Another burst of cold early next week.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Tue 22/08/2006 00:13

Yup snow is back. seems to be coming in., in showers though. Very lucky to get what we are getting and yes its settling to. Im off to bed my self now.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/08/2006 01:17

Looks like it's coming in from a nice 'surge' through that Lake Ellesmere direction.. or just west. You lucky sods!

NZCH SPECI 211200Z 25012KT 8000 RASN SCT009 BKN013 OVC026 01/01 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 SHRASN BKN012 SCT020CB

Looks like it's warming up a wee bit at Chch Ap within the last hour.. more snow?

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 22/08/2006 01:24

great to hear all the reports coming in keep it up

bronty · Unread post by **bronty** » Tue 22/08/2006 01:30

snailing and sleeting in redcliffs still. trying to but just cant snow. currently 0.5 degrees

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/08/2006 06:48

any sunburbs that are in behind banks peninsular in a southerly, the wind dropping down off the hills warms up a bit, and so the snow level rises alot

also, the soil temperature is colder than the ocean temperature at this time of year, and so Lincoln does not get snow, but as head in land towards CHCH the colder ground compared to the ocean means the slightlwy warmer layer a the surface is no longer suported

thats my observations i made in the 3 years i spent at lincoln

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Tue 22/08/2006 07:16

What little snow we had that stuck has all but melted away

....having said that when we woke up around 230 for my son it was snowing pretty hard....was pretty while it lasted!

Skywatcher · Unread post by **Skywatcher** » Tue 22/08/2006 07:39

tgsnoopy wrote:
Steven Graham wrote:Took the TranzAlpine to Greymouth today.
Now that is one train ride I've always wanted to do, when there was snow on the alps. You got the best of the best, whilst it was snowing. Great stuff, I'm green with envy!

Travelling through falling snow in a partly open viewing car was fun, even with the -20Â°C windchill involved

It would have been better if the cloud bases had lifted for the return trip so we could see more of the mountains

With the fresh coating of snow, today should be better ...

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Tue 22/08/2006 07:42

Snow down to about 150metres with both the Northern motorway and three mile hill closed and most schools having a delayed start.
Still not alot of snow and no real depth.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/08/2006 07:51

Latest Invercargill sounding has a thickness of 5198. Thats the coldest atmosphere recorded this year.

Interesting that a low developed off Banks Peninsula yesterday afternoon. Thats why CH got so much rain/sleet yesterday. I bet Banks Peninsula is a picture postcard winter scene today.

9C here in AK but it feels a lot colder. Gonna be a chilly day for the whole country.

Snowlover · Unread post by **Snowlover** » Tue 22/08/2006 08:19

Hanmer Springs got a dumping!!! http://www.hanmer.co.nz

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Tue 22/08/2006 08:22

bronty wrote:Nothing but alot of sleet here in redcliffs. Seems we must have a slightly warmer microclimate out here being sheltered from the wind.

It's not a warmer (effectively) daytime microclimate when the NE is doing its thing! My brother used to (may still do) do school visits around Ch'ch and complained about conditions at "Mt Unpleasant" and anywhere over on the eastern/northern flanks where there isn't protection from the wind. And yes, I know there are some pockets where it doesn't get in much.

snowstar · Unread post by **snowstar** » Tue 22/08/2006 08:27

I was hoping for more snow this morning but woke up to only a light dusting on the deck, seems it missed us this time

Some rather dark looking clouds towards the south east but sun is currently shining. Still pretty cold, around 2 degrees perhaps? Brrrrrrr

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/08/2006 09:04

My parents live in Mosgiel just SW of Dunedin, no snow there this year. Usually they would have had one or two falls by now.

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Tue 22/08/2006 09:15

Yes coastal Otago and Southland have had a very lean two years in regard to snowfall. Lots of frost and above average sunshine hours.
Not what we like.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Tue 22/08/2006 09:21

Nothing here in Amberley. Snow down to about 150m on the surrounding hills, but very light and patchy at that level and already disappearing fast. Cover above 300m looks deeper, but still plenty of vegetation showing through so can only be 5cm or so. We had 7mm of rain here overall, currently clear.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Tue 22/08/2006 09:39

A lot of blue sky here with a WSW breeze.

Shepherds Valley WX · Tue 22/08/2006 10:07

We had hail overnight here in Upper Hutt. When I left for work this morning, there we still large unmelted pockets of hailstones in the garden. My WX station shows the hail and heavy rain at around 0230 with a corresponding temperature drop and a southerly change. Baro now climbing as the front passes through. Still a cool 5.5C outside the house.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/08/2006 10:22

A lot of blue sky here with a WSW breeze.

The sat image shows that Stewart Island is producing a rain/cloud clearence that can be seen extending through the invercargil area towards Gore (stops about half way to gore?)
but west and east (e.g Catlins) of invercargill, away from the sheltering of stewart island, the sat picture shows lots of squally cold showers passing through

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 22/08/2006 10:34

North Island now feeling the icy blast, with reports of snow in Taihape and hail in Napier. Castlepoint was only 3C at 9am.

Partly cloudy in Chch, with more cloud to the south. Still probably snowing on outer BP, with LeBons Bay only 1C at 9am with recent precip. Port Hills have a nice white coating above about 200m.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/08/2006 10:48

I see the MetService have Taupo down to -6Â°C on Wednesday night.

That could equate to possible record lows at the Chateau.

GFS has Waiouru down to -9Â°C

Yeeks!

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Tue 22/08/2006 11:07

Well as Southerlies go this was almost dissapointing.
Hoping that winter 07 stacks up better for us that is...

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Tue 22/08/2006 11:18

Typical "hybrid" SSW here - no precip. around city this am in daylight, sky partly clear with some high cloud, cold but windspeed only highish in the more exposed locations.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 22/08/2006 11:25

An increase in snow clouds to the south of Chch in the last hour, though seeming to move away further east of the central city. Southerly blast isn't over yet.

Smeagol · Unread post by **Smeagol** » Tue 22/08/2006 11:28

I woke up to clear blue skies and no snow.

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Tue 22/08/2006 12:41

I'm working in one of the hill suburbs of Dunedin today. There was snow up there this morning and its gone now. My boss and I did have a snow ball fight and she won

There are still snow showers passing through along with sunshine as well.