Winter came back when we weren't looking, Norsewood's Lyn McConchie says.
"On Friday winter really did return as the temperature dropped dramatically," she said. "I was reading a book and making notes for a review when I felt it was getting chilly. I checked my outside thermometer and the temperature had gone from a good 13C at lunchtime to just 3C. And the wind was starting to get up."
Ms McConchie said 100km/h gales hit upper Norsewood during Friday night, alternating with rain and hail.
"The weather stayed that way most of Saturday too, ending with the lawn white with hail," she said. "On Sunday night we had 150km/h winds on and off, but early yesterday morning it had calmed down to 80km/h.
"Winter has had one last bite and we're being bitten well and truly."