General October Weather

[Orion]

Currently: 20.8°C, 42% humidity, 1007.0hPa.

High overcast thickening; no longer sunny; easterly has strengthened to fresh.

[Richard]

Rain has arrived with a southerly replacing the NW wind at 4.30pm

[spwill]

Looking better for thunder chances over the upper North Island tomorrow afternoon/ evening, certainly some heavy showers.

[Razor]

Rain seems to be several.hours early here in Chch. Not sure if that is good news or bad!

[Storm Struck]

Yeah a few hours of light to steady rain here, Interestingly enough though reports of no rain in areas like Leeston Ashburton and Amberley.
So perhaps it's coming across in some kind of pre frontal convergence.
Wind is currently NE and fresh at times.

[darcyplumb]

Rain now falling in Ashburton

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

After a fine morning, the sky clouded up during the afternoon and thickened later in the day with it eventually coming onto rain from 8:30pm with 7mm falling to 10pm. Mild day with the maximum being 23.2C in sunny conditions before clouding over and thickening. Light winds mainly from the NE.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes suprised there is not a severe weather watch for rainfall for the plains as well.

There is now. Maybe they saw your posting?

[Richard]

Up to 46mm at 6.00am with a lot more to come yet.

[Orion]

6.7°C here at the moment: I see the rain has quite a 'sprinkly' look about it which tells me it will be sleeting, or something, at a slightly higher altitude.
Very overcast, not much wind, from the southeast if any.

81% humidity; 1013.7hPa.

[Andy]

Rain has now turned to snow in Alexandra temp 1.5 deg and dropping, 20mm of rain since midnight.

[spwill]

A very active weather day for NZ.
Front arriving here late afternoon/evening has some nice convergence and 17C dew point.

[Bradley]

65mm in West Melton, around 50% more then what was forecast for this time of the day!

[darcyplumb]

45mm so far in my gauge here in Ashburton. Lots of flooding in the usual spots around town.

[spwill]

https://www.glentanner.co.nz/web-cam/

[JP.]

SH73 is closed at Arthur’s pass and at porters pass. SH7 looks open still but possible flooding.

Persistent rain since about 9pm here in Chch cbd.

[darcyplumb]

Heavier bursts of rain becoming more frequent here now, sky is considerably darker too.

[Andy]

Temp 0.8 and still coming down

[Storm Struck]

Interesting to note it's been around 9C most of the morning until just after 9:30am, has since dropped to 6.2C.
It is now snowing inland from reports coming in around Methvan and Mt Somers, so we are down much lower at 400m.

Good persistent rain continues here in Cashmere, should be a heavy burst of rain around if not before lunch going by where the surface models have it increasing the Precipitation and low track.

Afternoon convergence tomorrow could lead to some heavy showers for a time too, and Monday seems on track for thunderstorms.

[darcyplumb]

Interesting to note it's been around 9C most of the morning until just after 9:30am, has since dropped to 6.2C.
It is now snowing inland from reports coming in around Methvan and Mt Somers, so we are down much lower at 400m.

Good persistent rain continues here in Cashmere, should be a heavy burst of rain around if not before lunch going by where the surface models have it increasing the Precipitation and low track.

Afternoon convergence tomorrow could lead to some heavy showers for a time too, and Monday seems on track for thunderstorms.

5.5 C here. Heavy rain falling with the odd sleety bit mixed in.

[Orion]

4.7°C here now and rain looking slower and whiter...

[Richard]

Yet 5.1deg and no sleet noticeable. up to 62mm now

[Orion]

Curious: rain landing on west-facing window, seems to have swung round to westerly-WSW.

4.4°C, 81% humidity; 1012.3hPa.

[Thunder081]

Just drove from Christchurch to Pudding Hill. Moderate to heavy ish rain with lots of big puddles in paddocks and minor surface flooding. It started snowing just below 400m asl and was settling a bit at 410m. Big flakes.
This is at about 520m.


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[Razor]

Reporting from the West Coast. It's wet. Even by locals standards. Buller River is going to cause issues later