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by sw_windbow » Tue 22/08/2006 13:12
Sure are, heres one snow shower right now. Moving fast.
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by gllitz » Tue 22/08/2006 13:46
Pretty decent sleet shower moving through Addington at the moment...winds pretty gusty, too...clearing to the S/SW, however...
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by Snowlover » Tue 22/08/2006 13:46
Has dropped from 8.5 degrees to 4.5 degrees in last 20 mins very black clouds coming over
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by Snowlover » Tue 22/08/2006 13:59
Huge hail shower at moment everything white!!!!
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by Razor » Tue 22/08/2006 14:07
Had a couple of big hail storms up here in the Waitakeres this afternoon so far too. Very squally
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by snowstar » Tue 22/08/2006 14:08
Snowlover wrote: Huge hail shower at moment everything white!!!!
It's "snailing" here too
I will make a wish on my falling snowstar.
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by snowstar » Tue 22/08/2006 14:13
snowstar wrote: Snowlover wrote: Huge hail shower at moment everything white!!!!
It's "snailing" here too
Grrrrrrrrrr didn't take that long to vanish! Sun's out again, it's messing with us!
I will make a wish on my falling snowstar.
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by Cameo1 » Tue 22/08/2006 15:27
The hail was so loud here this morning at 5:56am. It came in waves you could hear coming through the trees. It sounded very big and heavy, probably larger than normal, can't confirm, was too tired to look.
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by tich » Tue 22/08/2006 15:32
Had a couple of big hail storms up here in the Waitakeres this afternoon so far too. Very squally
Hailing in many parts of North Island today, eg Rotorua, Tauranga, and Napier. Was snowing this morning for a time in Stratford, Taranaki. (which is only about 300m asl I believe)
Passing rain showers in central Chch (a little sleet earlier in afternoon); I guess the flow's swung a little more directly to the south, pushing the showers that were previously affecting only BP, into the city.
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by Willoughby » Tue 22/08/2006 15:33
Some big gusts coming through here to 64km/h
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by mikestormchaser » Tue 22/08/2006 15:48
An ok day today here, more sunshine then anything els.I woke up to around a half a cm of snow on my car but before ya no it, it was gone
I would of loved to have more of course but oh well.
had a we bit of a snow shower come through around 1.30pm.Follwed by a pretty decent hail shower.
Port hills look as though they have got a good 10cm on the tops there too
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by Weathermad » Tue 22/08/2006 16:46
hail pelting down in Belfast at the moment...2.8 degrees...!
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by tich » Tue 22/08/2006 16:47
Just had a hail shower in central Chch.
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by tich » Tue 22/08/2006 17:00
Only -1C in Waiouru at 3pm - that's a very low midafternoon temperature even for a place at 800m; freezing level must be pretty low in the central NI.
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by snowstar » Tue 22/08/2006 17:01
Weathermad wrote: hail pelting down in Belfast at the moment...2.8 degrees...!
Just drove through that, was coming down pretty hard!
I will make a wish on my falling snowstar.
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by Manukau heads obs » Tue 22/08/2006 17:10
only 8.6oC here now, 5pm, august 22, thats pretty cold for here for this time of year!
foggy, thats some good gusts you are getting,not bad for inland
(but as soon as the sun goes down your speed will drop away)
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by Storm Struck » Tue 22/08/2006 18:25
Got pelted by heavy sleety graupel this afternoon twice.
Interesting because I thought it was clearing.
Also nice heavy sleet shower on the way home very close to snow.
Still a few lonesome showers out there but not as widespread now.
Gonna be a coldy tonight into the negatives for sure.
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by Manukau heads obs » Tue 22/08/2006 18:50
sure looked nice the snow that places got on the TV news 2 nite
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by tgsnoopy » Tue 22/08/2006 21:24
We got a small hail shower at about 1.30pm this afternoon in Mount Maunganui. Reports came in of Snow on SH 5 in the Mamaku's and on SH 38 between Rainbow Mountain and Lake Waikaremoana about 4pm.
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by tich » Tue 22/08/2006 21:46
Latest reports are of snow between Marton and Bulls - probably only about 100m asl. -5C in Waiouru at 9pm.
Another hail shower in central Chch earlier this evening, possibly sleet as well.
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by Manukau heads obs » Tue 22/08/2006 22:02
i think Bulls will be higher than 100m....would have to have a look at a map...
only 7oC here now, SW wind easing
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by RWood » Tue 22/08/2006 22:38
Wrong. Bulls is only about 10m asl, but Marton about 150m asl.
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by Willoughby » Tue 22/08/2006 22:41
Already frosty here.. all my boxers that lost it on the washing line today due to the wind are coated in frost on the ground.
Waiouru on -6°C now
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by Manukau heads obs » Tue 22/08/2006 22:56
only 2.5oC in Hamilton now, wind dropped away there
aucklanders, look out, nasty hail shower heading your way!
(next 10 minutes or so)