Time to wrap up - winter's finally decided to get serious
5:00AM Monday June 18, 2007
By Derek Cheng
Skiing has started again near Queenstown, while Auckland and Wellington both shivered. Photo / Coronet Peak
Winter arrived in earnest this weekend, sending temperatures plunging and bringing snow to hills around Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.
And it's just getting started.
A southerly flow kept many in the northern and central regions wrapped up as the mercury fell to as low as 4C in Auckland, and 5C in Wellington.
The Turoa skifield also had light snowfalls, as did ranges in inland Canterbury.
MetService forecaster Ian Miller said that after a respite today, a cold front tomorrow would bring showers to many South Island areas.
Wednesday is expected to bring rain, possibly heavy, to Northland and the Bay of Plenty, "and that will probably spill over into Gisborne and the Hawkes Bay on Thursday", said Mr Miller.
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