Rural Weather News and Information

Grab your hot water bottle and keep the anti-freeze handy.Meteorologists have tipped tomorrow morning to be the coldest of the year so far, with the Chatham Islands the only district with a zero frost risk.As the big freeze hits...

Kiwis across the country should be waking to mostly fine skies today before later bracing themselves for snow and a big freeze overnight."The coldest morning [so far] this year is set to occur Wednesday," forecaster Niwa says.It...

A winter freeze is hitting the country with snow falling on the mountains and temperatures beginning to drop.Temperatures are likely to fall 3-4C across New Zealand this week compared to the weekend.The freeze was expected to...