A strong southerly change this evening is expected to bring snow as low as 300m and heavy rain to parts of the South Island, including Banks Peninsula. The MetService has severe weather watches and road snowfall warnings for across the south from this evening until tomorrow. "We’re expecting a strong southerly change to bring about periods of heavy rain, strong winds and lowering snow levels." In Dunedin snow was possible on the hilltops. A severe wind watch was in place for North Otago, Dunedin and Clutha tomorrow from 9am to 6pm.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 06, 2020 01:07 UTC