Cold snap June 7th-9th may not be as bad as first thought

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Thu 07/06/2007 07:48

It started getting really windy at approx 3.30 am, it woke me up. We had some rain and a bit of hail.

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Thu 07/06/2007 09:35

The sun is out, the wind is dropping. Currently a balmy 5 ?C.

tidd66 · Unread post by **tidd66** » Thu 07/06/2007 09:38

Hi guys very cold in Gore getting the odd snow flake but not coming to much yet sun trying its hardest to come out. Lite dusting of snow around the hills maybe the worst is yet to come. Heres hoping could do with a good snowfall (for the kids of course).

tidd66 · Unread post by **tidd66** » Thu 07/06/2007 10:48

Very heavy snow in Gore now starting to settle.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Thu 07/06/2007 11:07

Janos wrote:Good strong cool wind blowing I sense (to quote Fujita phil) office kudos level dropping.. currently5.3deg.

It's coming...

Hope it doesn't make it to Milton then head out to sea

tidd66 · Unread post by **tidd66** » Thu 07/06/2007 11:11

Rats stopped for now just when it was starting to look good. lite dusting but not enough to make a snowball.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Thu 07/06/2007 12:39

It's extremely cold with a bitter wind and there has just been a flash of lightning.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Thu 07/06/2007 12:41

Great explanation Tony,it is really hard to know what may happen until the actual time.
I think there is a better chance of perhaps some hail and sleet showers On Friday morning, but if there is snow let there be .

Banks Peninsula is more exposed to situations like what's forecast for tomorrow. The plains often tend to miss out on such southwesterly events.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 07/06/2007 14:26

Looks like Queenstown (webcam) has had as much snow as Auckland.

An excellent webcam http://www.skyline.co.nz/queenstown/webcam/

Snowlover · Unread post by **Snowlover** » Thu 07/06/2007 15:30

Not looking like we will get any snow in canterbury!!!!! So disappointed

All we get are cold winds, not fun at all

Manukau heads obs · Thu 07/06/2007 15:45

looks like flakes are falling on that webcam though...just light snow...

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Thu 07/06/2007 16:04

Snowlover wrote:Not looking like we will get any snow in canterbury!!!!! So disappointed

All we get are cold winds, not fun at all

Dont I know it.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Thu 07/06/2007 16:57

Just had a decent clap of thunder here.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Thu 07/06/2007 17:14

Latest LAPs modeling is interesting, puts a wave over Otago around midday tomorrow with very cold air - certainly the potential there for some heavy snow to low levels, and possibly some more of that thunder. But the wave is moving incredibly quickly, so whatever happens wont last long. I still dont think its going to make a big impact on Canterbury, but we'll see...

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Thu 07/06/2007 18:33

just seen its snowing in Queenstown! and now further south! Still few doubts weather it will reach this far, doesn't matter if it doesn't

still heaps more good events too come

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 07/06/2007 18:35

Has been rather unfortunate in the way this blast has gone but good news for those down south

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Tomorrow afternoon could see some icy showers with gale SW winds and a dusting to low levels on BP, be great to hear a few claps of thunder here too

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But next week

is looking even better with some very substantial falls of snow to low levels, it is once again a wee way out but it is something to look forward to atleast as long as models stay good.
Was rather strange weather today with a mild start and breezy westerly winds before turning SW at about 9am dropping the temperature. Then cloud breifly increased with sunny intervals but changing from warm to cold all the time. Also a fresh NE wind kicked in, as I was expecting the South westerly to stick around for most of the day.
Cheers
Jason.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 07/06/2007 20:21

it was a critical SWer today, and so Canterbury missed out....i.e the flow needs to be more SSW up through the SI and not just over southland (i.e a low moving NE just off Dunedin will be the trick

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Thu 07/06/2007 20:34

I've just been out at Taieri Mouth (about 30kms south of Dunedin on the coast) for most of the evening and when I left 45mins ago there was sleet to sea-level amongst quite heavy rain. Not sure if any reached up here at home

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Thu 07/06/2007 20:36

Certainly no activity in this neck of the woods.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 07/06/2007 20:45

Dunedin will get the precip as fronts nove through. One overnight and another tomorrow. Tomorrows front should spread showers into Canterbury as well. I mention that as Met Service forecast is for dry weather there tomorrow.

Interestingly Invercargill/Southland has a critical S'Wester as well. Stewart Island offers almost complete protection from showers when they are coming from that direction.

kiwisk8er · Unread post by **kiwisk8er** » Thu 07/06/2007 20:45

nope just raining. pretty boring.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 07/06/2007 20:54

Looks like a good burst of active shower cloud will move across the South after midnight with a low level fall of snow in the Dunedin area no doubt.

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Thu 07/06/2007 21:00

No action here for a while - maybe Monday with the Aussie low drifting across.

Couple of pics from a superbly clear Wed. morning. Today almost as clear but a bit windier.

Snowlover · Unread post by **Snowlover** » Thu 07/06/2007 21:42

Its northwest outside again lol. Strange weather

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 07/06/2007 22:17

Manukau heads observer wrote:it was a critical SWer today, and so Canterbury missed out....i.e the flow needs to be more SSW up through the SI and not just over southland (i.e a low moving NE just off Dunedin will be the trick

Boring but interesting weather here today.
Nothing much happening. No SW and wind if anything between SouthEast and North, here?

JohnGaul
NZTS