Brrrrrr! Sub zero temperatures as region shivers into Friday 13 May, 2021 07:41 PM 3 minutes to read MetService National weather: May 13th-15th Frozen windscreens and morning frosts are upon us as Bay of Plenty residents woke to a drop in temperatures this morning. For many centres the mercury struggled to get much above zero, with eastern parts of the South Island and central North Island plummeting to bone-chilling negative territory. MetService communications meteorologist Lewis Ferris said the low temperatures suggested most of Bay of Plenty would have experienced a frost this morning. Desert Rd recorded a decidedly chilly low of -5.3C, Taupō got as low as -2.1C, Rotorua 0.4C, Whakatāne 2C and Tauranga 3.7C.