Between 6cm to 12cm of snow was expected above 800 metres, with lesser amounts down to about 600 metres from 5am to 2pm. A heavy snow watch is in place for Central Otago northwest of Alexandra including the Queenstown Lakes, also the MacKenzie Basin, with periods of heavy snow above 800 metres, MetService said. In Southland, up to 5cm of snow was expected to accumulate on Milford Road (SH94) about 800 metres from 4am to 9am today. Heavy rainHeavy rain warnings were in place for the headwaters of the Otago lakes and rivers today. There were heavy rain warnings in place about Fiordland and north of Doubtful Sound overnight as well, where up to 150mm of rain was forecast.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 30, 2024 19:14 UTC