier than normal for most of #NewZealand.
