Unusual weather phenomenon: Snowfall in mid-summer in New Zealand

New Zealand's weather suddenly becomes abnormal when it is summer, snow falls in many areas of the South of this country.

Some areas in southern New Zealand appear to have snowfall.(Photo: Newshub).

In the morning of November 19, in some areas of Southern New Zealand, snow falls. It is reported that snow is 10cm thick on Crown Milford Road, 15cm at Lindis Pass and 12cm at Milford Road. This afternoon and forecast that tomorrow morning, snow will continue to fall in some places like Lewis, Arthurs and Porters.

Snowfall has forced the government to close some roads to ensure traffic safety such as National Highway 94 between Te Anau and Milford Sound, Crown Range between Queenstown and Wanaka.

According to experts predicting Andy Down weather, snow falling in mid-November is 'unusual but not unpredictable'. According to Andy Down, in the coming days, snow can continue to fall with heavy rain that makes people living on the North Otago coast and around Dunedin be aware.

For travelers, seeing the snow in summer in New Zealand is very interesting, but it is also annoying. Mr. James Roots, 23, said that although he was an Australian but lived in Queensland, he had "never seen snow" so snowfall while visiting Queenstown made him "quite confused because there was no suitable outfit." '.