Hawke's Bay will start experiencing cooler nights as winter edges nearer. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawke's Bay will start experiencing cooler nights as winter edges nearer. Photo / Paul Taylor
Winter has arrived in Hawke's Bay with a dusting of snow appearing on the Ruahine and Kaweka Ranges on a chilly Friday.
Cloud covered the two Hawke's Bay mountain ranges on Friday afternoon, but the morning gave some driving close to it a glimpse of the white stuff.
MetService meteorologistLisa Murray said it was normal for the ranges to see snow at this time of year, and if anything, it had been a very mild autumn, with typical autumnal weather only kicking in during the last week or so.
Over the weekend and early next week, Hawke's Bay could expect to see early morning frosts and fine days.
Those waking up to do the Hawke's Bay marathon on Saturday will be greeted with a chilly 2C, and a expected high during the day of 19C in Napier.