Plenty of sunshine is forecast across the country heading into the weekend but it comes at a cold, frosty cost.
Fine weather is predicted for Friday and Saturday along with freezing overnight temperatures.
"Temperatures are likely to be at their coldest overnight from Friday into Saturday, forecast to widely drop
below freezing across both the North and South Island," MetService said.
However, a ridge of high pressure covering the country was expected to slowly move away east on Saturday, as a front approaches from the Tasman Sea.
"This front is expected to pass over New Zealand during Sunday, bringing a period of rain to many places.
