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Snow blanketed houses and cars in Wairarapa yesterday morning, as residents struggled through the coldest weather in a decade. Road closures and safety warnings were issued as snow had fallen overnight Sunday and continued during the day with one snowstorm lasting about 45 minutes. The MetService website said sleety showers and very cold southwesterlies had been expected yesterday, along with a high of 6C. Meteorologist Daniel Corbett said this was the coldest weather Wairarapa had seen for at least 10 years. He said the temperature had been hovering close to freezing and was sitting around 1C at Masterton Airport yesterday at 11am. Mr Corbett said a cold southerly blast straight from Antarctica was to blame and MetService had received reports of snow throughout the country. "I think the strangest thing about it is how widespread it is," he said. Mr Corbett said it should be cold until tomorrow, when it will eventually clear away. He said there was about 15cm-20cm of snow on the Rimutaka Hill. Police closed the road early yesterday morning. New Zealand Transport Authority Wellington operations manager Mark Owen said the hill was unlikely to open because of the heavy snow. "We have our contractors onsite at the Rimutaka Hill Rd, braving the cold to clear the snow, but snow is forecast to continue throughout the afternoon so the road is unlikely to reopen today," he said. Greytown resident France Skeet said this was the first time he had seen snow in the town for some time.
RSOE EDIS - Snow Storm in New Zealand on Tuesday, 26 July, 2011 at 06:03 (06:03 AM) UTC. EDIS CODE: SS-20110726-31737-NZL
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Snow blanketed houses and cars in Wairarapa yesterday morning, as residents struggled through the coldest weather in a decade. Road closures and safety warnings were issued as snow had fallen overnight Sunday and continued during the day with one snowstorm lasting about 45 minutes. The MetService website said sleety showers and very cold southwesterlies had been expected yesterday, along with a high of 6C. Meteorologist Daniel Corbett said this was the coldest weather Wairarapa had seen for at least 10 years. He said the temperature had been hovering close to freezing and was sitting around 1C at Masterton Airport yesterday at 11am. Mr Corbett said a cold southerly blast straight from Antarctica was to blame and MetService had received reports of snow throughout the country. "I think the strangest thing about it is how widespread it is," he said. Mr Corbett said it should be cold until tomorrow, when it will eventually clear away. He said there was about 15cm-20cm of snow on the Rimutaka Hill. Police closed the road early yesterday morning. New Zealand Transport Authority Wellington operations manager Mark Owen said the hill was unlikely to open because of the heavy snow. "We have our contractors onsite at the Rimutaka Hill Rd, braving the cold to clear the snow, but snow is forecast to continue throughout the afternoon so the road is unlikely to reopen today," he said. Greytown resident France Skeet said this was the first time he had seen snow in the town for some time.
RSOE EDIS - Snow Storm in New Zealand on Tuesday, 26 July, 2011 at 06:03 (06:03 AM) UTC. EDIS CODE: SS-20110726-31737-NZL
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