Here’s what is making the weather headlines today.

FROSTY IN THE SOUTH, RAIN GETS HEAVY IN THE NORTH

Mainly settled for the South Island today thanks to high pressure, this does mean a very frosty start to the day for areas south of about Banks Peninsula. Some cloud further north may prevent frosts from getting too heavy.

Meanwhile for the North Island we have a building easterly airflow, rain in the northeast (East Cape through to Northland) may start to become heavy later this afternoon or evening then overnight rain with heavy falls sinks down into the lower North Island. Rain may also become heavy overnight or perhaps around dawn on Tuesday for Nelson and Marlborough.

When #Temperatures by day & night are almost exactly the same…#Whangarei: Today's high +15, tonight's low +14#Napier: Today's high +11, tonight's low +10#Wellington: Today's high +12, tonight's low +10#Dunedin: Tonight's low +6C, tomorrow's high +7C

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— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) July 11, 2022

#Monday:
📤Outgoing high pressure zone
⏩Incoming low pressure zone

Both are working in tandem to pull down thick cloud and rain later.

The low is more dominant and deepening, the high is weakening and sliding away to the east.https://t.co/gb7E1qcpZ3 pic.twitter.com/8e2EB8cq0X

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) July 10, 2022

Trying to make sense of the weather this week?

For the bigger picture, these links are helpful:

⚠️@MetService Warnings: https://t.co/7xoHniWE4o

📡Live Rain Radar: https://t.co/sZ6VGdTVQY

☔️7 day Rain Accumulation: https://t.co/X7aCOqRQsI

❄️Below Zero: https://t.co/Qy2A1L8KuS pic.twitter.com/N05WfungqK

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) July 10, 2022

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BIG LOW ON TUESDAY – IT HAS IT ALL

A deep big low crosses down over the country on Tuesday, there will be heavy falls for many regions but Nelson / Marlborough and down into Canterbury looks to get the heaviest rain. A front crossing over the North Island moving west to east brings heavy falls as it moves through also.

Strong winds will wrap around this low with gales likely about coastal spots. Then finally we can expect some heavy snow to fall about the South Island high country. Down to 500m about Otago through to Mid Canterbury then lifting to 700m for northern parts of North Canterbury, above 800 to 900m for Nelson and Marlborough.

For details on watches and warnings coming in from Metservice on this low please visit this page here.

Phil will no doubt have videos out today and Tuesday (midday) covering this event so please look out for those, for more info on your specific location please visit ruralweather.co.nz and use the search function.

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ANOTHER DEEP LOW ON FRIDAY

Another deep low moves over the country on Friday at the end of the week, although not as big as Tuesday’s low. Friday’s low mainly affects the North Island with more heavy rain in the forecast and very strong winds. The top of the South Island may see some heavy rain and strong winds depending exactly where this low tracks. Further snow is likely in the South Island high country but it shouldn’t be heavy.

Please check back here at weatherwatch.co.nz for more video’s and articles as we move forward.

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