Westerlies buffet Canty high country
Westerly winds gusting to 80 knots buffeted the high country of Canterbury and South Canterbury yesterday. Traffic on State highway One between Ashburton and Chertsey had to contend with winds of up to 60 knots, but no serious accident was reported. The popular Mount Hutt ski-field was closed by the winds. In Christchurch, however, the westerly front brought gentle breezes and unseasonably warm temperatures reaching 17deg. At Mount Cook, snow was blown off peaks and swirled down valleys, according to a spokesman for the Mount
Cook National Park Board. An 80-knot gust was recorded at the observatory on Mount John, South Canterbury, yesterday morning. No climbers were reported to be in difficulties yesterday in either the Mount Cook National Park or the Arthur’s Pass National Park, and the main mountain passes were clear last evening. The meteorological office at Christchurch Airport yesterday predicted continuing winds up to gale force in the high country, becoming colder and showery' ddring the night.
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