Snow is falling as far north as the Kaimai Ranges in the Waikato as a bitterly cold wintry blast hits the country. Eyewitness reports from Te Aroha confirm snow has fallen to about 800 metres on Mt Te Aroha in the eastern Waikato.
Just a hundred kilometres north and snow clouds can be seen around Auckland city. "They tend to have a bronze tinge to them" says TRN's chief weather analyst Philip Duncan.
"If Sky Tower was 3 times its height it would be snowing on the top". Duncan says the freezing level will lower to around 1000 metres over Auckland today.
New Zealand Herald
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Adam Dawson said...
If it keeps on like this, it may actually snow in the Waitakere Ranges (where I live)! That would be cool!!! (literally)
July 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Angel said...
Except for the fact the highest point in the waitakeres is only abou 472m above sea level...
July 10, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Jonathan said...
Yeah... what she said. The Waitaks are too small and too close to the tropics to get snow. The most we'll get is cold
July 12, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Adam Dawson said...
I meant, IF it got colder.
July 16, 2008 at 6:15 PM