Frosty High, 1-8th June

[Manukau heads obs]

temperature now a balmy 3.7C here now, with a slight breeze from the S

[jamie]

now down to -4.1 there... that deserves a brrrrr

[ricky]

A bit of frost on the grass here in Grey Lynn this morning, looks like David's, more than I've seen for a couple of years at least! IR thermometer says the grass temp is -5.0C Air temp dropped to 1.8C
The roof is white with ice as are the cars and some standing water in the gutters had a sheet of ice on it

[Dale]

Likewise in Paerata this morning, heaviest ground frost yet. Cars completely iced over, roof of the house is white, all the cattle paddocks look like it has snowed on it being so white from frost.. even the front lawn didnt escape with the grass crunching under my feet.

Last time I heard that sound was when I lived back in aussie and that was caused by drought!

[Tornado Tim]

It got to -3.8°C here.

[Michael]

Metservice has us for -5 tonight.If its believable.Hamilton only -2.

[jamie]

is this what happens when the DP bottoms out the scale on the graph ??? think i might have to alter the scale.

[David]

Look at this, LOL

[Tornado Tim]

Thats a bit farfetched! Unless it happens of course.
They say Taupo is going to get a whopping -6°C!

is this what happens when the DP bottoms out the scale on the graph ??? think i might have to alter the scale.

Jamie, Shouldn't that automatically scale?

[Nev]

LOL 1.2°C here at 7:30 (now 3.0°C) - frost and iced cars everywhere.

Probably should rename this thread to 'June Frost Reports' ?

[Tornado Tim]

Ow hang on mine is doing it too.....
But i think its waiting untill the temps drop below -5°C now before it scales down again...

[jamie]

showing the snow symbol again it must just be the ice in the bucket melting.

i see MS have quickly changed all their minimums for tonight.

Yea Tim thats what i thought too (changes automatically WHEN it finally surpasses the top/bottom number) but you dont have the dew point doing strange things on the graph like like mine.

[DT-NZ]

Min -1.9°C overnight Hukerenui - currently 9.2°C out - sunny blue skies overhead, no wind - great day

A couple of Hukerenui frost snaps taken this morning in shade at 07.30 hrs.

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[Manukau heads obs]

so much for the winterless north then ! LOL

been years since we have seen the right weather pattern to give widespread frosts like this

[tidd66]

Our weather has been boring down here, dull no sun for a couple of days now, yesterdays temps in Gore wer 6 up to 9 pretty much the same again today.

[Tornado Tim]

Another repeat from last night is coming in again..... perhaps colder?

[David]

I am thinking the same thing Tim, it has dropped 4.4°C here in the last 1 hour, now sitting on 6.5°C already, and it is completely calm out there already.

[Dale]

A full 2ºc colder now than same time last night & nil wind to speak of.. got smart and put the cars undercover so I dont end up like a snowman at 0730 in the morning

[Manukau heads obs]

Politicians are like dirty nappies.. They require changing often & for the same reason.

LOL!

[David]

Temperature has "flat-lined" here for the last 2 hours, and as a result it is actually warmer at this time tonight than last night

[Manukau heads obs]

puff of wind every now and then here, temperature only slowly dropping

[spwill]

Mid next week should see night mins in the north of around 15C with a moist flow onto NZ, I look forward to the warmer weather.

[Philip Duncan]

Frost now forming on my lawn... only 10pm!

[Storm Struck]

It seems quite funny how the stronger frosts are in the North Island and not the south, even places like the Nelson Lakes getting down to -7C.
Yet we only got down to -1C last night, but the days are wonderful with the low winter sun this evening making it look more like a fire ball through the trees.
Ive noticed the past few mornings until about 1pm atleast there is a Westerly breeze here before turning NE in the afternoon, would there be an explanation as to why this might be?.
I did wonder if it might be because of the snow on the Alps creating a land breeze.

[Manukau heads obs]

you will get a landbreeze (from land to water)until the land warms up , then you get a sea breeze (when the land is warmer than the water)