Winter is well and truly on the way with temperatures set to drop in Christchurch and weather warnings issued across the South Island. MetService meteorologist Alwyn Bakker said some places in the South Island would see a 10 deg C drop in temperature. A heavy rain warning is in place for the ranges of Westland. Wellington is expected to reach a high of 17 deg C on Tuesday but temperatures will plunge to 10 deg C on Wednesday morning. A high of 22 deg C is forecast in Auckland on Tuesday but that is set to drop to 17 deg C on Thursday.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 10, 2021 22:07 UTC