An enormous cold air mass straight off the Antarctic ice shelf is now hitting parts of the South Island with snow expected down to 100m in southernmost regions. Related articles Travel South Island flights grounded by polar blast 28 Jun, 2021 12:40 AM Quick ReadSnow on the Crown Range summit on Monday morning. ❄ Snow in the south ❄We've had quite a few South Island locations record snow overnight, such as 5cm near Homer, and 2cm in Clinton, Clutha. MetService has issued a swathe of storm warnings affecting most of the South Island, and eastern regions of the North Island. The South Island lies under a swathe of warnings as polar blast sweeps up the island today.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2021 18:45 UTC