Drizzle

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 22/05/2004 22:35

Drizzle
Drizzle} all bloody day
Drizzle

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 23/05/2004 19:34

Another exciting drizzly day today but not as exciting as yesterday.
More drizzle tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that etc.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 23/05/2004 21:04

Thats Wonderful

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Another exciting drizzly day today but not as exciting as yesterday.
More drizzle tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that etc.

JohnGaul
NZTS

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 23/05/2004 22:07

Looks like an extended period of foehn winds coming up for Canterbury so it will be goodbye to the drizzel.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 24/05/2004 18:12

Looks like a cold wet day down there today. Freezing level at Invercargill was around 1200m on this mornings sounding, but no doubt it is a lot lower over Canterbury today.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 24/05/2004 20:34

Looks like a cold wet day down there today. Freezing level at Invercargill was around 1200m on this mornings sounding, but no doubt it is a lot lower over Canterbury today.

Definetely lower than 1200 metres - I'd say probably more likely about 700-800 metres, as it's about 6C and still raining in Chch this evening. The rain came earlier in the morning than predicted, but then ceased for a while soon after noon (though still overcast). But the it resumed midafternoon, and hasn't let up since.

I'm surprised

the AA Road Report hasn't mentioned snow on Porter's Pass yet - you'd think there'd be quite a bit up there by now. I heard mention on TV1 Weather of Methven people expressing happiness at the fact that snow is now falling - whether they're talking just about Mt Hutt or has it been snowing in the town itself?

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 24/05/2004 20:52

Raining since 9.00am this morning here,easing off this evening though.
Reports from the Mt Hutt website is that they have recieved 15 cm of snow up until 3.00pm and still snowing.
Six degrees all day here so would have been too warm to be snowing in Methven,my estimate would be around the 600-700 metre mark.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 24/05/2004 23:26

Today the drizzle was possibly the most exciting day of drizzle we've here in Canterbury with this recent bout of this awesome, captivating weather phenomenon.

Canterbury Drizzle Chasers would of had a field day
The main highlight being the drizzle turning to snow over 400meters according to MetService

- "Snowdrizzle"
However I haven't heard of any Snowdrizzle snowreports. Nothing for the Porters Pass
There was something on TV about Methven.
Probably more in tomorrow's PRESS
Any, still drizzling at the moment but easing.

8.3mm of drizzle recorded since 7:30am this morning
I'm off to bed shortly as a Happy Nan !

JohnGaul
NZDS

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Mon 24/05/2004 23:44

I'm rather fond of foehn winds, ......ok mayby not that funny!

I'm sure the drizzel will disapate soon, then...well....I'm just rambling here. Not much more to say. Atleast Andrew Mehrtens got into the probables (bench mayby but its better than not being there at all!)

Cheers
Aaron Wilkinson

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 25/05/2004 15:46

spwill wrote:Looks like an extended period of foehn winds coming up for Canterbury so it will be goodbye to the drizzel.

Yeah. Well it's goodbye to the drizzle from early this morning

and it has cleared up to be a lovely fine day with a light NE. Could be cold tonight and a bit of smog around

Yes, it looks like a bit of a westerly scenario coming up next week.

Lightning in the Alps $\:D/$
Unfortunately, not very wintry for the first week of winter

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 25/05/2004 15:56

Westerly scenario=Winter in Auckland

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Yes, it looks like a bit of a westerly scenario coming up next week.
Lightning in the Alps $\:D/$
Unfortunately, not very wintry for the first week of winter

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 25/05/2004 21:00

Yes, looks like a decent disturbed westerly on the way. The resultant alpine snow will be good for the Queenstown ski areas.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 25/05/2004 21:42

Unfortunately, not very wintry for the first week of winter

Disturbed westerlies (usually) means wintry in Fiordland and Invercargill, but not eastern areas. This weekend looks like a wintry spell, especially in the far south. The most recent outlooks for the winter period (Blue Skies, NIWA) suggest that real wintry stuff will soon make its mark on NZ, with the warmth of this May being an anomally.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 26/05/2004 07:22

(Blue Skies, NIWA) suggest that real wintry stuff will soon make its mark on NZ, with the warmth of this May being an anomally

The models suggests a persistent high in the Australian bight which is often a precursor to wintry weather for NZ.

The trough due end of this week will be active with heavy rain/thunder likely in the west and north.