Okay, I see it! Way over on the far roadside, teetering above the water! Cool!gllitz wrote:Amen for that...I was beginning to think I need to go see my eye doctor!Gary Roberts wrote: Spot the Ball was easier! Where is it Janos. Gettin' old ya know, so you'll have to point it out for me.
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Sore right elbow? May not have any empty beer bottles for a little while.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I went 'arse over kite' this morning as I was putting my green recycle binout for curb-side recycling.
Broke an empty beer bottle and landed on my right arm elbow.
It's still sore -ouch
Very icy here but only went down to minus 2.3C
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EVERE WEATHER WATCH FOR CANTERBURY AND THE KAIKOURAS
ISSUED BY METSERVICE AT 1953hrs 20-Jun-2006
SNOWFALLS EXPECTED ON THE CANTERBURY PLAINS AND THE KAIKOURA RANGES
ON WEDNESDAY COULD BE HEAVY FOR A TIME INLAND
A cold southerly outbreak is spreading north over the South Island,
and snow is expected over much of the Canterbury Plains on Wednesday.
The southerly should reach Canterbury Wednesday morning, then
temperatures should fall, with snow lowering to 100 to 200 metres
during the afternoon or evening. Some places above 300 metres could
receive 10-15cm in a six hour period from mid afternoon.
In the Kaikouras, similar amounts could develop above 300 metres
Wednesday evening.
ISSUED BY METSERVICE AT 1953hrs 20-Jun-2006
SNOWFALLS EXPECTED ON THE CANTERBURY PLAINS AND THE KAIKOURA RANGES
ON WEDNESDAY COULD BE HEAVY FOR A TIME INLAND
A cold southerly outbreak is spreading north over the South Island,
and snow is expected over much of the Canterbury Plains on Wednesday.
The southerly should reach Canterbury Wednesday morning, then
temperatures should fall, with snow lowering to 100 to 200 metres
during the afternoon or evening. Some places above 300 metres could
receive 10-15cm in a six hour period from mid afternoon.
In the Kaikouras, similar amounts could develop above 300 metres
Wednesday evening.
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a few rough days up ahead yet esp for the NI
Valid: Thu 22 June to Sun 25 June
Issued: Tue 20 June 2006 at 02:36 pm
On Thursday, a complex low should deepen east and north of Gisborne with several low centres. Southeasterlies around the low may bring warning amounts of heavy rain to the east of the North Island over a period of two to three days, with further snow possible in the hill country and severe gales in exposed places.
There is some uncertainty as to the location and track of the low centre and people in these areas are advised to keep up to date with the latest forecasts.
Valid: Thu 22 June to Sun 25 June
Issued: Tue 20 June 2006 at 02:36 pm
On Thursday, a complex low should deepen east and north of Gisborne with several low centres. Southeasterlies around the low may bring warning amounts of heavy rain to the east of the North Island over a period of two to three days, with further snow possible in the hill country and severe gales in exposed places.
There is some uncertainty as to the location and track of the low centre and people in these areas are advised to keep up to date with the latest forecasts.
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You watch it Gary! We'll force you to become North Otago or something!Gary Roberts wrote:Very sensible. I wouldn't drive in snow and ice if I could avoid it. Bloody hair-raising.GraemeWi wrote: No - we would stay at home. I've never driven in snow conditions (just where it has been cleared off the roads), and I don't intend to wreck my car learning to drive on snow / ice.
Pffft...Christchurchians...they think they're so great...!And we drink flat whites, not lattes' - they are mainly drunk by people visiting from Christchurch.
BTW, nice pics there, Graeme.
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Anyone able to see how it's looking for Christchurch/Lincoln yet? Hubby has a bunch of people flying in tomorrow morning for a massive meeting at work - fingers crossed the airport is open. I noticed TV3 had a little snow symbol for Christchurch city on the news last night, which I thought was unusual?
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4.5oC at lincoln at the moment
maybe some sleet...as rain radar does show some rain around canty
but certainly nothing to get excited about, at this stage...
will be snow in inland areas most likely?
will have to wait for on the ground reports
might be a fizzer in the end (as I aluded to yesterday, going by some models)
edit, looking around at other canty weather stations, inland only as cold as 3.1
see
http://www.adc.govt.nz/weather/wd/index.htm
only 0.2mm of rain recorded at ashburton since midnight....
maybe some sleet...as rain radar does show some rain around canty
but certainly nothing to get excited about, at this stage...
will be snow in inland areas most likely?
will have to wait for on the ground reports
might be a fizzer in the end (as I aluded to yesterday, going by some models)
edit, looking around at other canty weather stations, inland only as cold as 3.1
see
http://www.adc.govt.nz/weather/wd/index.htm
only 0.2mm of rain recorded at ashburton since midnight....
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Good call, as the cold air hasn't even come close to us yet...temps will start to drop from midday, I reckon...Manukau heads observer wrote:still, things might develop more yet in canty
as the low moves up the west coast and the wind goes more SE....
i dont think they are quite of the woods yet...as its 2 nite that met service talk about snow to low levels....
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Yes Gary, Blue and Gold until you get to River Bridge just out of Omarama , Red and Black from there .Omarama is in North Otago, I believe. Isn't the Mackenzie/South Canterbury border with Waitaki/(North) Otago just south of Twizel?
ECMWF since last week has had a Ridge quickly getting onto the SI so Rain/snow tending to clear by Friday esp inland.might be a fizzer in the end (as I aluded to yesterday, going by some models)
Worst of the Storm is for Eastern NI with the slow moving LOW.
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Latest GFS run here:
http://wxmaps.org/pix/aus.24hr.html
Subject to all kinds of interpretation, I am sure....
http://wxmaps.org/pix/aus.24hr.html
Subject to all kinds of interpretation, I am sure....
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Yes, but if you look at the temperatures to the south, they are not unduly cold. At 6am, Campbell Island 2.6C and Enderby Island (Auckland Islands) 1.2C. These surface temps suggest snow to about 200m in Canterbury.ood call, as the cold air hasn't even come close to us yet...temps will start to drop from midday, I reckon...
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I dont think snow falling this early was forecasted, so best we just wait and see, temp should fall later in the day. Took this sunrise picture this morning just as rain was starting to fall in ChCh.
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