Multiple Lows & several very cold outbreaks 15th -24th May

[Storm Struck]

Still the odd shower wafting on through now and then, havnt had any significant hail showers here abit of grapel at times but its been mainly more sleety with a few brief flakes.
Yes the snow level will be around 400m by Friday/Saturday, the flow is more SE and the pressure is abit higher too.
Certainly can't complain what this blast has brought us, yet we still have another 3 months of winter to come and even outside that until November atleast where winter can still come back in occasionally.
Just a few photo's of some Mamatus clouds around late morning.

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[Razor]

The closest we've had to a proper snow flurry coming through Central ChCh now. Is now settling.
Great pics J

[DT-NZ]

Cool 7°C presently... no wind quite still out there, looking east there's a warm orange glow in the morning skies... and if your up with clear skies overhead you will see the cresent moon, venus and mars, beautiful.

Great pic's Jason thank's for posting those (did you take anymore?) I like mammatus clouds.

Have a great day, be safe out there on those roads, take care.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Very good dusting on snow hill,s a few cars around city have snow on their windscreens, it will be upper cashmere residents. Heavy sleet beginning to fall here in Halswell now, radar act looks better this morning than it did yesterday afternoon. I would say another 2cm or so could settle at top of hills this morning.

[Razor]

Heavy sleet in Riccarton with odd flake for last half hour. Very dull outside.

[waterboy]

Morning guys. No snow in the high country and its a beautifulday! A sign of how this winter is going to be like?

[Manukau heads obs]

amazed at how 2 different people from the Mckenzie country can be so similar in their postings on this forum (waterboy and Gary)
are you sure your not related?

[southernthrash]

Tis a bit funny. Snow fall up high throughout the Southern Alps has been phenomenal during this system. A sign of what winter is going to be like? haha.

[tich]

Sleety rain earlier this morning in central Chch - could be more to come. (dark to southwest)

[waterboy]

Don't worry you jaffas all sound the same to me. If theres more snow on the alps thats where it should be and I hope it stays there all winter for the climbers!

[Andrew Massie]

Don't worry you jaffas all sound the same to me. If theres more snow on the alps thats where it should be and I hope it stays there all winter for the climbers!

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Went up the hills at 9am this morning and it was snowing heavy at Victoria Park. the entire road to the playground part was covered and it got thicker as i got closer to the carpark area. Luckily i could turn there cause i was starting to worry that i would get stuck with no chains up there. Very good dusting on hills from here with the cloud lifted.

[Manukau heads obs]

Don't worry you jaffas all sound the same to me

hummmmm,only Gary would have said something like that I would have thought.
oh well.
Good thing I dont live in Auckland

[ScottyD]

Went up the hills at 9am this morning and it was snowing heavy at Victoria Park. the entire road to the playground part was covered and it got thicker as i got closer to the carpark area. Luckily i could turn there cause i was starting to worry that i would get stuck with no chains up there. Very good dusting on hills from here with the cloud lifted.

Snowing heavily at Victoria Park? You've just confused all the Aucklanders. That's in the centre of the city.

[Storm Struck]

It looks like this system isnt finished with us yet, just as the sun makes an appearance and the cloud and showers pack thier bags another series of fronts is lining up to the south.
Strong to gale force winds look likely to return by tomorrow and into Saturday, MS has a watch out for Banks Peninnsula from early tomorrow morning.
Showers will continue tomorrow some hail maybe and snow around the 300-400m mark, but its Saturday that seems to go down the gurgler.
Blue Skies warn of possible heavy snow down to 300m, obviously its a possibility at this stage but if thats the case then lighter falls could well fall to around 200m with sleet lower down.
South Island farmers will be hoping for a fat high to stick around for awhile before the next system comes through.

[Andrew Massie]

Don't look south of Australia then..!

[TonyT]

Blue Skies warn of possible heavy snow down to 300m, obviously its a possibility at this stage but if thats the case then lighter falls could well fall to around 200m with sleet lower down.

There is some risk of a warm advection event on Saturday, so the snow levels will be lower than they seem from the model data, and the intensities will be higher. Also some orographic affect as the flow tends SE, so could be quite heavy falls for the inland hills and ranges.

[spwill]

Cloud cover moved over a frosty Queenstown this morning with wintry precipitation by mid day.
A couple of shots along the Coronet Peak road this morning .

[Lawrence]

There is some risk of a warm advection event on Saturday, so the snow levels will be lower than they seem from the model data, and the intensities will be higher. Also some orographic affect as the flow tends SE, so could be quite heavy falls for the inland hills and ranges.

Spot on there Tony, I completely missed that; Warm advection has been responsible for heavy snowfalls in the South Island in 1945, 1996, and 2006

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

3 degrees here now and rain on the way, moving rather quickly up the east coast. I know there is only talk of snow tomorrow to 400 or 500m but given the air has had no time to really warm up i wouldnt be surprised if snow fell to around 200-250m overnight with maybe some more at the top of the port hills tomorrow.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Just started drizzling here with 3.4 degrees

[frosty]

might get some snizzle

[mikestormchaser]

There is some risk of a warm advection event on Saturday, so the snow levels will be lower than they seem from the model data, and the intensities will be higher. Also some orographic affect as the flow tends SE, so could be quite heavy falls for the inland hills and ranges.

Spot on there Tony, I completely missed that; Warm advection has been responsible for heavy snowfalls in the South Island in 1945, 1996, and 2006

What bout 1992?? or have you mistaken 1996? i Dont recal anything major happenng in 1996

[gllitz]

might get some snizzle

That would be the shizzle!

[mikestormchaser]

my nizzle