Those in the south can expect the last few days of winter to feel more like summer as a northwesterly flow brings fine, warm weather to many parts of the island. MARTIN DE RUYTER The fire danger is expected to be high in parts of Otago and Canterbury over the weekend. STACY SQUIRES/STUFF/Stuff Those in the south can expect the last few days of winter to feel more like summer as a northwesterly flow brings fine, warm weather to many parts of the island. The warm spell comes just days after a cold snap made its way up the country, dropping temperatures and bringing snow flurries to South Island high routes. Bellam said the warm weather would last until late on Tuesday when a southerly change was expected to impact most of the South Island.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 06:33 UTC