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Prolific Sprite activity last night over Fiordland, some very large ones captured. I believe that these are quite common with the fronts coming in off the Tasman, but rarely seen due to the extent of cloud cover that comes with them.

https://x.com/meteordoc/status/1717267200925466999?s=20

Rogue wrote: ↑Thu 26/10/2023 14:14 Prolific Sprite activity last night over Fiordland, some very large ones captured. I believe that these are quite common with the fronts coming in off the Tasman, but rarely seen due to the extent of cloud cover that comes with them.

https://x.com/meteordoc/status/1717267200925466999?s=20

Could of been one of those strikes that hit the Singapore Airline aeroplane whilst crossing the Alps this morning?

Windy day here especially from about dawn when some strong gusts came through, then died down this morning but this afternoon it increased a bit but died down this evening. 22.5C the maximum for today.

Snow on Saddle Hill in Mosgiel this morning.

Was just looking out to the south and thinking the rain has That Look about it, then it began hitting the window with a little rattly sound, and I can see Bits coming down in the rain... must be sleeting properly just uphill.
5.4°C here now.

edit: at 8:39am, 4.3°C...

Orion wrote: ↑Fri 27/10/2023 08:25 Was just looking out to the south and thinking the rain has That Look about it, then it began hitting the window with a little rattly sound, and I can see Bits coming down in the rain... must be sleeting properly just uphill.
5.4°C here now.

Full blown sleet at my house right now.

Sunny here at this stage but the cloud is building to the south.

Remarkably wet for the end of Sep here after yesterdays rain, when is the tap going to be turned off and turn dry.

That’s a pretty cold airmass. Saw these obs this morning at the southern tip of Stewart Island facing the ocean… feels like -8

David wrote: ↑Fri 27/10/2023 08:50 That’s a pretty cold airmass. Saw these obs this morning at the southern tip of Stewart Island facing the ocean… feels like -8

Saw that too. That's a damn cold wind for a coastal location.

Rain and sleet came on quickly here this morning, was quite thick sleet for abit almost that verge before snow.
It looks like it is clearing but there will be isolated showers re developing until mid afternoon from Mid Canterbury north.
Perhaps some hail etc in them.

Still lovely and sunny here but beefy clouds forming to the south

Richard wrote: ↑Fri 27/10/2023 10:31 Still lovely and sunny here but beefy clouds forming to the south

North Canterbury best spot for thunder if anywhere in Canterbury today. You might get a bang up your way Richard with that extra heating

mikestormchaser wrote: ↑Fri 27/10/2023 10:58

Richard wrote: ↑Fri 27/10/2023 10:31 Still lovely and sunny here but beefy clouds forming to the south

North Canterbury best spot for thunder if anywhere in Canterbury today. You might get a bang up your way Richard with that extra heating

Had fairly heavy hail before, but no thunder.

Fronts arrived along with small hail and snow flakes

Full on snowing now but small flakes

Can see some pretty bubbly-looking clouds to the south of me...
9.3°C at the moment, some feeble sun.

Had a hail shower at work in orari just before 12pm

Storm developing to the south of Ashburton. Picture taken at 12.48pm.

Lots of hail falling now. Tiny pieces that are very soft.

Just had a shower here at work with small hail, clouds continuing to bubble up.
I see it looks like there is a storm approaching Ashburton.

Hail slowing down now but the ground is completely covered with pieces up to 5mm in diameter (mostly smaller). Blue sky quickly reappearing to the south.

Quite a shower of bigger and harder hail now.
Temp. falling fast, was 12.6°C a couple of minutes ago, now 11.1°C and still dropping.

Ground now white and quite slow 'hail'...

10.3°C now...

A big snow shower came through Dunedin at about 11.30 am. It was too warm to settle.

7.6°C now. That was quick!

MS now showing 5.1 degrees C for Ashburton currently with the sun shining.