Rain turning to sleety showers in the afternoon.

Snow or sleety showers and strong southwesterlies have continued to cause problems for some farmers in the south ovenight.

Invercargill would reach a high of 6 degrees today as sleety showers, hail and strong winds hit the city, Coutts said.

Parts of Southland and Otago received a dumping of snow to low levels over the weekend, while Christchurch experienced sleety showers.

Sleety showers with possible hail and strong southwesterlies.