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Unstable showers Canty plains 18th Dec+Wintry weather!!!
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 15:20
by Storm Struck
Quite a summery scene for sure with some nice CU going up inland and one nice cell too with a nice anvil.
Few strikes on tracker not sure wether it's coming from this wee cell though.
Took a drive just down the road to get some pics before so will post up later still cool to watch.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 15:43
by Andrew Massie
Yep, confirmed CBs Jase... watching with interest!
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 18:15
by 03Stormchaser
Yes interesting indeed Jason! Look's like the cb started firing inland from Oxford and moving NE. Can see it nicely on the sat image, and rain radar.
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 18:19
by Storm Struck
Can see an isolated shower to the N-NW so perhaps a splash for Tony soon
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Took another drive out not long after my previous post as it had developed even better but by the time i got to a good spot it didn't look as good still was there though
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Looks like a few strikes came from this cell perhaps more on the plains though.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 18:30
by NZstorm
Well done to met Service for predicting the weak storms over inland Canterbury this afternoon. Nice photos Jason.
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 18:38
by TonyT
Just a splash here, looks to be well NW of here, I would guess over Hanmer area. No thunder or lightening I can hear or see, but it is a black cloud.
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 18:45
by spwill
Have a look on the Hamner cam at the last few images, Cb cloud off in the distance.
http://www.hanmer.co.nz/index.htm
Posted: Mon 18/12/2006 19:39
by mikestormchaser
Yes i saw those clouds today, infact right from this morning it looked too be a bit of heat convective build ups.
Some of the clouds looked very icy on the tops
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Very nice day here in Canterbury with light NE
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 14:39
by Andrew Massie
No need for a new thread... HEAVY rain Christchurch Central at the moment!
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 14:45
by Storm Struck
Yes Andrew same here looking very unstable out there at the moment with some towering CU and not even cold it's 16.7C here.
Thunder could be on the cards we will see
certainly some large drops though.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 15:04
by Manukau heads obs
i see alot of rain over south canty at the moment.....great for the water table, farmers.....(maybe not good for arable farmers wanting to dry things!)
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 15:20
by 03Stormchaser
Indeed radar showing some very heavy rain!! Looks like Chch will get some decent falls.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 15:26
by mikestormchaser
ha Christchurch have just had some very decent falls
extremly heavy rain here before, almost like a tropical rain shower
id say a moderate chance for thunder this arvo.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 15:26
by Storm Struck
Wind went to the westerly for awhile but just been slammed with heavy rain and strong W-SW winds about 50-60kmh temperature down to 13.4C now.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 16:15
by Storm Struck
Bit of grapel in the heavy rain here now looks large but also some pinging on tin roofs next door.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 16:19
by Manukau heads obs
i see darfield have had 25mm now, and only 7oC there
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 16:22
by Snowlover
I knew that a diggy would be useful for someday, that day may have come!!!! and no diggy!!!! LOL
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 16:22
by 03Stormchaser
18mm in chch
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 16:23
by Snowlover
The darfield weather station is showing the snowflake icon think that is wrong!!!!
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 17:35
by Manukau heads obs
the threshold setting for that must be set to high, I would say
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 21:13
by 03Stormchaser
50mm to date since 3pm with the current system.
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 05:42
by Andrew Massie
yeah, i've had 55mm in the last 24hrs and it's STILL raining!
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 07:35
by Manukau heads obs
thats alot of rain for CHCH, and especialy at this time of year!
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 07:38
by 03Stormchaser
If you compare this month (90.6 mm) to December last year (18.4 mm) thats a big difference!!
http://weather.northcott.co.nz/index.ph ... &Itemid=84
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 08:03
by TonyT
Only 15mm here yesterday evening, a few further showers this morning and up to 19mm now.