It's baaaaaaack...!

Manukau heads obs · Wed 21/06/2006 18:14

rain radar does show that the worst has now moved through (now moved into inland areas)...and only isolated showers in the main southerly flow
a few places would have got a fair fall where those heavier showers passed through...which missed CHCH

evltre · Unread post by **evltre** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:19

well I guess I can pull the curtains...and give up the snow watch for the moment

Skywatcher · Unread post by **Skywatcher** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:36

Just had a couple of brief but intense showers of small hail here as mentioned on the TS forecast.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:37

The icy showers are becoming evident now so the colder mass is perhaps moving in.
No body give up we still have sevaral hours of this stuff to come yet the flakes will come with patience.
Brr its cold out though hail shower went through before quiet on the roof again though.
Cheers
Jason.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:40

Manukau heads observer wrote:sure hope you dont use the VP forecast for fencepost Tony, LOL
(joke)

I'd never thought of that...

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:47

Not so brief tonight on TV tonight Tony

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 21/06/2006 18:53

The icy showers are becoming evident now so the colder mass is perhaps moving in.
No body give up we still have sevaral hours of this stuff to come yet the flakes will come with patience.
Brr its cold out though hail shower went through before quiet on the roof again though.

Yeah, plenty more icy shower activity to come through. But the heavier precip seems to have moved north. Looks like Kaikoura/Malbourough and then the North Island is in the firing line for the heavy snow and rain. (Snow to very low levels around Kaikoura forecast)

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:01

TonyT wrote: I'd never thought of that...

Will you please explain to TVNZ that I seldom get home from work before 7 PM and so could they put the News on later so I don't keep missing it? Ta.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:10

Gary Roberts wrote:
TonyT wrote: I'd never thought of that...
Will you please explain to TVNZ that I seldom get home from work before 7 PM and so could they put the News on later so I don't keep missing it? Ta.

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:40

Get yourself a MySky.

Smeagol · Unread post by **Smeagol** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:41

Snow & sleet at home again.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:41

James wrote:Get yourself a MySky.

Uh...okay...what's that?

Manukau heads obs · Wed 21/06/2006 19:45

harddrive video recorder
makes recording programs very easy....even record as you watch, allowing you to fast forward through adds, and finish watching the program at normal time , but you started watching it 20 minutes later than normal (because you can fast (very fast) zip past the adds
you can even record other channels etc at the same time...
(my brother has one)

Weathermad · Unread post by **Weathermad** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:50

Yep,MySky a great invention...I now never miss Tony T!! haha

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 21/06/2006 19:50

Manukau heads observer wrote:harddrive video recorder
makes recording programs very easy....even record as you watch, allowing you to fast forward through adds, and finish watching the program at normal time , but you started watching it 20 minutes later than normal (because you can fast (very fast) zip past the adds
you can even record other channels etc at the same time...

Ah! I built two such beasties a while ago and they are still sitting on the workbench! Maybe I should hook one of them up...

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:01

Thought it was going to freeze tonight - went outside at 7pm, there was no breeze and felt quite mild - then shortly after it snowed for approx 5 minutes

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:04

Yeah for Southland was it worth the wait

We are of course still waiting although we did get a taste at Queens birthday.

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:11

Heavy hail now in halswell / hornby area of chch.. Getting colder down to close to 0c here

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:17

Flutterbye wrote:Thought it was going to freeze tonight - went outside at 7pm, there was no breeze and felt quite mild - then shortly after it snowed for approx 5 minutes

Woohoo! 5 mins is better than nothing.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:17

JP wrote:Heavy hail now in halswell / hornby area of chch.. Getting colder down to close to 0c here

The clear sky is heading your way, so expect it to cool rapidly.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:19

come on snow grrrrrrrr come on come on you can do it

Weathermad · Unread post by **Weathermad** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:21

Clear skies arent expected for chch for quite sometime...yet...
I think still a few rogue showers overnight in a S flow

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:25

At last a snow shower.....Hooray.

Smeagol · Unread post by **Smeagol** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:34

We got clear sky

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Wed 21/06/2006 20:38

out at darfeild are we smeagol? well its very cold here and cloudy with ocassional showers thats all.had a sleet shower earlier but since then nothing.