Very cold southerlies are spreading over the South Island bringing a clearance to the west but gloomy skies in the south and east.Temperatures are not much above freezing whereas in the north, although conditions are a little unsettled, temperatures remain mainly in double figures.

Warmest locations

Cape Reinga 14

Mokohinau 14

Whangarei 13

Kaikohe 13

Coldest locations

Lumsden 0

Gore 1

Blenheim  2

Timaru 3

Oamaru 3

Hokitika 3

Wettest Location

Timaru reported the heaviest fall, 2.8mm in the last hour

Windiest locations

Cape Reinga- Southwesterly gusting 75kph

New Plymouth- Westerly gusting 65 kph

Main centres

Auckland 10

Hamilton 10

Tauranga 10

Wellington 10

Christchurch 4

Dunedin 4

Temperatures in the south are expected to remain in single figures for most centres today.