Weather: Cold start to weekend with Saturday morning frosts

RNZ News

3 days ago

Several areas of the country were expected to experience frost this morning.
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RNZ/Carol Stiles
It's a chilly start to the weekend for many across the country, with Taupō & Timaru clocking temperatures as low as -3C at 7am Saturday morning.
Northland and Auckland to Waitomo, as well as the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the central high country were expected to remain fine throughout Saturday, with frosts morning and night, with some cloud in the west during the evening, MetService said.
Taranaki through to Kāpiti was to be partly cloudy, with people in some areas expected to experience morning frosts and light isolated showers during the afternoon.
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay were to expect cloudy periods and a few showers, clearing Hawke's Bay Saturday morning and elsewhere later on in the afternoon.
Despite a fine start to the morning, Wellington, Wairarapa and Marlborough were to expect cloudy periods developing about Wairarapa and the Kaikōura Coast Saturday afternoon with isolated showers that night.
Brrr! It's a chilly one out there this morning ❄️
7am temps are still hugging the single digits—or even dipping below zero!
Taumarunui, Taupō & Timaru: -3°C
❄️Masterton, Christchurch & Ashburton: -2°C
❄Wānaka: -1°C
If you're in the Taupō Marathon today, that frosty air…
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Areas from Nelson and Buller to Westland were to remain fine, but with cloudy periods and morning frosts.
A frosty start followed by fine weather was expected for Canterbury and central and north Otago, with some evening cloud and isolated showers, MetService said.
Southland, Fiordland and the remainder of Otago could expect scattered showers, clearing this evening.
Meanwhile, cloudy periods were predicted for the Chatham Islands, with a few showers throughout the day.
Heading into Sunday the North Island was expected to be partly cloudy, with isolated showers in the east, as well as in Northland and Wellington.
The South Island was expected to remain mainly fine, except for a few showers in northern Canterbury and Marlborough, MetService said.
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