Polar Blast 19th to 21st June - Reports/Discussion

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Wed 19/06/2013 22:50

Only 1.5 degrees here now with slow sleet and rain.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Wed 19/06/2013 22:52

Reports of snow settling inland from Waimate...WW forecasting snow to 600 metres overnight in Canterbury.Reason I rarely follow them.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 22:56

Tipping point reached.. more snow than sleet falling now... temp half hour ago c. 1.5... and village fire alarm gone off

joecam · Unread post by **joecam** » Wed 19/06/2013 22:59

A non turnout. They were stood down not required before they actually turned out. Prob not weather related. Nev will be annoyed.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:00

Snowing now $\:D/$

Talbotm · Unread post by **Talbotm** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:02

Snowing full on now in waddington

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:03

Good for you guys

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:04

Deano wrote:Reports of snow settling inland from Waimate...WW forecasting snow to 600 metres overnight in Canterbury.Reason I rarely follow them.

In there defence tha forecast states:

Heavy rain. Heavy snow develops to 600m. Southerlies (100% chance of precip)

Note "Heavy snow" not the the lowest level it will fall. Maybe slightly misleading, guess they will learn from this.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:05

Talbotm wrote:Snowing full on now in waddington

Was always going to be the case with snow falling at 300 metres at Methven etc to the south.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:07

Talbotm wrote:Snowing full on now in waddington

If you've got the tow-bar, I've got the snowboards

Oh.. and it's still snowing

*ahem*

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:11

03Stormchaser wrote:
Deano wrote:Reports of snow settling inland from Waimate...WW forecasting snow to 600 metres overnight in Canterbury.Reason I rarely follow them.
In there defence tha forecast states:

Heavy rain. Heavy snow develops to 600m. Southerlies (100% chance of precip)
Note "Heavy snow" not the the lowest level it will fall. Maybe slightly misleading, guess they will learn from this.

Go to the main page......http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/w ... forecast-3

Snow lowering to 600 metres overnight,poor forecasting.Just my opinion.

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:23

Friends reporting that it has started to snow in Darfield

Talbotm · Unread post by **Talbotm** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:27

Full blown snow and setling

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:28

so the snow is now down to 200m then and still dropping.

Talbotm · Unread post by **Talbotm** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:31

Here is a video i just took outside will put more up its hard given the bad light.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=31 ... 1864983706

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:41

Bit tame at the moment, but here's hoping. Not laying in the garden here at all, but it's very soggy.

Inny Binny · Unread post by **Inny Binny** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:42

chch temp seems to be dropping quite fast now, 4.7 at airport...shadowing seems to be collapsing so much steadier rain as well

matttbs · Unread post by **matttbs** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:43

have we got anyone who is quite low down that is getting snow? preferably in canterbury

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:43

Burkes Pass and Lindis both closed

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:48

matttbs wrote:have we got anyone who is quite low down that is getting snow? preferably in canterbury

Darfield seems to be the lowest so far, my parents are in Kirwee and nothing there... yet...

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:54

how low is darfield?? getting increasingly colder here in rolleston.. just poked my head out side

Chris Raine · Unread post by **Chris Raine** » Wed 19/06/2013 23:58

Sleeting in Oamaru South Hill 60 msl . Temp 3.3 C

MoorfNZ · Unread post by **MoorfNZ** » Thu 20/06/2013 00:01

mikestormchaser wrote:how low is darfield?? getting increasingly colder here in rolleston.. just poked my head out side

210m according to the Darfield Weather Centre on Facebook.

"Darfield Weather Station
A few seconds ago

[00:00] Wind 10.8 km/h SW. Barometer 986.09 hPa, Falling slowly. Temp. 0.4 C, 98%. Rain: 0.0 mm.Precipitation, very unsettled."

https://www.facebook.com/DarfieldWeatherStation

Talbotm · Unread post by **Talbotm** » Thu 20/06/2013 00:05

Time to say good night but i will be up early hopefully currently snowing hard with temp at 1.4deg. settling now too.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Thu 20/06/2013 00:13

MoorfNZ wrote:
mikestormchaser wrote:how low is darfield?? getting increasingly colder here in rolleston.. just poked my head out side
210m according to the Darfield Weather Centre on Facebook.

"Darfield Weather Station
A few seconds ago

[00:00] Wind 10.8 km/h SW. Barometer 986.09 hPa, Falling slowly. Temp. 0.4 C, 98%. Rain: 0.0 mm.Precipitation, very unsettled."

https://www.facebook.com/DarfieldWeatherStation

hmm well im 70m or there abouts here, so thats around 140m higher then here.. not that far to go if ya ask me..

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