Antarctic Blast delivers Freezing Lows, Rare Snows, and Power Outages ACROSS New Zealand
August 9, 2021 Cap Allon
Central Wellington has experienced a rare snow flurry today, August 9, as a powerful Antarctic blast pummels New Zealand.
Videos posted on Twitter show flakes falling outside the Molly Malones bar on Courtenay Place Monday afternoon:
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) posted its own footage of snow falling at sea level in the capital:
This isn’t normal, and has happened not once but twice this year, tweets NIWA.
https://electroverse.net/antarctic-blast-delivers-freezing-lows-rare-snows-and-power-outages-across-new-zealand/