What the radar in Auckland is currently showing looks like what the Chch radar was showing last night. Interesting indeed.It looks to me like the 'bright band'. This is the melting layer above the radar where snow is melting and turning to rain. The radar beam looks up through this layer at an angle.
Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
The latest scans on the Auckland radar are showing what looks like what Canterbury had last night. When I asked if it was hail or snow this was Paul Mallinson reply
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
I see Ricky is on 4C with rain..amazing..
7C here at the same time..you guys must be on a different shower train
no internet here...posting via cell phone..
7C here at the same time..you guys must be on a different shower train
no internet here...posting via cell phone..
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
We are at 4 degrees with rain here too in Henderson - I keep checking outside - cold!
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
I go by the mantra that if it hurts, it's hailOrion wrote:seej, d'you think that's hail on your car? It looks more like the graupel that landed on mine yesterday....
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Greylynn showing 4.3C, the coldest temperature in showery conditions I can recall in my years in Auckland apart from the rare snow day in Aug 2011.
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Ah, the technical assessmentseej wrote:I go by the mantra that if it hurts, it's hailOrion wrote:seej, d'you think that's hail on your car? It looks more like the graupel that landed on mine yesterday....
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
My wee man enjoying hail on the deck tonight around 8.30pm. Went barefoot to "feel the chill".
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Cool pic. Yeah jeeze its cold! Were you guys under that thunder clap earlier? It sounded like it was over your way...Brassnz wrote:My wee man enjoying hail on the deck tonight around 8.30pm. Went barefoot to "feel the chill".
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Yep, must have been only a 2-3 sec delay. Shook the house!
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Fantastic! It was a really deep delayed loud rumble over this way. You know, the thunder that finishes...but then actually hasnt...and adds a few even louder rolls Must have been moving too as it only took 5 mins for the cell to arrive here after that!Brassnz wrote:Yep, must have been only a 2-3 sec delay. Shook the house!
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
There was a smidgen of snow visable on Pirongia this morning. The advantage that Mt Tarawera has is that it is bare rock. The forest cover on Pirongia hides most of the snow that ocassionaly falls on it.
tich wrote:Just looked at the timelapse webcam at the Rotorua gondola - after a band of late afternoon showers, Mt Tarawera had a good coating of snow. (quite well down - not just the summit area)I just had a look at Pirongia. No obvious snow but there could be some at the very top which is still covered in cloud.
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
oh wow that did well to stay the night. yea it is a shame its not rock. we would see snow far more often if it was. I was talking to my old man who said at around 10am yesterday there was heaps as he could see it from hamilton. that goes well with the report from the farmer which i spoke to. I looked thismorning from hamilton but couldnt see any from here.cbm wrote:There was a smidgen of snow visable on Pirongia this morning. The advantage that Mt Tarawera has is that it is bare rock. The forest cover on Pirongia hides most of the snow that ocassionaly falls on it.
tich wrote:Just looked at the timelapse webcam at the Rotorua gondola - after a band of late afternoon showers, Mt Tarawera had a good coating of snow. (quite well down - not just the summit area)
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
I guess this report is feasible, but at about half the height of Mt Pirongia... ?
Cold snap brings snow, road closures, power cuts - Radio NZ
Updated at 11:36 pm on 28 May 2013
On Tuesday night light snow fell on the Waitakere Ranges in west Auckland. A Radio New Zealand Morning Report producer says about "an inch of snow" has settled at the top of the ranges, which are about 470 metres high.
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
I would say it was possible given the conditions being reported in auckland last night. Most likely hail but it could quite possibly be snow.
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
Yes, but Tarawera is also about 200m higher than Pirongia.There was a smidgen of snow visable on Pirongia this morning. The advantage that Mt Tarawera has is that it is bare rock. The forest cover on Pirongia hides most of the snow that ocassionaly falls on it.
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Re: Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May
True. However on this ocassion, the freezing level was well low enough for Pirongia as well.