The North Island's Turn, At Last!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 22/06/2006 19:10

Lots of good Action Weather going on there. Foggy was right, we need more central NI people on the forum. Any of you northerners going in for the 'chase'?

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Thu 22/06/2006 19:17

Gary Roberts wrote:Lots of good Action Weather going on there. Foggy was right, we need more central NI people on the forum. Any of you northerners going in for the 'chase'?

Might be a tad on the chilly side for them Gary

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 22/06/2006 19:27

Flutterbye wrote:
Gary Roberts wrote:Lots of good Action Weather going on there. Foggy was right, we need more central NI people on the forum. Any of you northerners going in for the 'chase'?
Might be a tad on the chilly side for them Gary

Nah! Them stormchasers are badass!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 22/06/2006 19:35

As expected this low is becoming a big weather event for the east and central North Island. All roads are closed in the central NI due to snow.
I notice Geoff Mackley has a report from down that way on his website.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Thu 22/06/2006 21:09

Looks like becoming the worst snowstorm in the central North Island for many years, with it not expected to ease up tomorrow. I've even heard reports that it's started snowing in Taupo. (and Taupo webcam looks like snow or sleet is falling)

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 22/06/2006 21:24

tich wrote:Looks like becoming the worst snowstorm in the central North Island for many years, with it not expected to ease up tomorrow. I've even heard reports that it's started snowing in Taupo.

I think 'Crikey' is the only appropriate response to that!

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Thu 22/06/2006 22:44

Lotsa low snow in the Tararuas... Damn cold here as well...

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 08:07

snow clouds moving over the auckland area now....
if you could get up high enough, you would get snow i would say
(7.5oC here)

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 23/06/2006 08:12

Yes Brian, perhaps snowing on top of the Coromandals. Snow level over Auckland would be around 800m mark. How high are the Coromandals?

Temp at Grey Lynn 6.2C and steady rain has set in with gusty Southerly. Awful weather.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 08:17

top of the coromandel, Moheau, is 3000 feet, so , that puts it into the snow line...
rain bands fizzling before they get to us here...

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Fri 23/06/2006 08:30

Snow on the lower hills of the Tararua Ranges... Not often it is this low...

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 23/06/2006 08:32

I heard on NewstalkZB there is a snow on the Coromadal ranges to 700m.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 23/06/2006 08:33

Yes, you an see the solid precip (snow) high in our skies this morning.

Overcast/showers with 6C in Ak, very unusual, normally associate those temps with a fine morning.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 08:37

talked to the inlaws, snow on the ground in the hills around Wanganui yesterday afternoon

Turangi no snow, sheltered by the kaimanawas....and probably a slight fohn warming there too
edit, i see Ricky has temperature of only 5.3oC now after that rain....wow, might be sleet at the top of the sky tower!

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:04

spwill wrote:Yes, you an see the solid precip (snow) high in our skies this morning.

Overcast/showers with 6C in Ak, very unusual, normally associate those temps with a fine morning.

Yeah. I agree, pretty unusual. I can swear I am hearing the odd hail stone fall outside. Hey, how high is Rangitoto? Wouldn't that just be a picture, 'Snow on Rangitoto'

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:17

In June and July 1980 there was snow in the hills north of Wanganui

Manukau heads observer wrote:talked to the inlaws, snow on the ground in the hills around Wanganui yesterday afternoon
Turangi no snow, sheltered by the kaimanawas....and probably a slight fohn warming there too
edit, i see Ricky has temperature of only 5.3oC now after that rain....wow, might be sleet at the top of the sky tower!

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:18

Was cold rain verging on sleet an hour ago walking accross the Auckland Domain. I feel right at home

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:20

The cloud is too high for it to snow now

Cameo1 wrote:
spwill wrote:Yes, you an see the solid precip (snow) high in our skies this morning.

Overcast/showers with 6C in Ak, very unusual, normally associate those temps with a fine morning.
Yeah. I agree, pretty unusual. I can swear I am hearing the odd hail stone fall outside. Hey, how high is Rangitoto? Wouldn't that just be a picture, 'Snow on Rangitoto'

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:20

Hmmm. 440m at the top of the Waitakere ranges near Scenic Drive...

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 09:25

when they said the hills around wanganui, they meant the farms right next to wanganui...just inland from the city, you could see the snow from the city

raining here now, wind gone more SE, was S...7oC, but might drop with the rain...
could be sleet on the top of the bombay hills falling? (1000 ft)

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:29

can see the bombay hills as its clearing also clear to the far south

Manukau heads observer wrote:when they said the hills around wanganui, they meant the farms right next to wanganui...just inland from the city, you could see the snow from the city
raining here now, wind gone more SE, was S...7oC, but might drop with the rain...
could be sleet on the top of the bombay hills falling? (1000 ft)

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 09:33

yup, shows over folks, clearing now, rain radar shows that...for now...
if the sun does not come out, i wonder what out max temp will be today
6.8oC here now...droped with that cold rain..we should be 10 or 11oC at this time of day for this time of the year

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 23/06/2006 09:52

BoP aviation forecast:
Snow to 450m??
ARFOR ED VALID 1700 TO 0200 UTC
BECMG BTN 22Z-24Z
1000 17015 16025
3000 15025 15045
5000 14025 MS01 15055
7000 13025 MS05 14050
10000 12015 MS11 13035
FZL 3500FT.
VIS 30KM, REDUCING TO 4000M IN RA, 2000M IN +RA, 800M IN SN.
CLD BKN SCAS 3000 TOPS ABV 10000, BASE LOWERING TO 1800 IN PRECIP.
WX ABT EASTERN RANGES, FRQ RA WITH OCNL +RA, FALLING AS SN ABV
1500.
ELSEWHERE, OCNL RA.
TURB OCNL MOD, SEVERE AS PER SIGMET.
ICE OCNL MOD ABV 3500, SEVERE AS PER SIGMET.

Rain radar would suggest a small area of strong convection hitting that Warkworth-Kawau Island area

Active thunderstorms off East Cape this morning.

Very cold here, 6.4C but dry with a fresh SSW

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 23/06/2006 10:45

Photo by some trademe member, zoomed from just out of Hamilton of Mt Te Aroha (952m asl)

Eastern side of the great basin this year!

& Look at Waiouru.. *sniff*
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver ... 4_full.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver ... 9_full.jpg

Manukau heads obs · Fri 23/06/2006 11:04

great stuff, snow on Mt Te Arhoa!!
i wonder if the Moheua will have some..once the cloud lifts from it.....that would make a great photo from eastern beach, howick!

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