You hate it when I'm right, dont you Gary?!Gary Roberts wrote:Pffft!gllitz wrote:I reckon TonyT is spot on! (no suprise there, eh? ) You can actually SEE the shadowing effect from the radar loops, and would explain why everywhere AROUND CHCH is getting precip (frozen or otherwise) but not here...good call, I say...
TonyT's forecasting methodology:
1. Write lots of different outlooks on small PostIt notes,
2. Apply said PostIt notes to flat vertical surface,
3. Wrap opaque fabric strip around head at eye-level,
4. Grab fistfuls of darts and start throwing.
And it's not even original, he stole the methodology from the NZ Met Service!
Tasman Low 3 Thursday 5th-Saturday 7th July, Snow watch!!!
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Oh how we missed your contrary wit over those dull summer months!Gary Roberts wrote:Besides, I was the one who was correct yesterday. Where is my medal? I don't have all day you know.
Gary on Thursday:
Gary on Friday:Gary Roberts wrote:Just grey and damp down here too. Temperature above freezing, so I'd say she's all over. F I Z Z...F I Z Z...F I Z Z...F I Z Z...
I've finally worked out why it doesnt snow in the Mackenzie after June - its only after June that Gary really gets cracking with the hot air generation!Gary Roberts wrote:Still lightly snowing down here. It's settling too and very slowly building up. It's very light but hasn't let up since the early hours, so is gradually amounting to something.
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Ahah! But that changed! It stopped snowing within seconds of me posting the above and the snow on the ground is turning to slush...and it's still mild, grey and damp!TonyT wrote:I've finally worked out why it doesnt snow in the Mackenzie after June - its only after June that Gary really gets cracking with the hot air generation!Gary Roberts wrote:Still lightly snowing down here. It's settling too and very slowly building up. It's very light but hasn't let up since the early hours, so is gradually amounting to something.
See, I win again. Now send me a medal.
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Sorry Mate... you left yourself wide open for this one....Gary Roberts wrote:Ahah! But that changed! It stopped snowing within seconds of me posting the above and the snow on the ground is turning to slush...and it's still mild, grey and damp!TonyT wrote: I've finally worked out why it doesnt snow in the Mackenzie after June - its only after June that Gary really gets cracking with the hot air generation!
See, I win again. Now send me a medal.
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We have had a few more falls this morning. Flurries even in the city around 10am. But only sticking to the road surfaces above 200m. The flow is very easterly too.
There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.
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In Lobourn (one hour north of chch) its snowing heavily.
In ashburton (one hour south of chch) its snowing heavily.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and to think i have spent the last week doing this, my prays went answered for other people though.
In ashburton (one hour south of chch) its snowing heavily.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and to think i have spent the last week doing this, my prays went answered for other people though.
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hehehehe, I guess I will have to do that.kiwisk8er wrote:my advice would be, go for a 1 hour drivegopolks wrote:In Lobourn (one hour north of chch) its snowing heavily.
In ashburton (one hour south of chch) its snowing heavily.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and to think i have spent the last week doing this, my prays went answered for other people though.
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YES isn't it frustrating that this is all happening and Christchurch is getting nothing?
Usually when it snows down in ashvagus it will reach up this way but not this time obviously.
Christchurch has a funny habbit of not doing what its told when forcasted alot of the time as i i have lived here all my life over the years and yet when something does happen its usually a good event, not "expected" I think we can safely say this is A fizzer now.
But congrats too fencepost/CRT again for being most accurate.
BTW cantabs theres always next time
Usually when it snows down in ashvagus it will reach up this way but not this time obviously.
Christchurch has a funny habbit of not doing what its told when forcasted alot of the time as i i have lived here all my life over the years and yet when something does happen its usually a good event, not "expected" I think we can safely say this is A fizzer now.
But congrats too fencepost/CRT again for being most accurate.
BTW cantabs theres always next time
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We havent had any raindrops for about four hours, where I am. According to tvnz weather report, the weather is going to improve.evltre wrote:we're got very soft drizzle, with the odd flake in it here!
As soon as they annouced chch wouldnt get a cricket test this season, I knew there would be no rain.