Snow is falling across parts of inland Otago and Canterbury. Heavy falls down to about 300 or 400 metres with lighter flurries a couple of hundred metres lower – although much patchier below 300m.

This video and forecast were recorded earlier Thursday morning.

As of Thursday afternoon we are now expecting snow to slightly lower levels in Canterbury – for the latest snow levels and locations please also see the news stories on our homepage as they will be updated again across today and tonight.

Also for the latest snow warnings visits MetService.com

Philip Duncan brings you a detailed outlook for Thursday, Thursday night, Friday and into Saturday – for both islands.