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Been a great day in Dunedin currently sitting on about 10deg.
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Latest GFS is progging 850Ts of -7 on Friday evening and night for Canty, which is cold enough for snow to sea level (assuming there are any showers about still at that time). The coldest part of the main event is on Thursday morning when the precip is stopping, around -5.5 to -6, which would put snow to about 300m.
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hmmmm im not to sure whats going to happen :lol: Metserivice has issued snow down to low levels in the far south, and down to 400m in canterbury.Im just going to wait and see what happens :D who knows what could happen with this low. ;)
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Is nothing going to happen at sealevel? Or is metservice just playing it safe this time after several wrong forecasts of snow down to sea level earlier? At the moment they say down to 400m
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Well who knows Snow lover only time will tell.
I think Potentials are Thursday morning maybe but Friday with the blast of even colder air could see some snow to sea level.
However Could completly take us by surprise in any way :roll: .
Will someone please do a snow dance ;) :lol: .
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Jasestrm wrote:Well who knows Snow lover only time will tell.
I think Potentials are Thursday morning maybe but Friday with the blast of even colder air could see some snow to sea level.
However Could completly take us by surprise in any way :roll: .
Will someone please do a snow dance ;) :lol: .
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You are all being greedy - our turn down here surely ;) :lol:
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Flutterbye wrote:
Jasestrm wrote:Well who knows Snow lover only time will tell.
I think Potentials are Thursday morning maybe but Friday with the blast of even colder air could see some snow to sea level.
However Could completly take us by surprise in any way :roll: .
Will someone please do a snow dance ;) :lol: .
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Jason.
You are all being greedy - our turn down here surely ;) :lol:
I see MS forecasting snow for ya 8) Hope you get lots and us too.
Hows that sound flutterbye you do a snow dance for me and ill do one for you then it should snow at both ends :D .
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Jasestrm wrote:
Flutterbye wrote: You are all being greedy - our turn down here surely ;) :lol:
I see MS forecasting snow for ya 8) Hope you get lots and us too.
Hows that sound flutterbye you do a snow dance for me and ill do one for you then it should snow at both ends :D .
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Jason.
Ok - I will in the morning, too tired now. :lol: :lol:
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TonyT wrote:Latest GFS is progging 850Ts of -7 on Friday evening and night for Canty, which is cold enough for snow to sea level (assuming there are any showers about still at that time). The coldest part of the main event is on Thursday morning when the precip is stopping, around -5.5 to -6, which would put snow to about 300m.
Surface barometer pressures are zooming in too quickly also, Tony.
We will get "1030 Scenario" features coming in as well.

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Ha, the Darfield Weather page has snow as the current conditions. I see no snow, only rain.
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I see that Metservice has now issued a heavy snow warning for Canterbury - with snow possible (but not expected to be heavy) down to low levels. It's grey and sporadically raining here in Lincoln, but not very cold (I think about 5 degrees?) Will wait and see....... :)
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Cold and raining here with 3.5°C
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Light misty rain here, temp 2°
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It would appear to be snowing at Tekapo and Castle Hill based on web cam images....what about down your way, Gary?
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Certainly a cold wet day here in Chch, but 5C isn't cold enough for snow to very low levels.
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I was talking to my friend in the Rakaia Gorge before and he said the snowline is at the bottom of the foothills.
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Going by metservice it looks like Friday is the day that we will see a little snow in Christchurch :?:
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What snow....its cloudy calm and about 9deg here in Dunedin.
We have all but forgotten what a cold snowy day is.
Got to be up North for that. :cry:
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Arthurs Pass has had a good dump too...
http://www.softrock.co.nz weatherstation suggesting its down to 600metres
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It isn't even snowing in Hanmer Springs!!! Thats 385m above sea level!!! Where is the snow? :(
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It isn't even snowing in Hanmer Springs!!! Thats 385m above sea level!!! Where is the snow?
It'll come - it should be colder tonight, bringing the snow levels down. But tomorrow and/or Friday should be the coldest for Canterbury, though there'll probably be less moisture.
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It'll come - it should be colder tonight, bringing the snow levels down. But tomorrow and/or Friday should be the coldest for Canterbury, though there'll probably be less moisture.[/quote]


Always the way!!!! Gets cold enough to snow after all the heavy rain has past!!!
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7 degrees!!!! It's supposed to be getting colder not warmer! :evil:
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Snowlover wrote:7 degrees!!!! It's supposed to be getting colder not warmer! :evil:

Snowlover, it is cold and raining and the temp is around 6C outside.Should get colder with a chance for abit of snow tonight. However there is abit of pinkish grey cloud about witch is a good sign, id say its possible but im not jumping for joy untill i see it :lol:
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Some warm advective snow over the Canterbury foothills today. I wonder whether Methven got the snow? The front over the South Island is weakening by the looks so don't see the snow lowering much tonight.
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