Tasman Low 3 Thursday 5th-Saturday 7th July, Snow watch!!!

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:38

Temp going up, 5.4 degrees, barometer at 1010, but wind from the south east?

Im confused.

Snowlover · Unread post by **Snowlover** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:40

me 2

don't knw how there was snow in some parts of chch, isn't it too warm?

planez · Unread post by **planez** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:41

yes the rainband moving from elsmere lincon is devoloping on radar, metflight

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:47

planez wrote:yes the rainband moving from elsmere lincon is devoloping on radar, metflight

The weather has just been plain nuts today, looking over parts of chch, at one stage there is a black sky, then it turns to blue, then another part of chch, its blue, then its turn to black, within a matter of half an hour.

This part of chch, has had blue sky most of the day, then it went black for 40 mintues, now its like a summers day, but the wind is from the south east, and everything is going up.

This whole week has been weird, Its like that scene from the planet of apes, when its totally dark and cold but no rain.

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:47

Snowlover wrote:me 2 don't knw how there was snow in some parts of chch, isn't it too warm?

Actually, I think a lot of it is evaporating before it hits the ground...virga, I believe it the term for it...there is only 68% humidity out there at the moment...too dry for snow, or anything else for that matter.

I have heard virga is most common in the winter months...TonyT/others wish to comment?

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:50

This sattelite shows icy shower clouds offshore at 2:29pm today so if it does turn more southerly expect those to come ashore perhaps.
http://satellite.landcareresearch.co.nz/noaa/
Cheers
Jason.

planez · Unread post by **planez** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:51

virga can usually be seen at high altitudes sometimes around CB's, it appears like a very thin stream of white

note not to be confused with viagra

Manukau heads obs · Fri 06/07/2007 15:53

did I not say days ago that the air was going to be too dry and stable?

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Fri 06/07/2007 15:56

Manukau heads observer wrote:did I not say days ago that the air was going to be too dry and stable?

Uhhhhmm....yes you did

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EDIT: 358 replies and growing????? EEEK!!

It wasn't THAT big of a event...in fact, it was a big, fizzly, fizzle thing umongst many fizzers b4 it.....hmmmm.....

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:02

Only 1C at Oamaru Airport at 3pm, with recent precipitation. Unusual for that part of Otago, usually sheltered when rest of Otago is getting snowy conditions.

Gary McConnochie · Unread post by **Gary McConnochie** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:04

I think you guys can flag the snow. Cloud is starting to clear out this way, looking like the possibility of frosts tonight.

planez · Unread post by **planez** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:05

NEVER

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:06

Gary McConnochie wrote:I think you guys can flag the snow.

Gary, some of us have been trying to say that since the thread started!

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:10

interesting too see some of these clouds are going round in circles

alot of turbulence up there wouldnt wanna be flying in it.
I think its S and NE up there. very cold! and lightly spitting/sleeting here now

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:23

tornadoman18 wrote:interesting too see some of these clouds are going round in circles alot of turbulence up there wouldnt wanna be flying in it.
I think its S and NE up there. very cold! and lightly spitting/sleeting here now

maybe in addington, not in burwood/shirley, no rain here since about 930am, still its damn cold!

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:38

Right! this might be our biggest chance all day, clouds rolling in from the S look snowy with precipitation!! its very cold!

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:40

tornadoman18 wrote:Right! this might be our biggest chance all day, clouds rolling in from the S look snowy with precipitation!! its very cold!

hehehehe, even if it doesnt this is one heck of a thread.

planez · Unread post by **planez** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:40

all the snow has gone to mt hutt!

its currently snowing up there and they have recieved 35cm of new snow with - 6 degrees.

lots of prcip just sw of ch around rakia but heading inland. definately not clearing yet

gopolks · Unread post by **gopolks** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:48

planez wrote:all the snow has gone to mt hutt!

its currently snowing up there and they have recieved 35cm of new snow with - 6 degrees.

lots of prcip just sw of ch around rakia but heading inland. definately not clearing yet

Its clearing up in burwood.

Mr Frost is coming to town.

He anit got snow, but its going to pretty damn hard to get up in the morning.

Smeagol · Unread post by **Smeagol** » Fri 06/07/2007 16:58

Temp is 1.4Â°C here and dropping. Looks like we could be in for a little more snow this way looking at the clouds roll in from the SE.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 06/07/2007 17:07

You probly will smeagol as it's just gone over us delivering a good heavy sleet shower or snail sleety hail. Was some good looking shafts coming down before it hit too.
After that shower temperature back down to 3.0C and should stay that way now not go up.
Cheers
Jason.

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

We've had several heavyish sleet showers here this afternoon too, total for the day up to 8mm. A brief clearance early afternoon showed snow had settled down to about the 200-250m mark on the hills.

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Fri 06/07/2007 17:15

Well I think despite all predictions Dunedin has too take first prize.
We have thick snow down to very low levels and it looks spectacular.
There was little wind last night so it fell straight down trees etc are just covered. There has been little or no thaw during the day.

4th fall of snow for the year.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Fri 06/07/2007 17:33

Janos wrote:Well I think despite all predictions Dunedin has too take first prize.
We have thick snow down to very low levels and it looks spectacular.
There was little wind last night so it fell straight down trees etc are just covered. There has been little or no thaw during the day.

4th fall of snow for the year.

well done!

But at some stage you have too start thinking about sharing it around

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Fri 06/07/2007 17:36

I dont know what sum people are on about saying that this event was a fizzer

as i would say it was spot on for what was forcast if you looked at tonys forcast.
Snow on ground to about 200m.
Some heavy snow in north canterbury.
And snow fluries to sea level.
What more was expected from this event