Cold Surge To End May [South Island]

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Re: Cold Surge To End May [South Island]

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Nothing happening down this way it seems to be over.
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Temp went down fast just then and some sleet/snow falling now.
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Well that was OK while it lasted. Got to almost pure snow by the end, but of course then it was clearing. A little graupel/snow mixture on the ground.
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NZCH 310000Z 21016G27KT 180V260 5000 SHRAGS SCT020 BKN040 05/00 Q1017 TEMPO 9999 RMK SUGARLOAF 18041KT
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Sleet showers here this morning, snow on the local hills down very low, perhaps 100m, but the cover looks quite thin. Just had a brief small hail shower. Plenty of sunshine between the showers. Overall I think its worked out pretty much as expected.
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Myself wrote:NZCH 310000Z 21016G27KT 180V260 5000 SHRAGS SCT020 BKN040 05/00 Q1017 TEMPO 9999 RMK SUGARLOAF 18041KT
could someone please tell me and i imagine other people how to read this? i gather NZCH is christchurch air port and then i gather there is some kind of remark about sugarloaf? i have no idea though.
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SNOW at sea level, all you 'fizzer' fans. Video proof to follow..
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Wow, it's very very heavy here - blizzard, huge flakes - just been for a walk, got back just in time... snow laying very thick on the ground, visibility low... howling wind whipping up snow on ground...

So, basically it's been snowing here since 8am...
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You could google metars Jamie. A stormchaser must know how to read metars!

But this shows

date/time GMT
wind dir/velocity/gust SW wind averaging 16kts
visibility 5000m
Weather I think SHRAGS is soft hail showers
Cloud scattered base at 2000feet
Cloud broken base 4000feet
Temperature/dewpoint 5C and 0C
Airfield pressure QNH 1017hpa
tempo any significant changes next hour. I guess 9999 means none.
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MoorfNZ wrote:Wow, it's very very heavy here - blizzard, huge flakes - just been for a walk, got back just in time... snow laying very thick on the ground, visibility low... howling wind whipping up snow on ground...

So, basically it's been snowing here since 8am...
aww sooo lucky!! Whats the cm up to now? Take a pic of the huge flakes!!
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A good 6-8cm or so... having slight reprieve at the moment, sky has brightened and just a slight fall of small flakes. Friend reporting snow in Rangiora...
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Midday in Waddington...

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Snowing here now too (50m asl, so near to sea-level on BP), but not settling.
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Double-dangit! Staring out the window westward in Dunedin: very light covering of Swampy summit and Mt Cargill upper reaches, and some remnants of hail in grass from overnight showers. That's been it for this 'Event'. Yep, fizzer as far as I'm concerned. :-(
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metservice are still saying snow showers for chrischurch, not even getting any showers just the sun and a cold wind
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Just talked to my folks in Mosgiel, a no snow show down there.
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Had a full on snow shower earlier, sun back out now. Interesting, at one stage the shower was a mixture of snow and snow pellets (graupel), which is a combination I dont see too often (at the same time I mean).
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Snow showers ceased about 15 mins ago. Sky clearing to east, sun keeps popping out, lots of melting...
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Me again... :mrgreen: snowing hard again, big flakes...

Looking at the webcams for Chch it's like they're in the wardrobe and I'm in Narnia!!

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just had a large band come in finally with a bit of sleet and light rain i think it has warmed up too much now for snow
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Moorfnz i think there is more development shifting back south to your direction so make see a return to good snowfall. i might go for a drive for a look. If its still snowing can u text me 0277114599(not my number but one handy) and let me know
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Me again... snowing hard again, big flakes...
I see your location is 300m above sea level, the line of shower cloud running into your area looks a lot weaker now.
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Mark - spot on - it has just started snowing very hard again... big flakes...
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spwill wrote:
Me again... snowing hard again, big flakes...
I see your location is 300m above sea level, the line of shower cloud running into your area looks a lot weaker now.
No sign of weakening yet, just had a period of very little/no showers, but it's coming down hard again.
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Me and Tornadoman took a drive inland, about 10 minutes before West Melton we encountered very heavy hail pebble sized and covering the road before quickly turning to grapel and light snow.
Snow is settled lightly from about Kirwee then 2cm or more from Darfeild where about 15 minutes to the west we stopped and it would have been around 5cm deep with very heavy snow falling.
Big flakes back in the Darfeild township settling briefly on the roads, heavy grapel before hand helped the snow to settle.
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