There's a wintry feel in the air as a southerly pushes northward over the country.
It means single-digit maximum temperatures for many places as we move into next week, which sees the start of astronomical winter on Tuesday evening.
The South Island and lower North Island are feeling the bite in the air on Sunday, enhanced by clouds and fog over lower-lying parts of inland Otago.
"Wanaka reached a whopping high of 3.7C yesterday afternoon, while Alexandra peaked at a 'tropical' 3.4C - likely more of the same today," MetService said.
The forecaster added New Zealand can expect some rain and wind across the North Island on Monday.
"A low-pressure system to the north is forecast to come close to Te Ika-a-Māui/North Island tomorrow, but will deflect away to the east with high pressure holding strong," it said.
"While any rain with this system is likely to be brief and just in Northland, the main consequence of this is windy southeasterlies across the North Island tomorrow."
Meanwhile, eastern parts of Aotearoa will have cloudy and showery weather, further lowering temperatures.
"Without much sunshine to heat things up, the daytime maximum temperatures in these areas are mostly in the single digits," MetService stated.
On Monday, the maximum temperatures start at 15C in Northland and fall going down the country. Auckland is forecast to see a maximum of 13C, while Taupo is on 8C and Wellington on 10C.
In the South Island, Christchurch is on 9C, Wanaka 7C and the lowest forecast maximum is 6C in Twizel.
