FALLS OF SNOW

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 4 August 1941, Page 6

FALLS OF SNOW

IN THE NORTH ISLAND ROADS AFFECTED Auckland, Th 1 )ay. Heavy falls of snow arc reported from many parts of the North Island. Eight inches of snow lay around Jin alter a heavy fall during Saturday night, and it continued to snow intermittently yesterday. Heavy snowfalls were general during the week-end in the central area of the North Island. The road to the Chateau was well covered, but graders kept it open for i traffic. An oflicial of the Automobile Assoi eiation (Auckland), driving from Tau- . marunui to Taihape yesterday morning, | reported that he encountered snow on j all the high portions of the road, and i in some places it was 9in. deep. Condi- | lions were treacherous for traffic. The Gisborno-Opotiki highway was | blocked by a slip in the Waioeka Val--1 Icy It is expected the road will be j opened to-day. ! A motorist travelling south from ! Raurimu last night encountered snow almost all the way to Mart on. There j was an average depth of about Ift on 1 the higher portions of the country. ' Graders were at wi k clearing the roads, and although the traffic had to j move slowly, no major difficulty was experienced. The Main Highways i Board was making every effort to keep I the roads clear, but if the storm con- ! tinned all night, and there were indii cations of its doing so, blockages were | likely to occur to-day. It was reported that it was snowing last evening in the M.inawatu Gorge, and the hills in southern Hawkes Bay were thickly coated. Although the weather was comparatively calm and mild on Saturday, a strong wind from the south brought cold conditions to Auckland yesterday. T 1 i were heavy rain squalls during the day. The minimum temperature was 43 degrees and the maximum 54 degrees. The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at midnight last night was ,29in. —P.A. COLD IN DUNEDIN Dunedin, Aug. 3. A further fall of snow occurred in Dunedin during the week-end. After a hard frost on Saturday morning, the weather became wet and cold, the maximum temperature being 45 degress. To-day was again cold, with a light fall of snow on the hills. The sun i shone brightly in the afternoon and ; there was a maximum temperature of 1 49 degrees. The barometer rose steadily throughout the day to 30.15 inches <lO2l millibars).—P.A.