Oh well, thats what I thought, its a bit warm.TonyT wrote:Too warm for snow on the Plains - it will stay up on the mountains where it belongs. Looks like southern districts are in for another hammering over the weekend and early part of next week though. If you want your snow fix travel south (now, while you still can!).tornadoman18 wrote:what are Tony's views on this possible event?
Interesting depression Thursday June 21
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MetService's latest forecast for Canterbury is for snow to low levels tomorrow. Looks like snow to 'low levels' at least in the inland valleys and basins, eg Hanmer, even if not on the plains.Too warm for snow on the Plains - it will stay up on the mountains where it belongs.
I don't think so in Chch or the lower plains. But I recall it snowed, not in Chch, but almost to sea-level just to the south (Lincoln, Taitapu) in late September 1995, in what I think was an easterly flow.Is it possible to get snow with a North East wind?
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Light rain now falling here with more moderate falls coming down from the north on the latest radar.
I think these lows are hard to predict as they change paths all the time or deepen even more than expected. I would atleast expect to see some bad weather with such a deep low moving down, which will be interesting when the low crosses and the winds turn more colder SW.
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I think these lows are hard to predict as they change paths all the time or deepen even more than expected. I would atleast expect to see some bad weather with such a deep low moving down, which will be interesting when the low crosses and the winds turn more colder SW.
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Interesting, I cant remember weather patterns like this for winter in CHCH for a while.Jasestrm wrote:Light rain now falling here with more moderate falls coming down from the north on the latest radar.
I think these lows are hard to predict as they change paths all the time or deepen even more than expected. I would atleast expect to see some bad weather with such a deep low moving down, which will be interesting when the low crosses and the winds turn more colder SW.
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Sea is roaring tonight perhaps some disturbance from the high seas over NSW last week.
Temperature has dropped abit more and there is a very light E-SE breeze.
I was working up at Kate Valley today it's coming along quite nicly up there, took a few photo's of the main landfill although makes me wonder where they are dumping the waste being brought in at the moment.
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Temperature has dropped abit more and there is a very light E-SE breeze.
I was working up at Kate Valley today it's coming along quite nicly up there, took a few photo's of the main landfill although makes me wonder where they are dumping the waste being brought in at the moment.
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Isnt it a case of the weather clearing. All sites are now saying, fine weather for christchurch for the next seven days?gllitz wrote:uhhmm...calm before the storm?gopolks wrote:Unbelievable, the cloud is clearing here in CHCH, there is blue sky everywhere, its cold but sunny, the weather Gods arent ready to bring the bad stuff yet.
I didnt think I would wake up to snow, but clearing blue skies? That is pretty amazing.
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Once a depression tracks towards the SI it usually clears in Chch. Only when the depressions go over the NI do we usually get into the rain/snow. This one looked like a fizzer from several days ago. But, still some strong very cold west to south west air to come over the weekend, pretty unpleasant for Otago/Southland.
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Re: Interesting depression next Thursday?
I had a brief look at my station this morning and I think it said that from the 9am yesterday to 9am today the Barometer dropped 21 and still fallingNZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Going back to this. Looks quite interesting. Barometer should really drop as the low passes over the country. Interesting to see what pressure it gets down to
Will it be a record?
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Sorry, I was replying to Gopolks regarding Chch. As for Otago, well I think you're in for a very bleak 4 days - I wouldn't say the quantity of snow will be huge, but it will get around most everywhere. And big frosts to follow early next week perhaps too.Andy wrote:Will the snow showers get into central otago? down to the valley floor?TonyT wrote:Expect a period of showers this evening, strong cold winds tomorrow and Saturday, then probably some more icy showers later on Sunday.
Still very little snow on the mts. the ski areas need it!
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