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A main North Island route is expected to be hit with more than a day’s worth of snow as a cold front creeps up the country.
There is a 25-hour road snowfall warning in place for the Desert Rd which was closed earlier Thursday but has since reopened.
MetService saida few snow flurries may affect the road till early afternoon today. From around 2pm to 7pm, 4 to 6 cm of snow may accumulate on the road.