Cold southwesterly outbreak for long weekend

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 05/06/2004 16:22

Lots of rain overnight here, which bought very scrappy games of rugby

Looks like it's getting very cold now with southerlies next week.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 05/06/2004 16:25

Snowing in Omarama most of today.

Settling?
I see only the Milford Road and Arthur's Pass have so far been mentioned in the AA Report as requiring caution/chains due to snow.
Southerly hit central Chch about 1/2 hour ago - dropped to a chilly 6C (from about 10-12C I guess) with showers. Interesting looking mammatus cloud to the north earlier this afternoon.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 05/06/2004 17:10

Some showers crossing Auckland this afternoon but the CB clouds dont look very active.
Looks like most of the snowfall today has been above 1000m.
The next Front this evening will bring the snow level down much lower. Southland ,South Otago and the Dunedin area will get the worst of it.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 05/06/2004 17:17

The southerly buster arrived here about 2.00pm,hail sleet and driving rain for about one hour then cleared from the south,great rugby weather.
Looks like round two hitting the south about now.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 05/06/2004 18:40

cold as a "witches tit" tonight since the second front came in about 330pm

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 05/06/2004 20:26

tich wrote:Settling?

No, only on the tops. Otherwise gone quickly from the roads and elsewhere.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 05/06/2004 20:45

Clear skies in Chch this evening, but really cold - frosty soon if it stays like this. (I notice that Timaru was already down to 0.5C on the 6PM obs) But the 2nd front is still to come, so probably won't be waking up to clear skies tomorrow morning.
I notice MetService seems to be conservative in their forecasting of snow levels - I'd say (from Deano's and Gary's posts) that the snow levels have been lower than predicted in Canterbury today, even though they were probably only brief falls.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 05/06/2004 21:18

Continous rain here now pushed by gale SWers

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sun 06/06/2004 00:04

The skies went really clear after the rain pushed on through, it is getting cold as you say ben.

There looked to be a Cb on the plains earlier in the day but I'm not sur about that one.

My friend and me went out and about to see what we could observe. We went up to the Victoria Park area hoping there would be a bolt or two somewhere out on the plains but nothing. You get a really good view up there and if something happens you'll know about it. When looking at the lightning map, one or two strikes looked to of occured south of Chch. We went right up to that big TV tower thing (sugarloaf) and I reckon we got some sleet at one point.

Here's a pic of the Plains and Alps with dark cloud up above:

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sun 06/06/2004 00:13

Dean, I notice your reading the forums. Getting anything there in Ashburton? I see something over you on the Sat pic.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 06/06/2004 07:37

Quite an active front over the lower central North Island this morning which will give good snow to the Mt Ruapehu ski Area, and snow down to National Park Village. Desert Road may also be affected.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 06/06/2004 08:12

But the 2nd front is still to come, so probably won't be waking up to clear skies tomorrow morning.

I have woken up to clear skies in Chch - the front and brief period of rain went through in the early hours (sometime around 4AM), and then cleared. But 7AM radar shows showers still crossing Banks Peninsula (where I'll be shortly),probably with snow on the higher hills.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 06/06/2004 09:44

The outward bound terminal at Auckland airport must be doing good business this weekend with the vile weather here

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 06/06/2004 10:55

Nice picture Aaron! Cant see nething happening today so far the skies are clear in every direction with a light breeze and temperture here at 10 C outside and 20 C inside!
We will have to go out again! but chase a storm this time not the moon! lol nd wheres my money

LOL

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 06/06/2004 11:54

A bit more snow on the hills here, but not much lower than about 450m and thinish. Though we are still getting rain, sleet and flurries now and then. 2.7C

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 06/06/2004 14:01

Very windy here today, mostly sunny, 13c. Much like last monday...

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 06/06/2004 17:14

Like Dunedin - only a slight dusting of snow on the hills of Banks Peninsula, visible mostly above about 600 metres, but I noticed traces in sheltered spots at Hilltop (about 470 metres asl) as I came over this morning. Cloudy alternating with sunny on BP, with a few brief spits this afternoon. Southerly has become very strong and gusty (probably up to gale) since about 3.30PM. Not at all pleasant outside, even without the rain.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 06/06/2004 17:41

wow, what a nice picture alright!

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 06/06/2004 17:47

Just back from driving around the hills of Dunedin. Still plenty of snow falling above 300m mark. Even now we are getting hail and sleet here at 200m.

This is the Police Car that we passed going up Flagstaff... he was stopping traffic a bit further up

2.3C at the moment

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 06/06/2004 19:06

No precipitation or rain/hail/ sleet whatever
just wind
Cold. 6.5C
Some distant sferics as well

JohnGaul
NZTS

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 06/06/2004 19:37

Was in behind oxford today. Snow had settled there last nite but wasnt alot laying around by what is falling down south!!

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 06/06/2004 20:48

Started raining just after my last message. Small hail and sleet added to the mixture this evening. A truly wintry evening - snow level should be dropping on the hills. I wonder if Chch is now getting the same.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 06/06/2004 20:55

Some active weather scooting up the eastern side of the country just offshore. Must be some good hail out there. I wonder how much of that weather will get onto the NI. Perhaps the Volcanic Plateau is in for an overnight snowfall.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 06/06/2004 21:07

NZstorm wrote:Must be some good hail out there

Correct! We have had two good hail showers this evening

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 06/06/2004 23:14

Nothing here so far (11pm) but I have been picking up a few sferics.
Still very windy.

JohnGaul
NZTS