Snow has settled on the Desert Road bringing icy conditions to the North Island.
In the Bay of Plenty, the current temperature is 9.6 degrees. The expected high for today is 12.
Today's southerly change will see overnight lows plummet, with two degrees forecast for tonight and four degrees for the next two nights.
According to WeatherWatch.co.nz, snow flurries are expected about the Central North Island to 700m at first then lowering to 400m or perhaps even 300m in the afternoon, clearing in the evening.
WINTER IS HERE & extreme weather conditions can make driving treacherous. Please be safe & plan ahead. More: https://t.co/WeqzTOAe8u ^TP pic.twitter.com/eaXNHVxpRI
— NZTA Waikato/BoP (@NZTAWaiBoP) July 11, 2017
'Flurries about the Wellington region to 300m clear around midday. Some snow lowers to 300m for a time about the Wairarapa, 500 or perhaps 400m about Hawkes Bay then 600m in the evening for Gisborne about the ranges.
'Overnight as heavy rain pushes into the Wairarapa with it comes heavy snow to 500m, 400m for Wellington.”
The rain is expected to move up the country, with shower forecast for the Bay today, tomorrow and Friday, according to the MetService's five day forecast.
1 comment
cold?
Posted on 12-07-2017 12:31 | By phoenix
Still No sign of Al Gore in his speedoes. Thats right he is too busy counting his money he made out of his bull-shite.
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