Thunder, hail and gales for parts of the North Island 28 May

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Tue 28/05/2013 21:23

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

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.

What the radar in Auckland is currently showing looks like what the Chch radar was showing last night. Interesting indeed.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 28/05/2013 21:25

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..

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Tue 28/05/2013 21:27

We are at 4 degrees with rain here too in Henderson - I keep checking outside - cold!

seej · Unread post by **seej** » Tue 28/05/2013 21:30

Orion wrote:seej, d'you think that's hail on your car? It looks more like the graupel that landed on mine yesterday....

I go by the mantra that if it hurts, it's hail $\:D/$

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 28/05/2013 21:32

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.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Tue 28/05/2013 21:33

seej wrote:
Orion wrote:seej, d'you think that's hail on your car? It looks more like the graupel that landed on mine yesterday....
I go by the mantra that if it hurts, it's hail $\:D/$

Ah, the technical assessment

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Tue 28/05/2013 22:10

My wee man enjoying hail on the deck tonight around 8.30pm. Went barefoot to "feel the chill".

seej · Unread post by **seej** » Tue 28/05/2013 22:25

Brassnz wrote:My wee man enjoying hail on the deck tonight around 8.30pm. Went barefoot to "feel the chill".

Cool pic. Yeah jeeze its cold! Were you guys under that thunder clap earlier? It sounded like it was over your way...

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Tue 28/05/2013 23:12

Yep, must have been only a 2-3 sec delay. Shook the house!

seej · Unread post by **seej** » Tue 28/05/2013 23:29

Brassnz wrote:Yep, must have been only a 2-3 sec delay. Shook the house!

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!

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Wed 29/05/2013 12:42

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:
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.
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)

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 29/05/2013 13:14

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)

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.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Wed 29/05/2013 13:25

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.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 29/05/2013 14:27

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.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 29/05/2013 14:58

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.

Yes, but Tarawera is also about 200m higher than Pirongia.

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Thu 30/05/2013 12:06

True. However on this ocassion, the freezing level was well low enough for Pirongia as well.

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