Latest data shows that as of tomorrow and through the weekend, the North Island may have quite a wintry weekend.

Rain is bearing down on the north with winds blowing in from the the northerly quarter, making conditions rather miserable.

Actual rainfall totals are difficult to estimate but Saturday sport could be one casualty, if current predictions hold true.

On the plus side, temperatures are gong to be considerably warmer with overnight lows likely to be in double figures, which is a far cry from recent nights.

Earlier in the week it appeared that Canterbury maybe in for quite a dousing with a relatively big dumping of snow but this appears to have diminished rather dramatically, as an anticyclone with a ridge of high pressure holds a grip over the mainland and the worst of the weather is likely further north.