Well, the results are in – according to our latest poll, most New Zealanders are over summer already – it’s starting to feel distinctly autumnal!

With more rainfall and wind in some places over the last couple of weeks, autumn seems to have well and truly set in for many parts of New Zealand.

Temperatures are starting to drop, too, as the nights grow longer, and the season’s first frosts are starting to appear around inland parts of the South Island in particular.

With this in mind, it’s no surprise that 75%, or three quarters, of our respondents in this week’s poll said it already feels like autumn – while just 25% disagreed.

– Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz