Rain, wind and snow to hit parts of the country as temperatures fall
Canterbury high country is set to be hit with a snowfall.
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MetService is predicting some wintry weather moving into the first week of June, with temperatures set to fall across the country.
Meteorologist John Law told
Morning Report
the weather this week would kick off the winter to come.
"The combination of that cold air pushing up the country and that moisture will mean the return of some wintry weather over the tops of the Canterbury high country.
"So those are the regions first off that will find that snow weather.
"But by the time we head towards Friday and the weekend, I think all of us will find our temperatures are well and truly colder than it has been," he said.
Law said the weather in the coming weeks would be a "pretty good taste" of our coming winter.
He added the Canterbury region could see snow fall down to 300 metres.
Wind watches are already in place for parts of the Tasman.
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He said rain watches were currently in place for parts of the Tasman, with more watches for the Bay of Plenty region likely.
"On Wednesday another weather front moves in from the North... that brings with it some wet and windy weather."
Heavy rain watches are in place for Motueka, Marlborough and Nelson in the Tasman region, all with a high chance of being upgraded to a warning.
MetService said surface flooding and slips were possible.
A heavy rain watch is also in place for Fiordland and Taranaki Maunga.
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