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🌧️🟧Severe Weather Update🟧🌧️ 🌧️The most rainfall is expected for the Westland Ranges, with lesser amounts toward the coast. Other areas are also under 🟡Heay Rain Watches🟡. ℹ️Get the full details here: bit.ly/AllWarnings

🌡️Morning Temp Check🔍 ❄️Those who had clear stary skies last night have the coldest temps this morning, 🛌While those who slept with their cloud blankets are the warmest! Check your forecast here: bit.ly/metservicenz

So if you have plans this weekend, keep an eye on our severe weather outlook, and severe weather watches and warnings could be issued over the next few days. And from all of us here at MetService, may the fourth be with you. metservice.com/warnings/sever…

Autumnal rain and wind returns from Wednesday, as broad areas of low pressure say "Hello there!" to the country. Low pressure leads to wind. Wind leads to rain. Rain leads to suffering (for those of us out and about).

🌧️ So this is how a ridge dies. With thunderous applause. 🤺 While we've been enjoying the break with the quieter weather lately, unfortunately that is all set to change later this week. After all, a ridge is a pure idea. They occur spontaneously and without instruction.

Check out what's in store for you today at metservice.com/towns-cities/

🌞 Mōrena Aotearoa ⛅ It's a milder morning commute for most of us today after the colder temperatures of the weekend, but shoutout to Masterton for hitting -1°C at 7am this morning, the coldest they've been all year.

Here are your 2pm temperatures, ranging from 12°C in Milford Sound to 20°C up in Kaitāia. 🌡️ The big high continues the frosty then fine theme on Monday and Tuesday. 🌤️ Wet, windier, and warmer weather from Wednesday. 🌧️🌬️📈 All the details here bit.ly/metservicenz

Another mostly sunny day coming up, with areas of fog burning off this morning. 🌄🌞🌅 🥶It's been frosty as far north as Waikato. Coldest overnight: -4.7°C Waiouru. Also, -4.1°C Twizel, -2.0°C Alexandra, -1.2 Tekapo For the weather at your place bit.ly/metservicenz

Sunday is looking like a ditto day, thanks to the big lazy high. 🌤️🌞 Clear skies and light winds overnight = fog and frosts to reforming (up to Waikato) ❗️Take care on those roads if you're up for the dawn patrol. 🛣️ All the weather details here bit.ly/metservicenz

🌄Here are your dawn temperatures 🌡️ 🥶Frosty inland up to Taupo, with large areas of mostly inland fog on both islands (Christchurch, Dunedin exceptions!) 📉Coldest overnight: -4.0°C Twizel. Also, -3.8°C Desert Road, -3.3°C Alexandra. All your weather forecasts here bit.ly/metservicenz

Clear skies overnight = cold mornings = frosty spectators for winter sports! Gloves and scarves will be required 🧤🧣 ⚽🏐🏉🏑 Tomorrow's minimum temperatures are not unsurprising, but if it is the first weekend of winter sport for you, you may find it a bit fresh!

Don't we look gorgeous 💅 Taken 24 hours apart, these two satellite images from the eye in the sky (actually, the eye in space, Himawari-9) illustrate how settled the weather is across Aotearoa right now - and into the weekend ☀️☀️

📆 Another month down! Honourable mentions to: Twizel: -3.8°C Raetihi: -3.3°C Alexandra: -2.9°C

Sunglasses check? ☀️ Warm clothes check? ❄️ We saw lots of pets bundled up in the comments yesterday, but this doggo named Salt (sent in by Stacey Kennedy on fb) is easily the most prepared for this weekend’s weather 🧤🧥🕶️ Sunglasses for the sun’s rays, and snug in a coat for those chilly early mornings. Remember to put a beanie on your weenie 🐾

Who else loves a cold clear morning when the air almost feels minty fresh as you breathe in? ❄️🪥 And the gentle warmth of direct sunlight as the sun rises higher in the sky 🌄 We have widespread frosts across inland Otago and Southland today! Photo credit goes to the Queenstown Roundshot cam 🥰(queenstown.roundshot.com)

Here's the rain radar from around the same time 📡🌧️

🪅 What's with all the colours? We use colourful satellite imagery to tease apart clouds at different heights 🥶 Cold southerlies move north today and tomorrow and temps plummet. We're in for a few frosty nights this week! 🌡️📉

South Island - wrap your older or smaller doggos up warm this evening. A cold southerly flow is chasing a chill up the East Coast, with frosty conditions left in its wake. ☕️❄️ Feel free to send in your pets all bundled up! You might be featured in a future post 📷

We’ve had plenty of sunshine this long weekend ☀ Post your holiday photo’s here! Bonus points if there’s a wonderful cloud 📷 Here’s a picture of Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki from one of our forecasters to get the ball rolling 🗻