Cold and wet change in the south

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 06/04/2003 16:19

The forecast is for a cold and wet southeasterly change over the South Island today, including some heavy falls in the hills, possibly with snow above about 800 metres. Well, the rain has already arrived in Christchurch today, but only intermittantly, and it's not yet cold. I think tonight's will see more action. What a change from the recent drought.

Ben T.
Christchurch

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 06/04/2003 16:34

Feels like that here in Ak too:( the Summerless North) with the awful SW wind starting-A SE with a low stationary over the kermadics would be a welcome change here.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sun 06/04/2003 19:35

Heavy rain in Ashburton at 7.30pm,has slowly intensified since 4.00pm,temperature has dropped from 13.5 to 10.5 and still falling.
Cheers.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 06/04/2003 21:16

Christchurch is supposed to be 10 over 13 on Monday that anticyclone to the south must be dragging up some cold air they say the low is deepening-the SWer up in Auckland here hasn't kicked in yet(we would know when it does as the wind is constant then) so the low must be still over us.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 07/04/2003 17:58

I see Christchurch airport recorded temperatures sub 10C much of the day with persistent rain. I think the freezing level over Canterbury is
around the 1000m mark perhaps a bit lower. Milder air is already getting
into Southland today with the Freezing level there about 2300m.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 07/04/2003 18:00

61mm since 3.00pm Sunday,the farmers are now getting stuck in their paddocks,so the drought must be over.Surface flooding throughout Mid Canterbury Monday morning,heavy snow has fallen on Mt Hutt

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Cheers.

jeffsweather · Unread post by **jeffsweather** » Mon 07/04/2003 19:49

I see Christchurch was reported as 11C in the 7pm weather on TV1. I assume they are reporting the 10.7 at midnight, not really representitive of the days tepmeratures down here.
26.4mm since midnight in Hillmorton with only 4.8 for Sunday. Not as much wind from the low to the east as I expected today either.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 07/04/2003 20:37

The rain is good for Canterbury dairy farmers but is it helping the storage
situation at the Waitaki hydro Stations. Judging by satellite imagery, the
worst of the rain is offshore now. Just the odd coastal shower to come
this week now for Canterbury.

Fine and mild in the north today, but that looks set to change with the
development of a low to the north. Both Met Service and ken Ring
suggest just the odd shower over Northland from this low,
but I doubt their predictions. Looks wetter to me.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 07/04/2003 21:11

The rain seems to have eased a bit (now intermittant, not persistent), but the cold southerly has increased. I've noticed this before - the wind increasing as the rain eases. Must've been the deepening low to the east, my barometer having gone down somewhat.

As for the forecast heavy swells, I went out to New Brighton later this afternoon, and there was certainly a big surf. Hardly anyone on the beach, except for a few keen surfers. (ideal waves - who cares about the cold and wet if the waves are this good)

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 07/04/2003 21:36

Yes,

26.1mm recorded here in Somerfield for the event. and it's still raining
Temperature here sitting around the 9C mark for most of the day.

Regarding the recent rain here, I like this quote from Bob Crowder

"Poor old Salinger he only has to say the Eastern drought will continue and
within days down it comes again."

I suspect more rain from next WE

JohnGaul
NZTS

Manukau heads obs · Tue 08/04/2003 16:05

yeah, this low to the north, the met service now think it might just nick eastern areas....we will have to wait and see!
nice day fishing on the manuakau harbour today
i caugth 20 small snapper, 20 seconds after putting the line in, ech one, and had to throw each one back....but 6 good ones in the end, and 1 real good gurnard!