Even Deeper Subtropical Low - May 23-27

[MoorfNZ]

Annoyed by the lack of action... c'moooooon....

[Storm Struck]

I stand corrected i was putting the information in the wrong column .
Yes it is sleeting xafordgod if you stand in front of an outside light or street light you will see it, or just let your jersey get some drops.
Getting a good shower now with big sleet droplets mixed in.

[tich]

Down to 3.7C at Jeff's Station - probably snowing on Port Hills by now.
Trademe forum reports of snow at Murchison this afternoon.

[Razor]

I'd be surprised if its snowing on port hills yet- no rain here in the worsley valley and i look straight up at the transmitter. Cloudy and cool since 5pm, but no rain

[Classicford]

Lol, down my street in kainga, we only have one street light and its pretty crap. I think a candle would be brighter....lol. Was outside just before, was raining with a couple of droplets of sleet. It seems to be on and off......

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Im heading up the port hills in 30 mins. It is sleeting in cashmere at the moment and some big flakes intermixed!

[Classicford]

Nice, you going right up to the top of the pass?

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Ill go up to the lookout point. Unfortuantely the radar is not a rain band yet and still very scattered.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Also looking at the models precipitation forecast looks to have decreased substancially. Showing no rainfall first thing tomorrow now and concentrated more on eastern Otago andonly as far north as South Canterbury.

[mikestormchaser]

Today hasnt been a crap cold blast im quite happy with what iv seen.
Had some good hail/sleet showers basically all morning, and more just cloudy dull, cold weather this afternoon but back to sleet at the moment.
Iv been a tad busy so havent really had a chance to look at all the models and forcasts etc, but i wouldnt be at all surprised if we are only on 3C at this current time.
Not bad wee snap.

[Razor]

I think the "young folk" on this site are getting far too excited ...

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

No its not looking so promising anymore with a lack of moisture for here now as well from last run for me

[Storm Struck]

I think the "young folk" on this site are getting far too excited ...

I am as old as this page, dont know about the gumboot' size though
We will see what happens, latest radar shows a real dotted bunch of chain showers moving through on a SW flow.

[MoorfNZ]

Hey I'm almost twice the age of this page!

EDIT: 1am - all quiet, cold but quiet.... no rain for a few hours now..

[Richard]

well i hope all you "young folk"got plenty of sleep last night because it certainly turned out to be a nonevent.

Oh well i think this threads finally coming to an end ...maybe??,well done everyone,Could this be the longest thread in NZ Weather Forum history i wonder???

[melja]

Was it forcast to be an event

Very windy here but from the SW so not much rain going to happen and its warmed up to 5.5C too.

[Andy]

Morning, light rain here temp 2.4 degrees looks like more snow down here above 400m.

[snowstormwatcher]

No snow or rain here overnight just overcast currently 2.9 degrees.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Rain falling steadily in the city in the last hour. Moderate with the odd heavier fall. 13mm today so far. Looking over the past 5 days for the here. 37mm, 35mm, 57mm, 9mm, so far today 13mm.

The radio just said its one degree here in Halswell, singled us out from the rest of CHCH. Its raining steady and one degree....I would expect sleet at worst if that was the case. Its just cold rain however. Snow level should rise. The only threat here is surface flooding over the next 2 days with very high lake levels around the corner still up.

[Dean.]

Good snowfalls in Hanmer and Lake Tekapo overnight.
Looks like a period of heavier snow this afternoon for inland Canty.
Steady rain here and 3.6 degrees

[Razor]

Been for a drive this morning up to the Sugarloaf. good rain falling, tending to sleet at the top. No vis over herbert.

Rivers are very full, theres a lot of water about.

[Twizel Dave]

Hello chaps! The latest from my wife is that very light but steady snow has been falling in the high country since last night and every thing is white. Apparently the snow is not deep, perhaps an inch or so, but the snow is still falling steadily. She says it is that sticky wet snow rather than fine powedery stuff.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

looks like we are missing out on the bulk of todays rain, more inland, some sort of sheltering affect occurring I think. Only very light misty drizzle.

[Razor]

looks like we are missing out on the bulk of todays rain, more inland, some sort of sheltering affect occurring I think. Only very light misty drizzle.

Having been up the port hills today I dispute that comment. Very wet up there, and here in cracroft still too. Well beyond drizzle

[DT-NZ]

Hello chaps!