Very cold southwest airflow/snow June 21-25th

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 18:59

Snow too low levels now expected in Christchurch tomorrow!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:05

tornadoman18 wrote:Snow too low levels now expected in Christchurch tomorrow!

It's looking like you're going to get it if anybody is.

Seems as if nothing much of anything is going to happen down this way.

What's happening baro and temp wise?

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:10

Gary Roberts wrote:
tornadoman18 wrote:Snow too low levels now expected in Christchurch tomorrow!
It's looking like you're going to get it if anybody is.

Seems as if nothing much of anything is going to happen down this way.

What's happening baro and temp wise?

Its 710pm

The temp is dropping, its 8.2 degrees.

But he barometer is rising, its up to 1001.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:10

Gary Roberts wrote:
tornadoman18 wrote:Snow too low levels now expected in Christchurch tomorrow!
It's looking like you're going to get it if anybody is.

Seems as if nothing much of anything is going to happen down this way.

What's happening baro and temp wise?

At the moment the temp is 5.9C and the baro is sitting quite high on 1002, that should drop tonight as the front comes in.
Temp tomorrow is supossed too be 8C but i think if its going too snow tomorrow it will be alot colder then that!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:16

tornadoman18 wrote:At the moment the temp is 5.9C and the baro is sitting quite high on 1002, that should drop tonight as the front comes in.
Temp tomorrow is supossed too be 8C but i think if its going too snow tomorrow it will be alot colder then that!

A bit of localised variation between your site and gopolks, but the baro is spot on. Rwood or TonyT reckoned that snow will fall up to 4.5 Â°C, if I recall correctly, so not too far to drop.

Fingers crossed you get enough snow to have fun but not enough for it to cause problems!

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:19

Gary Roberts wrote:
tornadoman18 wrote:At the moment the temp is 5.9C and the baro is sitting quite high on 1002, that should drop tonight as the front comes in.
Temp tomorrow is supossed too be 8C but i think if its going too snow tomorrow it will be alot colder then that!
A bit of localised variation between your site and gopolks, but the baro is spot on. Rwood or TonyT reckoned that snow will fall up to 4.5 Â°C, if I recall correctly, so not too far to drop.

Fingers crossed you get enough snow to have fun but not enough for it to cause problems!

oh i think my fun would have too consist of having enough snow too cause a few problems, nothing like a bit of excitement

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:21

tornadoman18 wrote: oh i think my fun would have too consist of having enough snow too cause a few problems, nothing like a bit of excitement

"May you live in interesting times."

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:25

I think it's abit warmer than 5C outside at the moment I think gopolks would be more on target

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Scatterd clouds moving in from the south now and the moon is dissapearing.
I think if any snow showers fall to sea level it will likly be at night when the Temperature drops, however I recall back in March this year we had sleet falling from a CU line under 5-6C temperatures at the time. But I believe the windchill was extremly cold so was possibly colder to a certain elevation at low levels.

Cheers
Jason.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:30

Weather in Hillmorton & Hoon Hay | Print |
Current Weather - Updated every 10 minutes
19:20 Sun 24 Jun 2007 NZST (UTC +12 Hours)
Temperature 5.8 Â°C
Dewpoint 1.5 Â°C
Humidity 74 %
Wind Speed 2 km/h
Wind avg speed 0 km/h
Wind Direction Light Air
Barometer 1002.3 hPa
Rainfall (Last 10 Mins) 0.0 mm

ah well pick and choose

this is what i see what the site i use, thats in my area, addington, hillmorton

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:35

Looked interesting on TV1 when the changing weather map had the cold front (which should bring the icy outbreak) moving northwestwards within the southwesterly flow. The airflow then looks like coming from Antarctica, so very cold. The North Island seems to have escaped very cold weather up to now (snow only down to Desert Road last night), but the next few days should be bitter, with snow to unusually low levels in the south and east, even if not heavy.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:35

Ohh i see must be rather isolated areas under colder air or there is more of a southerly blowing there.
I have been watching those updated rain radars in the last few hours and looks like some ok showers moving in just off the coast instead of away from us like in a more W-SW flow.
Cheers
Jason.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:42

good stuff mate! thats what i wanna hear and from tich! we might be on a roll for the next two days!

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Sun 24/06/2007 19:45

Jasestrm wrote:Ohh i see must be rather isolated areas under colder air or there is more of a southerly blowing there.
I have been watching those updated rain radars in the last few hours and looks like some ok showers moving in just off the coast instead of away from us like in a more W-SW flow.
Cheers
Jason.

Indeed, they are "creeping"...I don't think the REALLY cold air will hit here in CHCH til after 6 am tomorrow...hmmmm....

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 20:25

Whats Tony's final opinions for tomorrow? out of interest?

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 24/06/2007 20:56

I don't want snow for tomorrow or Tuesday, as that is when FINALLY the buggers are going to turn up to install the chimneys for our log-burners which should of been installed in March

JohnGaul
NZTS

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 24/06/2007 20:58

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I don't want snow for tomorrow or Tuesday, as that is when FINALLY the buggers are going to turn up to install the chimneys for our log-burners which should of been installed in March

JohnGaul
NZTS

Ooooh, mate, you're in for a record dumping then!

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Sun 24/06/2007 21:04

Gary Roberts wrote:
Andrew Massie wrote: If you're talking about Mt John observatory, I seem to recall when I stayed in Tekapo between xmas and new years' that it was gonna cost Emma and I $50 each to visit it! (and see stars of course) (actually i'd see stars before looking in any telescope paying the $50 to do it!)
Heh, nah...that's Earth & Sky. My observatory is on Benmore Peak, further south, between Twizel and Omarama, and it's completely not-for-profit.

I think E&S dropped the price of the tour a wee while ago. It was pretty steep, no doubt about it, although a damn interesting tour nonetheless. They're putting more than 20,000 people a year through their operation, not including the cafe up there. (They do the best ham sandwiches, and the hot chocolate is superb too!)

Hmmm... both sound good then! I'll let you know next time we're down.. Be good to catch up!

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 24/06/2007 21:06

Gary Roberts wrote:
Ooooh, mate, you're in for a record dumping then!

The only dumping I want is in the toilet

JohnGaul
NZTS

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 24/06/2007 21:30

What about the elusive 'dump thunder' you keep talking about !!

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Sun 24/06/2007 22:08

tornadoman18 wrote:Whats Tony's final opinions for tomorrow? out of interest?

I'll stick with the same prediction we had yesterday and the day before - except that the coast might not clear till later on Tuesday, instead of Monday night. Sleety, not much of it, better than nothing

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Mon 25/06/2007 07:33

Nice snow shower at the moment no sleet just snow and quite heavy.
Falling to sea level.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Mon 25/06/2007 07:42

Yes interesting here aswel.Rain with hail and sleet here at the moment, very cold Southerly.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Mon 25/06/2007 07:46

6 degrees and raining here in central chch. At this stage its far too warm for snow of any note in town

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Mon 25/06/2007 07:51

Razor wrote:6 degrees and raining here in central chch. At this stage its far too warm for snow of any note in town

Yup, way too warm...

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Mon 25/06/2007 08:41

gllitz wrote:
Razor wrote:6 degrees and raining here in central chch. At this stage its far too warm for snow of any note in town
Yup, way too warm...

They have changed the forcast, just snow showers on banks penisula today, rain in chch, and tomorrow is for fine and frosty in chch.

How very sad!