Jack Frost arrives early for the South Island, temps plummet below zero and snow falls
27 Apr, 2021 12:10 AM
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Mt Roy looking over Lake Wanaka on Tuesday morning. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Winter has arrived slightly early in the South Island, with freezing temperatures and dumps of snow in many places this morning.
A midnight storm dumped about a centimetre of snow onto the Porters Alpine Resort near Castle Hill near Arthurs Pass early this morning.
And parts of inland Otago woke to below-zero temperatures - down to -3.2C.
Porters operations manager Blair James hoped the cold snap was an early indicator of good snowfall this season.
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:33 UTC
Mt Roy looking over Lake Wanaka on Tuesday morning.Winter has arrived slightly early in the South Island, with freezing temperatures and dustings of snow in many places this morning.
A midnight storm dumped about a centimetre of snow onto the Porters Alpine Resort near Castle Hill near Arthur s Pass early this morning.
And parts of inland Canterbury and Otago woke to below-zero temperatures, down to -3.2 deg C.
Porters operations manager Blair James hoped the cold snap was an early indicator of good snowfall this season.
He said the dump marked two weeks in a row of snowfall and cold temperatures - weather which makes him hopeful for a good season to come.