Bitterly cold, waiting for the rain and snow to hit Mt Te Aroha Sunday afternoon.  Photo / Craig Thomson

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Cold air is today continuing to surge over the country keeping temperatures well down.  In particular the wind chill is especially harsh with many places only a few degrees above zero.

The air temperature is between 9 and 11 for many North Island centres as of this afternoon however the wind chill, or ‘feels like’ temperature is closer to 5.  Those who are in sheltered areas out of the wind will be the only places more in line with the actual air temperature.

In the South Island a slight chance from southerlies to more westerly winds means temperatures don’t have the Antarctic chill they had yesterday.  It’s still a pretty cold day however a number of places are now between 10 and 12 degrees, except central Otago which ranges from 5 to 8 degrees.

Image / Dusting of snow on the foothills surrounding the Heretaunga Plains. Taken from 15kms West of Hastings – John Newton.

And don’t expect things to warm up quickly.  A large high is moving in from the Tasman Sea to “lock in” the cold stuff.  WeatherWatch.co.nz is predicting a frosty week this week with severe frosts inland.