Snow has fallen to low levels in parts of Southland this morning. Snow has fallen to low levels in parts of Southland in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The New Zealand Transport Agency closed State Highway 94 from Te Anau to Milford Sound overnight because of forecast snow and avalanche danger. The agency was also advising that caution was needed between Lumsden and Te Anau, and on State Highway 6 between Kingston and Dipton, because of snow and ice. Emergency Management Southland posted on social media on Monday night that a strong wind warning for Southland had been cancelled and replaced with a snow warning for areas north of Gore and above 400m.

Source: Stuff August 31, 2020 21:00 UTC