That's just for the Airport/City. MS have lower temps elsewhere for tomorrow night, including 2C for Hunua (Ardmore) and Pukekohe.
Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
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Currently raining in CHCH Central. Temp rapidly dropping. Was 5C around 8:30 now 2.8C
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Good brief heavy snow at work in west Christchurch before big flakes too, probably about 40m asl near the airport.
Currently light snow, is this abit of advection with the front?
If it's able to do this now then tonight should be interesting with much colder air.
Currently light snow, is this abit of advection with the front?
If it's able to do this now then tonight should be interesting with much colder air.
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Surely some snow in Christchurch now? MetService temp showing 1.7C
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Just rain still in Lincoln
Edit- snow flurries at the University now
Edit- snow flurries at the University now
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
I personally don't think the city will see any snow till later this evening/morning
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Looking at my social media feed a number of parts of the city have been seeing snow flurries for the past hour (as at 11am)
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Getting sleety snow showers here,but no sign of it accumulating presently.Seems to be melting as soon as it touches the ground.Some of the showers however are fairly decent affairs.
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Showers have stopped now @11.40.
Noticing that the main bulk of the event was during the time the wind was directly from the south and abated as the wind moved more southwesterly.
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Showers have stopped now @11.40.
Noticing that the main bulk of the event was during the time the wind was directly from the south and abated as the wind moved more southwesterly.
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
A couple of hours of snow showers here in Ashburton a few which were quite heavy
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Yes 2nd colder front has arrived in Dunedin temp reading 6C still but snowflakes in the mix
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Blue sky now appearing in Ashburton. Sounds like fun in Dunedin at the moment!
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Yes this was the clearance, Will see how warm it can get before the trough this afternoon for the risk of thunder/hail later. Surface temperature is expected to be 6C when the change hits but if it can get up to 10C or there abouts things could be exciting.. given how cold aloft the air isdarcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 05/10/2022 12:42 Blue sky now appearing in Ashburton. Sounds like fun in Dunedin at the moment!
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Perhaps a chance of thundersnow inland?mikestormchaser wrote: ↑Wed 05/10/2022 12:58Yes this was the clearance, Will see how warm it can get before the trough this afternoon for the risk of thunder/hail later given 500mb temps are very colddarcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 05/10/2022 12:42 Blue sky now appearing in Ashburton. Sounds like fun in Dunedin at the moment!
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
We had a decent snow shower in Mosgiel between midday and 12.30 pm. Big wet snowflakes but didn't settle. The sun is back out now.
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2-3cm at the top of the chairlift at Christchurch adventure park (460m asl) on the port hills.
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Hey, i just got up and the sun is shining brightly. no snow around.
Just having you on. Got up around 7:30 am to get the paper. To my surprise there was snow on the ground but nothing much to make a snowman, sadly, so I went back to bed for a while reading the paper.
Most of the snow had gone by lunchtime and now it is fine and sunny with a bit of a NW, but only 8C.
Might be some 'snow-thunder' with the next bout of wintry weather depending on the heating.
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Suns been out in Lake Tekapo for the last 2-3 hours however the beginnings of the polar rodent can be seen gathering in the south…
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Beautiful sunshine however I can see the change to the south in the distance. Some ‘bubbles’ appear to be forming well ahead of the main front. A couple of hours of heating before it gets here.
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Bright sunshine, 10 degrees and a NE breeze here at Lincoln now. The ingredients are there, now to bake the cake
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Re: Polar Blast - Oct 5-6
Gone back to a NW wind again here, sun briefly came out which was lovely and warm out of the breeze.