Snow in NZ as Australia faces heatwave

AS Australians swelter in a heatwave, it's been snowing in New Zealand's South Island.

For the second summer in a row, snow has fallen in Central Otago in January. But forecasters say the winter woollies will not be needed for long.

Kids were pictured making snowmen, the Gimmerburn range near Ranfurly looked like a winter postcard and travellers near the summit of Lindis Pass abandoned vehicles on Wednesday night.

"There was quite a lot of snow but it's not landing on the town. It's on the hills surrounding," Misha Wilkinson of Misha's Vineyard near Cromwell told AAP.

She said the snow did not damage the vineyard, which was about two weeks behind a normal season due to cooler weather.

She said unseasonably hot temperatures are predicted for a wine and food festival in the Old Cromwell town precinct on Saturday.

A hailstorm was also reported in Oamaru late on Thursday afternoon.

The snow came after heavy rain and gales disrupted travellers on the West Coast of the South Island from Wednesday but the MetService says a ridge of high pressure will bring fine weather on Friday.

"The weekend is likely to be warm just about everywhere," MetService Chief Forecaster Peter Kreft says.

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