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Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 14:53
by Ryan Thomas
I thought it'd stay as tiny flakes for the rest of the day.. I was wrong.. Decvent sized flakes now coming down fast and covering the driveway.. Reports elsewhere now?

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 14:54
by gopolks
Very thick at burwood, then it goes back to rain, then very thick aagin.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 14:56
by Storm Struck
Snow mixed with rain before then stopped but has since returned with a few bigger flakes now, nothing settled at all here typical for this of event though.
Doesnt surprise me about the thunder and lightning should be more too.
Cheers
Jason.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 14:58
by carrot
Now starting to settle. Snowing quite steadily last 10 mins or so after it had stopped. :)

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:02
by spwill
My parents who live in Mosgiel near Dunedin say they have had rain there today, no snow.
Recent Canterbury winters have been stealing the snow show from Dunedin. ;)

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:05
by gopolks
Its settled here on the grass, its actually quite thick, starrting to settle on the road, heck some lady is jogging in it!!!

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:08
by Ryan Thomas
Seems to go from small flakes to big ones! Off to a mates now so I'll check back on the rest of the days reports when I get back way later

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:08
by tich
Central Chch now turning white and still coming down thick & fast.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:08
by Inny Binny
Settling on the concrete (road, driveway) now, looking pretty white everywhere. Over the cm mark now, bit of grass still showing due to the horizontalness of the snow.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:10
by Storm Struck
Make that heavy snow and settling :) .
Cheers :)
Jason

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:17
by mikestormchaser
snowing hardout, everything white, looks to be possible thunderstorms coming up by judging rain radar far out.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:29
by Lawrence
Temprature will start to drop from 5pm,0.7 C here so will only get worse if its still snowing at sunset 8-[ still 2mm/hr here

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:31
by TimboT
Some pics from up the hill ... all roads closed up here now, guy next door couldn't get his ford Explorer out ...
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Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:31
by Inny Binny
It's now raining. How it rains at 0.8 C, I don't know. Maybe the freezing level has raised, and it's just cooler at the surface?

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:34
by carrot
Also got rain now :(

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:35
by gopolks
Yep being raining here for about 20 minutes, still it was fun while it lasted

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:40
by gopolks
I think i heard thunder.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:41
by Fujita Phil
Inny Binny wrote:It's now raining. How it rains at 0.8 C, I don't know. Maybe the freezing level has raised, and it's just cooler at the surface?
If it's anything like Dunedin the same happening here. It's still raining down here (I'm at work for a bit, around 40m above sea level) and lots of rain. 24mm so far today (might be a bit of melted snow in that ;) , so anything higher up should be getting a fair whack of snow. A few cars have been around town today with a lot of snow of them

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:44
by Storm Struck
Still coming down light snow here at the moment little bit of a settle but not quite a cm.
Cheers
Jason.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:46
by Gary McConnochie
Still snowing here in Rolleston. Seems to be getting lighter though.

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:50
by gopolks
The rain has stopped here.

Whats the forcast for tonight and tomorrow morning?

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 15:56
by Manukau heads obs
more precipitation lining up chch on the rain radar still

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 16:06
by Lawrence
Just stopped here,still 1.0c,wind SW, :(

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 16:08
by Inny Binny
How much did you get? It stopped at our place a while ago, we got about half an inch before it started raining. There's still plenty around, went out to make a snowman just in case it disappears. :lol:

Re: Early July storms & Cold outbreak - South Is.

Posted: Sat 05/07/2008 16:12
by gopolks
Any change of more snow overnight? the rain has come back aagin