"Queenstown's higher peaks got their second dusting of
unseasonable snow yesterday, resulting in midsummer vistas that could have
easily been mistaken for wonderful winter scenery. MetService meteorologist Derek Holland yesterday said the
snow and ice were the result of a late southerly change and were likely to melt
off today or tomorrow.
A front dragging cold air behind it could bring scattered
snow showers down to 1500 metres on Mt Ruapehu, [...]. However, the chance of more summer snow for southern peaks
was slim, as an anticyclone would be warming temperatures throughout late
January and February, Mr Holland said.
The snowfall is the second around Queenstown this summer,
after a light dusting also covered the mountains last weekend."
Well, yesterday's news. Today, it's summer again...
PS. Have you ever seen any paper crossing out a headline on the frontpage? Only New Zealands' best regional newspaper can do that.
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