Very cold southwest airflow/snow June 21-25th

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 22/06/2007 12:53

Sunny in Chch - thanks to little wind it feels warmer than the 9C that it is now. Must be more low level snow in the far south going by the noon obs. Milford Sound only 1C with 5mm in previous hour.

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:02

tich wrote:Sunny in Chch - thanks to little wind it feels warmer than the 9C that it is now. Must be more low level snow in the far south going by the noon obs. Milford Sound only 1C with 5mm in previous hour.

Is any of the bad weather suppose to make it to CHCH in the next week?

According to nzcity, we are going to be basically fine for five days.

According to fencepost.com, its going to turn nasty on sunday night/ monday.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:17

scottiedavies wrote:Yeah that was the only one i found.

It's the only thing i had on me at the time to gauge the size. I keep telling students not to have their phones in class. Naughty me.

Yeah, me too! Had one with answers on his ipod once...

Maybe a mini-tornado (yes, I know, i'm using those nasty words hehehe!) Hit a vodafone shop?!!!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:26

Snowing like crazy in Omarama again, big sticky Last-Year-type snow. Expect lines to fall down again.

tidd66 · Unread post by **tidd66** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:41

Snowing full on in Gore now just starting to settle. Ground very wet though.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:42

tidd66 wrote:Snowing full on in Gore now just starting to settle. Ground very wet though.

Did you not have much or any on the ground yesterday? Heck, I thought it would be at least ankle deep there by now!

tidd66 · Unread post by **tidd66** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:51

Gary Roberts wrote:
tidd66 wrote:Snowing full on in Gore now just starting to settle. Ground very wet though.
Did you not have much or any on the ground yesterday? Heck, I thought it would be at least ankle deep there by now!

None on ground yesterday just rain, haven't had a good fall for a couple of years. Clearling again now just a tease.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:56

Snowing like crazy in Omarama again, big sticky Last-Year-type snow. Expect lines to fall down again

And the sun keeps shining in Chch. Hard to tell what Chch will get in a southwesterly flow - might stay sunny all weekend or we me get blasts of wintry showers. MetService is predicting coastal showers from Sunday, but by then they suggest that South Island snow levels should be rising. Banks Peninsula should be more in the firing line than Chch.

Could also be unusually low-level snow on the West Coast since the flow is southwesterly not southerly - already only 3C at noon in Haast with recent precipitation.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 22/06/2007 13:59

tich wrote:And the sun keeps shining in Chch. Hard to tell what Chch will get in a southwesterly flow - might stay sunny all weekend or we me get blasts of wintry showers. MetService is predicting coastal showers from Sunday, but by then they suggest that South Island snow levels should be rising. Banks Peninsula should be more in the firing line than Chch.

Could also be unusually low-level snow on the West Coast since the flow is southwesterly not southerly - already only 3C at noon in Haast with recent precipitation.

Okay. Bob McD is quoted as expecting the action to head out to sea and bypass Christchurch, although southern Canterbury may get something. Dang. Maybe later in the season you guys might cop your fair share.

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:01

does this frontal cloud moving its way up the SI have any punch to it...or is it just high level stuff? Hard to tell as radars seem not to be working very well...

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:05

Gary Roberts wrote:
tich wrote:And the sun keeps shining in Chch. Hard to tell what Chch will get in a southwesterly flow - might stay sunny all weekend or we me get blasts of wintry showers. MetService is predicting coastal showers from Sunday, but by then they suggest that South Island snow levels should be rising. Banks Peninsula should be more in the firing line than Chch.

Could also be unusually low-level snow on the West Coast since the flow is southwesterly not southerly - already only 3C at noon in Haast with recent precipitation.
Okay. Bob McD is quoted as expecting the action to head out to sea and bypass Christchurch, although southern Canterbury may get something. Dang. Maybe later in the season you guys might cop your fair share.

The guy who runs fencepost, reckons snow to 200 metres in canterbury on sunday and to to low levels on monday.

All other sites are saying fine , sunny , weather for the next five days.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 22/06/2007 14:17

by the time the flow turns southerly enough for canterybury to be in the firing line, the next high is geting much closer , so I would think only light show showers for coastal areas/ inland ranges, and banks peninsular (snow would be expected since the flow is originating from so far south)
but i am no expert

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:18

Nice hail stones in your photo scottiedavies

Yes ,shallow shower cloud in the flow by later Sunday and lifting freezing levels.
Later next week looks interesting again though.

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:25

The sun is out in Dunedin

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:33

kiwisk8er wrote:The sun is out in Dunedin

And the snow has almost stopped here in Omarama.

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:42

Gary Roberts wrote:
kiwisk8er wrote:The sun is out in Dunedin
And the snow has almost stopped here in Omarama.

Heck its 13.5 degrees here in CHCH.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 22/06/2007 14:50

I Actually wasnt expecting that belt of showers this morning as I assumed I would wake up to a fine clear start to the day.
I was working at C.A.P this morning when the temperature would have been about 2-3C with rain and a hint of sleet slapping on the jacket,so there would have been some flakes on the port hills at the time.
If showers can spill over like it did this morning then I wouldnt be ruling out something of interest.
CRT are going for snow showers to sea level here at this stage on Monday and possibly overnight on Sunday so lets hope

Must be about time for those snow dances down in Dunedin

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Edit.. skies closing in from the W-SW and looks like abit of precipitation in it too.
Cheers
Jason.

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:02

Its gotton overcast here in chch and thw wind has picked up.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:06

Temp now 4Â°c with light showers, no more snow !

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:23

Andy wrote:Temp now 4Â°c with light showers, no more snow !

Temp in chch, now 11 degrees, with barometer down to 973.

It feels colder than 11!

malone · Unread post by **malone** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:30

check out the latest the latest castle hill web cam. Looks like it has been snowing there since about 2.30pm. Getting thunderstorms in Hokitika at the mo. [/http://www.castlehill.net.nz/webcam.htm]

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:32

gopolks wrote:Its gotton overcast here in chch and thw wind has picked up.

It has not only picked up, but has gotten pretty gusty, too...the wind tends to howl around our building

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:38

gllitz wrote:
gopolks wrote:Its gotton overcast here in chch and thw wind has picked up.
It has not only picked up, but has gotten pretty gusty, too...the wind tends to howl around our building

Cold, very very windy, and overcast, but no rain.

Snowlover · Unread post by **Snowlover** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:46

The gusty wind in chch at the moment is actually north-west

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 22/06/2007 15:48

Temperature is on the drop here with a breezy W-SW wind and looking a real dull whity grey to the W-SW.
I also noticed some weak CU forms going up under this upper level cloud, also a few strikes ranged on this side of the alps.
Hmm this is interesting

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Cheers
Jason.