Polar Outbreak starting 07/06/2008

[Fujita Phil]

Looking good down south now

[Lawrence]

Have decided to start another thread on this...models have been pretty consistent for the past few runs and are showing a polar blast affecting practically the whole of the country starting this Saturday (07/06/2008) and moving right into early/mid next week...just wondering how cold it will get (initial numbers show snow to VERY low levels in many areas) and how this will impact electricity demand as well....

Bloody hell gllitz,you certainly called a good'un with this one.

[Manukau heads obs]

lucky people , enjoy!

[gopolks]

More rain than snow, but some nice flakes, I will take what i get.

[Ryan Thomas]

Pffft!

"Polar outbreak".

Not a chance.

I've just ordered a new lounger, sun umbrella and 40-gallon drum of sunblock.

I bet his powers cut . Wonder what they got from this event tho? I'm wonder when the snow will come back, seems to have moved on and been replaced by drizzle / sleet ( looking out the window, maybe a few flakes), Jeffs has dropped to 2.1 now! Bring on more snow!

[gopolks]

2.3 999

Yep, its more of a drizzle event now.

Nice while it lasted though.

[TonyT]

Please try to stay on topic, and we dont need a blow by blow of every change in conditions folks, no point in clogging up the thread with too much chatter.

[gllitz]

Have decided to start another thread on this...models have been pretty consistent for the past few runs and are showing a polar blast affecting practically the whole of the country starting this Saturday (07/06/2008) and moving right into early/mid next week...just wondering how cold it will get (initial numbers show snow to VERY low levels in many areas) and how this will impact electricity demand as well....

Bloody hell gllitz,you certainly called a good'un with this one.

I think I was lucky Models never really changed a whole lot, thankfully...kids are now out in the backyard, lapping it up Big fluffy flakes,too...may it last enough to make a snowman, is all I hope ...sledding would be nice, but no hills around here...

[JETNZ]

Snow easing - am fully grown last time I looked - flakes were insanely large yes.

[Lawrence]

Lighter flakes now, but still persistent, might turn heavy again when a more moist area comes through.Still 0.7C,baro 996,RH 98%,Dew 1.0C.Precip 4mm/hr. Karsh signing off now.I'm starving

[gopolks]

2.2 999

Still light drizzle, with sleet.

[Ryan Thomas]

Question, when was the last time that snow started falling around this time of day, isn't it mostly after dark or morning till about 8AM at latest (last time it was 8 it was a huge amount fast). Cold at rolleston for this time of day..

[southernthrash]

Looking good down south now

I just had a look south from the front door of my flat (on george st) and boy shes really starting to cloud up nice and dark from the south, few spits of rain too, 4.8 at uni weather station and should only get colder from now on, i think we might get a flake or two...

[gopolks]

2.1 999

[mikestormchaser]

beautifullly snowing

[kiwisk8er]

Here at Tainui, Dunedin down at sea level. Really dark clouds, raining, temperature dropping. Saw some ice/sleet in the rain. Must be snowing up in the hills again.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Sitting on 0.1ºc here with it still snowing although flakes are smaller. 2.5cm on the back decking at 4:30pm.
Wind a more Westerly now.

JohnGaul
NZTS

[gopolks]

Wahoo!!!!!! THICK SNOW SETTLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TonyT]

Temp at +0.3, snow easing a little now, and virtually no wind.

[Ryan Thomas]

You've got a fair amount their TonyT, and the wind conditions seem to be the same as yours, virtually no wind

[Inny Binny]

Yeah, smaller flakes now.

Still not completely white, but getting there, slower now.

[GSVNoFixedAbode]

This just in from Janos (via cellphone) snowing ("dumping!") in Mosgiel at the moment, and it's hitting Opoho as I type

[Fujita Phil]

SNOWING!!! About time Straight to snowflakes too, no rain

[Ryan Thomas]

Anyone think we'll get what Dunedins getting now, later on?

[southernthrash]

Snowflakes in North Dunedin! Still pretty wet, but awesome!