WINTERY BLAST STARTING FRIDAY 8TH

[Razor]

Sleet shower here now in central ChCh looking good for some light flurries tonight

[mikestormchaser]

yep! had sum light sleet showers in central city today as was working there again, just got home and had a good hail/grapel shower go through, i wouldnt be surprised to see abit of snow here tonight either, anyways im going to take a drive up top port hills and see some falls after dark.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Marlborough, Canterbury
Showers, but rain north of Christchurch this afternoon, with snow lowering to near sea level. Showers easing tomorrow and clearing inland.

The above quote from metservice suggests snow showers possible after dark. 4.1 degrees now at jeffs, lowest temp today so far.

Temperature not wanting to get any lower than 4 degrees and dont think we will get much if it does lower to near sea level like forecasted.

Sleety, Hail shower passing by now, quite heavy too. 3.9 degrees

[Razor]

Well this flow is a bit more vigourous than I expected. Good frequent hail and sleet showers at the moment

[gllitz]

good call, Razor...but I just don't see the temps dropping enough for us to see flakes...still too warm (3 or 4) in most places...we might get some isolated pockets of it, but it just doesn't seem to be widespread enough...the SW "chain showers" seem to be chugging right along....

[Ryan Thomas]

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NOOOOOOO.

Musics been to loud to hear any hail for the last hour or 2, Definitly heard one earlier that was coming to heavy but tiny stones

[Inny Binny]

Sleet and hail showers, many heavy, in the afternoon and evening.

Apart from that, nothing interesting.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Went for a drive up the port hills to the lookout point and it was snowing, and quite a heavy, long snow shower at that. Its 3.2 degrees now at jeffs so it is definately going down now. Metservice still saying snow lowering to near sea level, we just need some decent lengthy showers. Just had a sleety shower before that had more snow than rain.

10 mins later now = 2.7 degrees. Maybe a chance if this keeps happening...

[carrot]

Temp dropped a fair bit in last 15 mins, coldest its been all day at around 2.4.Showers on and off.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Been showery here, this morning and late afternoon and evening but no hail or sleet.
Very wintry look with cold Cb's this afternoon. Lots of glaciated cloud and 'hailswaiths'

JohnGaul
NZTS

[Ice Maiden]

Showers have eased back during the evening in Dunedin, just the odd sleaty hail shower passing through. Light snow cover in the higher hill suburbs I imagine, but above 300m, too cold to go for a look! Northern m'way is closed to towing vehicles.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Been showery here, this morning and late afternoon and evening but no hail or sleet.
Very wintry look with cold Cb's this afternoon. Lots of glaciated cloud and 'hailswaiths'

JohnGaul
NZTS

Sorry, some sleet fell as I posted the last post of mine

JohnGaul
NZTS

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Looking like another cold snap next from wednesday. Staying around 2.7-2.8 degrees last half hour.

[Ryan Thomas]

Question: Is the weather meant to be clear tomorrow night?

[gllitz]

Answer: Yup.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Yes it is, well showers clearing maybe hanging around Banks Peninsular and the southerlies easing. Dont know that it'll be frost material as conditions i dont think are forecast to be that calm to allow for it. Showers wise they are meant to clear, yes.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Latest GFS showing another 10-11mm of precipitation probable, lets hope in which most of it falls to sea level. Im off to bed, maybe a dusting on the grass in the morning.

[03Stormchaser]

Im in Darfield tonight have had some pretty heavy snow showers, enough to settle on the drive and lawn.

[gopolks]

Icy rain for a while here, now its stopped, maybe some in the morning?

[gopolks]

hey its snowing lightly here.

[Ryan Thomas]

Hmm not here, Will give it a check every now and then

[carrot]

I think its snowing

[tich]

Precipitation of light hail and sleet in central Chch; heavy enough to settle a little. 1.6C at Jeff's, so should be cold enough for snow.

[mikestormchaser]

just been into town, central city and was lightly snowing, then grapel and settled, now at home and more sleety/grapel stuff coming down

[carrot]

Was bout 1CM on the ground, now starting to become more rainy sleet and starting to wash it away