40-70mm seems the likely range. Rain-induced snow melt early Sunday could push the Plains rivers up rapidly.darcyplumb wrote: ↑Fri 21/07/2023 10:43Your thoughts on precip amounts for Ashburton Tony? I’m not expecting snow but wondering if I need to prepare my property for surface flooding on Sunday?
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Thanks to you both for your thoughts. An interesting few days ahead. Let’s hope the rivers behave.
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Haven't had a decent rainfall here for a while.
Interesting to see how the recently renewed soak pit out on the street will affect water flows in the street here after the TDC installed it about 3 months ago.
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The drizzly overcast conditions from yesterday eased away overnight with a fine morning.
Gradually clouding up this afternoon with one or two showers around 4:30 pm and 6pm.
Today's maximum only 9.4C.
Becoming cold this evening despite weak cloud cover with frosty conditions late this evening. Below zero at 11pm.
Edit: With tonight's very low temperatures, dropping to below zero at 11pm, there could be a possibility of snow to low levels with the forecasted heavy rain falls, judging by the intensifying anticyclone slower transgression to the East/SE ?
Gradually clouding up this afternoon with one or two showers around 4:30 pm and 6pm.
Today's maximum only 9.4C.
Becoming cold this evening despite weak cloud cover with frosty conditions late this evening. Below zero at 11pm.
Edit: With tonight's very low temperatures, dropping to below zero at 11pm, there could be a possibility of snow to low levels with the forecasted heavy rain falls, judging by the intensifying anticyclone slower transgression to the East/SE ?
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Very sleety here right now. Frost still on the ground with a decent sleet shower falling.
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It was certainly a hit an miss day yesterday with the odd isolated heavy shower throughout the day, but plenty of sun in-between too.
Enough you could count the amount of showers we had, with rainbows to boot.
Should be lots of rain this weekend, MS have thier warnings out now.
Could be close to 100mm for the city, just depends how much shadowing ocurrs.
It was about this time last year we had a big rainfall with plenty of flooding around.
Enough you could count the amount of showers we had, with rainbows to boot.
Should be lots of rain this weekend, MS have thier warnings out now.
Could be close to 100mm for the city, just depends how much shadowing ocurrs.
It was about this time last year we had a big rainfall with plenty of flooding around.
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Nice and sunny with a few fluffy clouds going up here. I noticed the radar around BP and Nth Canterbury looks interesting.
Maybe we'll get that down here this evening?
Maybe we'll get that down here this evening?
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Anyone make sense of this Canterbury High Country forecast from metservice for tomorrow? Freezing level 900m south of Rakaia gorge and 1200m north yet only Snow to 1500m. Normally the snow level is several hundred metres lower than the freezing level not Higher.
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Steady rain in town with some big sleet droplets, suggests the snow level must be about 200-250m.
The rain radar looks like really heavy rain, but is actually reflecting snow as an echo.
The rain radar looks like really heavy rain, but is actually reflecting snow as an echo.
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Snowing in lake tekapo now nicely timed holiday for Mrs bday trip! Mt cook tomorrow for a night.
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Highest power load in Christchurch/ Central Canterbury that I’ve ever seen for a Saturday. Weather not exceedingly cold but there is driving rain.
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Some decent surface flooding in Ashburton at the moment. It hasn’t actually been raining here for that long (about 3 hours). McDonald’s carpark full of water and a number of streets covered completely.
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That’s worrying being this event is just starting. I’m watching our security cameras at our business in Methven, so far no snow there and drainage system working well. Here in Rakaia it’s absolutely pouring down since early evening. Will check the rain gauge in the morning and report back in.
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A lot of snow here in lake tekapo now... they said it will turn to rain early morning with heavy falls? Will this wash it away so I can drive to Mt cook? Looking out the balcony now it looks like 3-4 cm settled already.
Haven't really had much experience with snow and might have to be a 1st timer on putting chains on the car.
Just a but worried to drive to Mt Cook village, we have booked accommodation.
Haven't really had much experience with snow and might have to be a 1st timer on putting chains on the car.
Just a but worried to drive to Mt Cook village, we have booked accommodation.
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I think you should be right as there shouldn't be enough snow to close the road but check with the AA or other sources to see what conditions are like.Aucklandstorm wrote: ↑Sat 22/07/2023 22:19 Just a but worried to drive to Mt Cook village, we have booked accommodation.
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Looks like the Lake Tekapo Village motels....snow level forecast to left to over 1000 meters tomm but Tekapo sitting at 720 there could be 20cm plus on the ground by the morning
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It's heavy as now with it all settling on the roads, someone just ran out naked and tackled a snowman haha I recorded it too.
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Good luck Auckland Storm. Hope you get there.
...anyway here in Geraldine, after the frost overnight, it cleared away this morning to become a fine sunny morning with light winds.
Cloud started to increase from mid afternoon and eventually moving in from the east late afternoon and evening and coming onto rain from 6pm.
Raining this evening with 7.4mm to 10pm this evening.
Today's maximum was 9.4C.
...anyway here in Geraldine, after the frost overnight, it cleared away this morning to become a fine sunny morning with light winds.
Cloud started to increase from mid afternoon and eventually moving in from the east late afternoon and evening and coming onto rain from 6pm.
Raining this evening with 7.4mm to 10pm this evening.
Today's maximum was 9.4C.
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Yeah this is like 20mim after last pic..so much more has settled.
Crazy naked guy there too haha
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You get that quite often in Tekapo in wintry snow events in that areaAucklandstorm wrote: ↑Sat 22/07/2023 22:56 someone just ran out naked and tackled a snowman haha I recorded it too.
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We were down there last month and the advice I was given: “Chains are for getting you out of trouble, rather than driving into it”.Aucklandstorm wrote: ↑Sat 22/07/2023 22:19 Haven't really had much experience with snow and might have to be a 1st timer on putting chains on the car.
The authorities seem good at advising down there re caution/ chains / closed though.
All the best for tomorrow AucklandStorm.
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Take some photos of Aoraki/Mt Cook area tomorrow. Should be good for this event in that particular area for the forum.
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