A northerly flow will spread over a number of regions this weekend, nudging temperatures up for a time but also indicating high pressure will be leaving us during Sunday and Monday as low pressure returns.

At the same time as low pressure areas move in next week, another wintry southerly comes in. This will make for bleak conditions in the eastern South Island in particular with damp low wind chill even during the warmest part of the day, then into the lower half of the North Island with some snow about (ranges and mountains).

The forecast is a bit messy – but compared to what happened on this day in 2011 we have very settled weather at the moment! (14 years ago today/tomorrow snow fell in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and even parts of Auckland and Northland!).