System 9-10th October affecting central/eastern areas

[gllitz]

Nice one, Richard! Just don't see it happening here in coastal Canty, though...

[snowstormwatcher]

cloud has lifted enough for me to see the hill looks like snow has settled down to about 500 metres

[Richard]

Sounds like youve missed most of this system SSW

[NZstorm]

These warm advective snow events tend to favour inland regions where the snow level drops due to localised mesoscale cooling. Hamner Springs is the perfect spot for it being in a sheltered valley. I have never been to Hamner, today would have been a good day to visit.

[Andrew Massie]

All indications on the Arthur's Pass Wx stn show that it's snowing there now.

Quoting myself.. I was right!

Pass webcam.jpg

[Richard]

These warm advective snow events tend to favour inland regions where the snow level drops due to localised mesoscale cooling. Hamner Springs is the perfect spot for it being in a sheltered valley. I have never been to Hamner, today would have been a good day to visit.

This is happening on the Amuri plains also,i'm at 175m and snowing, i wonder if at 175m on the Canterbury Plains it would be snowing?

Also noticed that the radar is only giving aquarate readings for about a 50km radius this morning,its got us as being blue where we should be yellow at least.

[Razor]

Well temp in town has dropped a degree in the past hour to 4...a hint of sleet here

[Kimkliff]

Snow stopped here. Just rain now. Melting what little did settle. Still cold tho' and got fire roaring.

[Storm Struck]

Interesting looking at those rain radars especially the latest, looks like Christchurch is getting more steadier rain than out this way.
Its steady in front of Banks Peninnsula and inland so the flow cant be too SE yet, instead more southerly which means the worst is yet to come.
By looking at the forecast maps that may well be the case until the SE flow gets established properly.
This is looking more like an afternoon/evening event especially for inland areas, temperature is still gradually dropping here 2.5C currently.
Come on weve had boring weather all year except for Januarys thunderstorms .

[Kelly_Cattermole]

Still sleet/rain combo in Kirwee, in fact the sky is brightening up quite a lot.

[Razor]

Interesting looking at those rain radars especially the latest, looks like Christchurch is getting more steadier rain than out this way.
Its steady in front of Banks Peninnsula and inland so the flow cant be too SE yet, instead more southerly which means the worst is yet to come.
By looking at the forecast maps that may well be the case until the SE flow gets established properly.
This is looking more like an afternoon/evening event especially for inland areas, temperature is still gradually dropping here 2.5C currently.
Come on weve had boring weather all year except for Januarys thunderstorms .

Sorry but I think we've had the worst, system is starting to move north I think

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Snowing here just past springston . 4 cm settled.

[Manukau heads obs]

latest rain radar for CHCH shows good shower activity moving in from the SE , possibly from the original southern ocean cold front?
also, I would say south taranaki through to NP will be in for a humdinger SE gale

[Storm Struck]

I get the message Razor , nah the forum is really slow today.
It cant be moving north Razor because its coming from the north, the low with the rain bearer is slightly moving down over us.

[Manukau heads obs]

from the M/S severe weather warning:

A band of heavy rain and snow lies across
northern South Island areas and is moving slowly north.

i.e the low is going to roll over the top of the SI,(actualy pass over the NI) and so will drag what you have there now further north

[MoorfNZ]

*sigh* What a disappointment... here in Waddington I've awoken to rain, rain, rain with an iota of sleet ...

[Manukau heads obs]

barometer dropping like a rock here, and the NE wind is increasing fast

[Michael]

Just edited title in light of how specific the system is as the north has normal rain only.

[MoorfNZ]

Would I be right in thinking the event is actually due in Canterbury this afternoon/evening - reports indicate snow warnings in place for later on today...

[Talbotm]

just wondering why the ms say heavy snow for canterbury and marlbourgh also central plateau and northern hawkes bay but nothing for in between like the rimutakas and hills above wellington?? wouldnt it have to get to wellington before it gets to ruapehu and so on. Does anyone have any ideas on this???

[Razor]

I've a report in that its snowing at the ChCh Gondola

[Storm Struck]

Is that at the top part of the gondola or the loading section heathcote valley?.
This light rain is abit rediculous if its going to rain it should be better than this, 22mm so far.
Heard a report of the state highway between Blenhiem and Kaikoura could be closed soon due to large slips.

[Razor]

It was at the top of the Gondola. Apparently shortlived, gone now

Temps have 'leapt up' 2 degrees here in the past half hour, 6.2 now

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Just got back from Springston and 4cm settled on the ground there and some steady snow. Bit of sleet In Waddington an Shieffild and just rain in Kirwee and West Melton. It looks like the low does push some precipitation further south this afternoon before the southerly dominates the airflow and pushes the system northward. Around 25mm from this system so far. Hardly a breate of wind stll. Rain just starting to pick up a little.

[tich]

Just got back from Springston and 4cm settled on the ground there and some steady snow.

Do you mean Springfield? Springston is near Lake Ellesmere, and near sea-level. If it's snowing there, then it would probably be snowing in Chch.