Cold polar air remains over NZ this week before a brief “warming up” this weekend as northerlies return – ahead of rain clouds and some wind on Monday, then a snowy/wet polar blast next week.

A cold pool of air lies over New Zealand for much of this week, ahead of a wintry burst next week – and perhaps some briefly ...

Friday and Saturday are the wettest (with snow higher up) and frosts then expand going into the weekend and into next week.