WINTERY BLAST STARTING FRIDAY 8TH

[Ryan Thomas]

Was to lazy to get up earlier maybe I should of.. Looked outside at about 8 and it was snowing heavily..

[carrot]

Looks like more coming soon.

[Ryan Thomas]

I'm thinking thats could be the case, its dropped .3 in 10. But some has melted..

[gopolks]

Hail shower

[Ryan Thomas]

What was the coldest wind chill today? The airport had -4 at 10 but I'm sure it would of been colder

[ScottyD]

Just had a phone call from Dad. He lives in Porirua, just north of Wellington. There have been a few snow flurries at his place in the last half hour, he's about 25m above sea level overlooking Porirua Harbour. Nothing heavy but definitely snow.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Its definately looking a lot brighter and clearer now. I went for a quick drive and caught a snow shower out cashmere way again. There is more than you think on the hill suburbs. However, i dont really see much more evntuating, maybe the odd sleet shower but i think that could be it for anyone not on the hills

[Inny Binny]

Mark, are you kidding? You said over an inch in Halswell, but here in Prebbleton, less than 5 mins away, we have nothing. Nothing at all.

[frosty]

suns out nice while it lasted

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

really? yes we did have 3cm in the backyard around 9am, quite a bit has melted now. From driving around it seems that some areas nearby have hardly been affected and other areas have had a lot more. Its very interesting. The scattered showers keep seeming to like cashmere this morning.

snow flurries here again

[Shepherds Valley WX]

Rimutaka Hill Road now closed by snow as well. A couple of snow flurries here, but we are at the base of the Rimutakas.... nothing settling on the ground. Surprised to hear of snow in Porirua!

[Ryan Thomas]

There was 2cm or so in Somerfield this morning I think... Didn't really have a look

[Nev]

Yeah, apparently the Rimutaka Hill Road was closed at 8am and MetService was quoted as saying the hill suburbs of Wellington could be 'whitened' later on today.

[ScottyD]

Mum just said that there have been a couple more light showers of snow. Melts as soon as it hit the surface. They live in the suburb of Papakowhai if anyone knows where that is. Generally when there's any snow in the vicinity of wellington, the western areas miss out. It's normally the Hutt suburbs that get the snow if any is about.

The Hill overlooking Porirua is Colonial Knob. It's peak is around 460m above sea level. Mum said there's nothing up there yet. I've only ever seen snow on there twice. So it's definitely a rear event for the area.

[gopolks]

yeah more snow

[Inny Binny]

More hail? We've had plenty of that,

[mikestormchaser]

Mark, are you kidding? You said over an inch in Halswell, but here in Prebbleton, less than 5 mins away, we have nothing. Nothing at all.

inny binny, snow can be very isolated, you could be in the same suberb and three streets down could be snowing heavily and you could get nothing at all.
yes id say about 2cm in my area not 3 though

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

thsi proves the isolation. Its 4.5 degrees at jeffs up the road in hoon hay and here in halswell it has just started snowing again.

[carrot]

Shower just passed, temp dropping again.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

hail shower, looking at noon radar we are about to get some heavy shower activity, breif but heavy, wonder what form of shower it will be, hail sleet or snow? just have to wait.

WOW IT IS ABSOLUTELY SMASHING DOWN NOW!! VERY HEAVY HAIL/SLEET!

[carrot]

Yes heavy hail here too, small stones tho

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

yes, but heaps of it and front lawn is buried now in white completely and getting even heavier. get ready guys its heading your way and its long lasting!!

[Ryan Thomas]

Clear here at the moment and can see blue sky... Hopefully your not over exaggerating Looks VERY DARK to the south, perhaps thats what we're about to get

[carrot]

Hope theres more, dropped 1.5 deg since started hailing
Still hailing, heavy but small peices still. Made alot of deep puddles very quickly

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

no ryan, it actually lasted ages with heavy hail covering the ground. Its sleeting now. Its still coming your way i'd say. Slower moving shower this one was.