Bitterly cold and wet weather, possibly even heavy snow down to 300m, is forecast to hit Otago and Southland on Tuesday morning. It would then be followed by colder southwesterlies on Tuesday, bringing snow to low levels in the south of the South Island. "There’s an initial pulse that goes over the very far South and it does look like there will be snow at this stage, down to 300m for Fiordland, Southland and Clutha. "And we’re looking at about 500m further inland, for the likes of Central Otago and the Southern Lakes area. "We usually only talk about anything in the urban forecast when snow is expected below 300m.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 14, 2021 18:56 UTC