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Heavy rain as I type this with mix of sleet big large blobs of sleet too as if it really does want to snow.
I think Fencepost have picked this out the best snow lowering later on i think when it's colder although the temp has dropped dramatically in the past 30 mins so maybe this afternoon.
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I think Fencepost have picked this out the best snow lowering later on i think when it's colder although the temp has dropped dramatically in the past 30 mins so maybe this afternoon.
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HEAVY SNOW WARNING
AREA/S AFFECTED: CANTERBURY
FORECAST:
CANTERBURY
Heavy snow has fallen in some places above 300 metres but is now
easing from the south. In the 1 to 3 hours from midday Tuesday a
further 5-10cm of snow is possible above 400 metres in the foothills
from about the Rakaia Gorge northwards,with lesser amounts at lower
levels. Snow should then ease to scattered showers but strong cold
southerly winds will continue.
KAIKOURA COAST
Cold southerlies are bringing snow to the hills. In the 24 hours from
about midday Tuesday 20-30cm of snow may accumulate above 400 metres
with lesser amounts of snow or sleet to near sea-level. Snow should
then ease but strong cold southerly winds continue.
AREA/S AFFECTED: CANTERBURY
FORECAST:
CANTERBURY
Heavy snow has fallen in some places above 300 metres but is now
easing from the south. In the 1 to 3 hours from midday Tuesday a
further 5-10cm of snow is possible above 400 metres in the foothills
from about the Rakaia Gorge northwards,with lesser amounts at lower
levels. Snow should then ease to scattered showers but strong cold
southerly winds will continue.
KAIKOURA COAST
Cold southerlies are bringing snow to the hills. In the 24 hours from
about midday Tuesday 20-30cm of snow may accumulate above 400 metres
with lesser amounts of snow or sleet to near sea-level. Snow should
then ease but strong cold southerly winds continue.
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yeah me to gllitz. its a real shame ummm i think metservice need to have questions asked qiute frankley.um i had a funny feeling they were saying these warnings and ohh its gona be so big event" to cover them up for when they got it wrong last time.but i'd say no excuses there. They put out a total of 8 warnings around south island.and nothing has really happend so im annoyed with MS
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There appears to be an outbreak of "uncertainty blindness" on the forum. This is where certain words in forecasts/warnings are ignored. e.g. for Canterbury
Forecasters seem to be "damned if they do, damned if they don't" or accused of "covering their asses"
There's certainly fresh snow visible from the Castle Hill webcam down to about 700m.
I've highlighted them to make them easier to see15-20cm of snow is possible above 500 metres in the foothills,
10-15cm is likely above 100m and lesser amounts of snow or sleet are possible down to sea-level
Forecasters seem to be "damned if they do, damned if they don't" or accused of "covering their asses"
There's certainly fresh snow visible from the Castle Hill webcam down to about 700m.
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With all due respect Stephen I think the problem lies with the way the media (and some individuals) are interpreting these forecasts and there needs to be a lead taken from the Metservice (etc) to point out to those mas media 'hystericals' as to what the forecasts say.
Communications all round leave a bit to be desired
Communications all round leave a bit to be desired
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Perhaps most people don't like uncertainty in forecasts/life and the mass media reflects this.
It might help if the forecasters themselves presented the weather on TV the way they do in the UK ... but that's OT.
I was mostly concerned that this thread was going to turn into a lot of forecast bashing because it didn't turn out the way they promised it would earlier on
It looked really good on the GFS model runs at the weekend but by last night the forecast thickness had increased and by today it was up at 530dm
It might help if the forecasters themselves presented the weather on TV the way they do in the UK ... but that's OT.
I was mostly concerned that this thread was going to turn into a lot of forecast bashing because it didn't turn out the way they promised it would earlier on
It looked really good on the GFS model runs at the weekend but by last night the forecast thickness had increased and by today it was up at 530dm
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Some have taken this a little over on putting MS down yes they got it wrong we were relying on the weather but at the end of the day not everyone forecasts perfect.
Really weather models are just tools that man has created and if we use our own tool which is our brain with plenty of knowledge experience of such weather events or understanding weather yourself we can perhaps only rely more safly on that.
Then if you get it wrong you can abuse your brain .
Cheers
Jason.
Really weather models are just tools that man has created and if we use our own tool which is our brain with plenty of knowledge experience of such weather events or understanding weather yourself we can perhaps only rely more safly on that.
Then if you get it wrong you can abuse your brain .
Cheers
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Personally I'm happier being over-prepared than under-prepared - particularly living out in the country - at least if there is warning it's up to me I'm alerted to the potential and have time to make sure that I've got enough wood chopped and stacked / food in the house etc - so to that end I would rather forecasters "played it safe". I know you should *always* be prepared - but working full time with kids running riot it's easy to wake up one morning to find that you're out of almost everything!
In saying that I *LOVE* the snow and must admit to being a tad disappointed when it doesn't show
In saying that I *LOVE* the snow and must admit to being a tad disappointed when it doesn't show
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"here's a wee picture of a sun and this is a cloud"Steven Graham wrote: It might help if the forecasters themselves presented the weather on TV the way they do in the UK ... but that's OT.(
Weather presentation in the UK is equivalent to the intellectual capacity needed to watch Telly Tubbies.
er er er I suppose some of you have seen the wee sun rising up at the start and disappearing behind a pretty hill at the end?
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