Front with multiple lows April 27 to April 30

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Sat 28/04/2018 12:06

The north easterly is starting to get real just north of Auckland off the gulf on some PWS's

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 28/04/2018 12:26

Colder air creeping north with snow starting to fall at Mt Cook village.Snow level here in Mid Canterbury still up over 1400 metres.

wembley · Unread post by **wembley** » Sat 28/04/2018 12:55

The Met Service said rain will ease to showers this afternoon. They had better be right.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/04/2018 13:19

Looks like we are getting the most rain from this system.
Been chucking it down here since the early hours of this morning.
Street and front lawn flooded again. 70mm to 1pm, today. Another 30mm to go according to MS.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 28/04/2018 13:20

This is the second warm advective snow occurence this month in the South Island. Snow level in models looks to be 900m or there abouts and that is backed up by the obs.

Tropical air over the north of the country today. Both Kaitaia and kerikeri have a dewpoint of 19C.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 28/04/2018 13:34

Looks like the rain is clearing here already? Which is a surprise. Winds starting to get a little gusty now, up to 50kmh here currently.

RODALCO · Unread post by **RODALCO** » Sat 28/04/2018 13:58

Heavy rain over the last 45 minutes between Laingholm and Titirangi. It is clearing now. Just been unblocking/removing debris from some Council storm water drains pits which were covered with leaves.
It does look very wet for the Coromandel on the radar.

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NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 28/04/2018 14:33

Looking like 25mm to 50mm in West Auckland last couple of hours. Not much precip here.

Grey Lynn 16mm, Kumeu 25km away on 68mm for day.

Brassnz · Unread post by **Brassnz** » Sat 28/04/2018 15:09

Had 42mm rain here in Laingholm since about 11am. Easing now.

snowchaser01 · Unread post by **snowchaser01** » Sat 28/04/2018 15:12

Concerning situation developing in South Canterbury, snow is falling in Tekapo with much more moisture to come yet. Can't see it warming up too much either.

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:00

The cut off low off the upper NI is virtually stationery with flow on affects on numerous fronts across NZ. Very hard to read the next moves and models are having a tough time pin pointing rainfall intensity. MS extending the south Canterbury warning to 140 to 160mm for the event with the atmospheric gridlock.

Here, the baro is 1003.3 and steady, 16mm. Had a gust of around 80 km/h on my hand held at 1pm nearby. I'm sheltered by a ridge from big northerlies, so have only clocked a 45 km/h on the PWS.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:05

Yes, think the models struggled with this one, certainly was not expected to be a mainly dry afternoon/evening here. I don't see where an extra 60-80mm from 2pm to 11pm will come from (per the updated Metservice warning).

snowchaser01 · Unread post by **snowchaser01** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:09

Cyclone Tracy wrote: ↑Sat 28/04/2018 16:00 The cut off low off the upper NI is virtually stationery with flow on affects on numerous fronts across NZ. Very hard to read the next moves and models are having a tough time pin pointing rainfall intensity. MS extending the south Canterbury warning to 140 to 160mm for the event with the atmospheric gridlock.

Here, the baro is 1003.3 and steady, 16mm. Had a gust of around 80 km/h on my hand held at 1pm nearby. I'm sheltered by a ridge from big northerlies, so have only clocked a 45 km/h on the PWS.

Metservice now also predicting more rain tomorrow and another burst tomorrow evening for South Canterbury. With snow falling in Tekapo and not predicted to get much warmer tonight (?) could be a suprise fall for them.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:12

Interesting to see the heavy falls over West Auckland, not much here, the airport got 7.4mm .
Henderson got a fall of 35.2mm in one hr.
Brighter here now and 19C, very gusty NE wind.

wembley · Unread post by **wembley** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:48

The Met Service predicted easing to showers for this afternoon. Guess what, it hasn't. It is still raining. The Met Service got it wrong

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 28/04/2018 16:58

wembley wrote: ↑Sat 28/04/2018 16:48 The Met Service predicted easing to showers for this afternoon. Guess what, it hasn't. It is still raining. The Met Service got it wrong

Yes and they said 'Southerly 55 km/h' today here yet its been next to dead calm all day.

shovelopikis · Unread post by **shovelopikis** » Sat 28/04/2018 17:45

totally backward forcast to what we have had in Taranaki today too

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/04/2018 17:51

Went into Timaru today.
Lots of water lying around especially here in Geraldine.
We have had over 100mm here so far here and more is likely to fall.The street was flooded but now has drained away. The Waihi river was bank to bank but other rivers towards Timaru weren't as flowy as what the Waihi was.
Interesting to see how much we get out of this event?

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 28/04/2018 18:01

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: ↑Sat 28/04/2018 17:51 Went into Timaru today.
Lots of water lying around especially here in Geraldine.
We have had over 100mm here so far here and more is likely to fall.The street was flooded but now has drained away. The Waihi river was bank to bank but other rivers towards Timaru weren't as flowy as what the Waihi was.
Interesting to see how much we get out of this event?

Bloody hell

we've had enough to just make a paddle or two, 6mm total today

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/04/2018 18:36

Richard wrote: ↑Sat 28/04/2018 18:01 Bloody hell we've had enough to just make a paddle or two, 6mm total today

No, it's been chucking it down all day. First decent rain since the tenth. This , now will make it a rather wet month now

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 28/04/2018 19:01

Looking like another batch of cb developing just east of Northland. Something to watch for this evening overnight/morning. Possible thunder coming our way.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/04/2018 19:30

Still chucking it down here. Street flooding again. Could be the wettest day that I've recorded here.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 28/04/2018 19:35

Nudged over 30mm for the event here,heavier falls have been confined to south of the Rangitata so far

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/04/2018 19:53

Dean. wrote: ↑Sat 28/04/2018 19:35 falls have been confined to south of the Rangitata so far

Interesting to see what totals for the area will amount to from this event?

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Sat 28/04/2018 19:58

Cloud tops nearing -60c on that developing cell in the gulf NE of Auckland with a few sparks

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