UPDATE: State Highway 94 between Mavora Lakes Road and Centre Hill Road is now open (9.17am, 19 Aug).

Snow has closed State Highway 94 between Mavora Lakes Road and Centre Hill Road, effectively isolating Te Anau and Milford Sound.

The Milford Road (SH94) however remains open, with snow from Cascade Creek to Donne River (westgate). Motorists are asked to drive with care as snow ploughs will be operating.

The cold south-west weather blast, which has brought snow to 200m and scattered snowfalls to lower levels, also closed SAH93 between Mataura and Clinton - however this road has now reopened.

Temperatures are expected to start rising a little tomorrow (20 Aug) but showers and winds won't ease until Wednesday morning.