Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
Strange, no snow here yet.. Definitly is cold enough at Jeffs tho
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
Well, will need to eat my words here ...in addition to the rakaia "blip" on the 9pm radar pic, check out the bands coming in from the SE of BP...they coincide with the sat loops and look to be building...will need to watch the 10pm radar pic to see...they will be brief, but likely snow as well...
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
There goes another sleet shower with some flakes gone through also one big gust to near gale force.
Chain showers channeling north through a certain pathway perhaps as we have seen in previous blasts.
Cheers
Jason.
Chain showers channeling north through a certain pathway perhaps as we have seen in previous blasts.
Cheers
Jason.
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
Just had more Hail in Levin.. Had our fair share this winter..
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Forecast for Wellington city today was completely wrong. Southerly showers did not occur from dawn, it was fine though cool throughout the daylight hours and showers didn't arrive until 6.30pm.
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I just got back from the dyers pass road port hills and 20 min snow shower up there with big flakes and heavy falls D It was wicked as! 2cm settled on the ground and tyre marks very evident due to it settling on the ground. Showers are much more frequent too up there!!
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Too late, that contract is already let...philip duncan wrote:Mind you...I would LOVE to have a contract with nature...what a GREAT idea! I wonder who i can talk to about that??
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Yes I nabbed the first 10 year stint. Now who wants what and when??!!haha
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
down to 2.2 degrees and shower activity makes that plunge so expect snow flurries overnight!
Look at 11pm radar, its moving closer to land and coming together, could be good!!
Look at 11pm radar, its moving closer to land and coming together, could be good!!
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
at 2.1 and its still at light rain
Maybe tonight for snow, maybe
Yeah 11pm radar looks alright, hope it doesnt just stay over the peninusla
Maybe tonight for snow, maybe
Yeah 11pm radar looks alright, hope it doesnt just stay over the peninusla
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Dammit!!TonyT wrote:Too late, that contract is already let...philip duncan wrote:Mind you...I would LOVE to have a contract with nature...what a GREAT idea! I wonder who i can talk to about that??
OH and I retract my apology to the room for snow - I predicted it last Tuesday and it happened tonight Im not gloating!! just retracting my apology.
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Bastard!!Weathermad wrote:Yes I nabbed the first 10 year stint. Now who wants what and when??!!haha
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
Yes just had some flakes thrown into a shower then, by the looks of the midnight radar we are about to get the best from this system.
So for those who are up here comes the brief snow we have been all waiting for .
Cheers
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So for those who are up here comes the brief snow we have been all waiting for .
Cheers
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
3am and steady wet snow falling in St Albans for at least the last half hour. Not settling though
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just got up to let the dog out for a wee and its snowing heavily here to sea level and settling awsom sight
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
yep very steady settling snow here now too
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
mm i wa wrong with my thoughts yesterday, that trough that has come in with even colder air has done it aright
not that im angry im wrong i love it when i am in these situations.
2cm on ground here still snowing
not that im angry im wrong i love it when i am in these situations.
2cm on ground here still snowing
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
Morning Everyone, been up since 5am, went driving for the last hour. Dyers pass is shut. Gets very heavy the snow half way up hackthorne road so i turned back. We have a nice bit or precipitation on rain radar stuck on us for last couple hours. Westmorland and Cashmere Heaviest snow around city from what i saw. Heavy on and off snow showers here in Halswell .
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
No snow here in Rolleston, must be all going up the coast.
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
hail shower up here....winter does not want to end yet...
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Its called Standard Auckland(North&west NI) weather,experienced personally now for 20 years living herehail shower up here....winter does not want to end yet...
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Re: Cold weather event 17th to 20th August
still snowing here but the ground is wet and slushy,we still have a reasonable covering though,im just wondering if with these 4 falls weve had this winter if the weather is building up for a big snow fall in canterbury.