It's a chilly morning across Aotearoa with just a handful of main centres recording temperatures in double digits.
The Desert Rd recorded the coldest temperature in the country with a frigid –4.5 degrees this morning, and Taumarunui followed close behind with –3.5.
This morning was the coldest this year formany places across the country – Christchurch and Blenheim were both at 0 degrees by 7am, and in many centres in the North Island it wasn't much warmer.
Masterton and Palmerston North were also at zero, with Wellington just 6 degrees warmer.
Fiordland can also expect some showers throughout the day.
Looking forward to the weekend, Friday will be fine for most but things will sour slightly on Saturday.
There will be showers to the west of the country – from Waikato onwards – and partial cloud everywhere else.
The rain will spread north and on Sunday there will be showers and rain across the country, The South Island will bear the brunt, with rain getting heavy to the west.
