New Zealand's weather appears to have a mind of its own as a new week gets underway.
There are 20degC swings across the country on Monday and, incredibly, temperatures are both hotter and colder than average at the exact same time.
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"Some parts of New Zealand are several degrees above average right now while others are several degrees below normal at the exact same time," Weather Watch says.
"Some have even reached 23degC across parts of the North Island while at the same time a wintry southerly moves up the lower South Island, bringing snow for some areas down to just a few hundred metres."
The strange effect is due to sub-tropical northerlies coming down from just south of Fiji into the northern half of New Zealand, pushing temperatures up.
At the same time a southerly change in the South Island is dropping temperatures to a few degrees below normal for mid-September - and as low as 3degC in Central Otago.
NIWA has forecasted a decent late-season snowfall in the Southern Alps as the mercury falls. Images show snow falling at a "fast and furious pace" in Queenstown, closing the airport.
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