Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3

[Richard]

Is that the jet stream kicking into gear to the north of NZ ATM

[spwill]

I see Mt Dobson ski area reports 120cm new snow.

[Richard]

Looks like most of the action is north of Amberley today,been heavy drizzle with a odd down pour all day.

[spwill]

Can see distant Cb clouds north of here over Northland.
Early showers here otherwise a dry mild day, max 16-17C

[snowstormwatcher]

Heavy downpour here now. All the surface water that had drained of the section is back again.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Still 43mm for the event. Not a drop today, even had the sun out for a while. Metservice got yesterday and today wrong for us. Looks like some more bands to come and go over the next few days.

[Storm Struck]

Drove through a very heavy shower going to work just past Swannanoa township this morning with definate fat drops of sleet intermixed, ice was fizzling on the windowscreen.
Although could have been melted ice pellets also, i can see some of the showers on the radar over the last hour are abit beefy over North Canterbury maybe some ice grapel in them showers.

[CWUweather]

Drove through a very heavy shower going to work just past Swannanoa township this morning with definate fat drops of sleet intermixed, ice was fizzling on the windowscreen.
Although could have been melted ice pellets also, i can see some of the showers on the radar over the last hour are abit beefy over North Canterbury maybe some ice grapel in them showers.

heading to chch??

[melja]

Heavy rain on and off from about 4pm, looks to be rolling in from the north and into the bay then inland while missing chch- more to come looking at the radar.

[Storm Struck]

Good heavy burst of rain on the roof then, very shafty coming through in waves typical easterly rain with big drops no ice pellets as yet.
Looks like and area coming down to deliver some decent falls in the coming hours, maybe getting parts of the city north and east especially.

[CWUweather]

Good heavy burst of rain on the roof then, very shafty coming through in waves typical easterly rain with big drops no ice pellets as yet.
Looks like and area coming down to deliver some decent falls in the coming hours, maybe getting parts of the city north and east especially.

airport way do you reckon?

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

First shower of the day coming through now. Will be short lived. The band further north looks as though it will miss the city and pass inland north of about the Waimak.

[Storm Struck]

Yeah seems to be sticking around North Canterbury we are getting clipped by brief bursts, 2.5mm from before within 10 minutes adding to 7mm for the day.

[Richard]

Yes there's been heaps of rain in the foothills from here today,flooding signs are out on the south side of the Waitohi river

[Tornado Tim]

Quite a smattering of thundershowers circling around the low today. More rapidly developing convection over Northland atm.
Sat Image courtesy of Weatherzone AU

[NZstorm]

Midday sounding shows the air unstable over Auckland but with just 150j/kgCAPE. We havn't had any decent convergence today to get cb's firing.

[Manukau heads obs]

I could see some real nice looking CB's out to my west this afternoon
some great anvils

[David]

Very heavy rain here up to 70mm/hr, 5.8mm in the last 25 mins

[Tornado Tim]

Looks like Waikato will get more of this convective type of rain tonight. Fresh Development is occurring just off the Tauranga coast and drifting SW right into the Waikato.
Due to the Low being quite stagnant, It wouldn't surprise me if it continues throughout the night.
Cattle foot rot will be a concern for farmers I imagine if this trend of rain fall continues.

[Tornado Tim]

10 PM Radar for Reference:

Radar courtesy of Metservice

[tich]

Only a few light showers today in Chch; looks like more action along the foothills.

[Richard]

Only a few light showers today in Chch; looks like more action along the foothills.

And up this way also,rained 50%of the day,heavy at times,just drizzle over night.

[NZstorm]

Looks like some active cb's north of Northland this morning. 500mb temps there -25C.

Fine start to the day for Auckland with 11C. Looks like a mainly fine day with max 17C.

There could be thunder potential for Auckland on Sunday.

[spwill]

Certainly been thundery just north of NZ.

Can see a few distant Cb anvils this morning

[spwill]

Some towering Cu and distant Cb but a dry day here, sunny morn, high cloud cover this afternoon, max 16C.

edit, a couple of showers into the Ak area this evening