12:45 pm today

Temperatures set to plummet for the rest of the week

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm today

Get your scarves and jackets ready, the rest of the week is expected to be very chilly. Ski fields have had a generous dumping of snow, and a road snowfall warning is in place for the Desert Road. Heavy swell warnings are also in place, forcing the cancellation of all Interislander ferries until Thursday. For more on this, we're joined by Metservice meteorologist Lewis Ferris