Ata mārie! Plenty of clear skies this morning 🌤️, although a little bit of early morning fog in the valleys. The satellite image below shows some cloud in the west, associated with a few showers. 🌦️ The main weather feature for today is waiting in the wings just to the southwest of the country (seen as the white and red cloud band in the satellite image just off Stewart Island). This is a cold front, and it will make an appearance on the lower South Island through the second half of the day. Expect strong northwesterly winds just head of it, rain along the front, and cooler southwesterlies behind. 💨→ 🌧️→🥶 Find your latest forecast: metservice.com

Can you match the cloud with what you can see in the satellite imagery? 🛰️☁️ We love it when you send us your cool cloud and weather photos. 📸 This one was taken over the long weekend at Waitārere Beach, and we thought it'd be cool to go back and try to spot it in our satellite feeds too! Don't forget! We're always collecting submissions for Cloud of the Week! Whether it's a dramatic storm or a quirky cloud shape, send us your weather snaps - we'd love to see them! 🌤️✨

🌡️ Did you know? That yesterday Dunedin saw its warmest night in October in 54 years. Smashing previous records out of the park! 📈🔥 However, those warm and cosy temperatures were short lived. The passage of a front has plummeted Dunedin temperatures from a high of 26°C yesterday to a forecasted high of just 13°C today. And an overnight minimum temperature of 6°C. ❄️ What a temperature rollercoaster! 🎢🌦️

🌧️💨 Mōrena Aotearoa! It’s a wet and very windy start for the centre of the country, due to a front that’s been making it’s way northwards overnight. 📉 Here’s a radar loop showing the rain band sweeping up the country from midnight to 7am today. 🌪️ What the radar doesn't show are severe gale northwesterlies currently gusting through Nelson, Wellington, and Wairarapa this morning. With the likes of Wellington Airport gusting 113km/hr at 4am. ⚠️ Severe Weather Warnings and Watches are still in force for central regions with the last Heavy Rain Warning for the Tararua Range clearing by 11 am and the last of the Strong Wind Watches and Warnings finishing at 1pm. Stay safe out there whānau. You can keep updated with the latest warnings for your area on our website 🔗 metservice.com/warnings/home

🟠🟡Severe Weather Warnings & Watches 🟠🟡 Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Warnings and Watches have been updated as an active front is moving up the South Island today and the North Island during Tuesday. Check the details 👉 metservice.com/warnings/home

Ata mārie, good morning Aotearoa. A warm night for most of the country, thanks to a strong pre-frontal northwesterly flow ♨️ Invercargill and Dunedin stayed above 18°C 🌡️ Your latest forecasts 👉 metservice.com Warnings updated by 10am 👉metservice.com/warnings/home

Here’s a look at the weather to start the week! 🌧️A fast-moving front makes its way up the country from early on Monday morning, bringing periods of rain to the whole country over Monday and Tuesday, heavy about the west coast of the South Island. 🍃Ahead of the front, gale northwesterly winds will affect much of the southern and eastern parts of the South Island from Monday morning, before arriving in Wellington Monday evening. 🚗 Travelling home after the long weekend? Stay alert, allow extra time for your journey, and drive to the conditions. Keep up to date with the latest warnings and forecasts at metservice.com

🟠🟡Severe Weather Warnings & Watches🟡🟠 Heavy Rain and Strong Wind watches and warnings have been updated ahead of an upcoming active front. Severe gale winds are expected in exposed areas over the eastern and southern South Island, and in Wellington. Periods of heavy rain are expected over western areas of the South Island. Keep up to date with the latest watches and warnings at metservice.com/warnings