Widespread Snow Event 14th-17th Aug

[David]

Thats snow pellets I think. A snow pellet is a snow flake which has been rolled into a ball. Saw quite a bit of that yesterday.

I couldn't see it without holding my arm out and catching some rain drops on my clothes, then inspecting. It was audibly different from the sound of rain though.
There were small traces of ice particles in the rain drops, rather than balls of ice (or snow pellets)

[bmo]

Currently have my high now 9.1C no clouds can see the band that hit Auckland from our house (looks rather nasty dark) No wind at all to speak of. Did get some hail driving from Orewa to Silverdale but not much at all.

[Manukau heads obs]

now only 3.9C and raining lightly....must be dam close to snow on the highest hills around here...?

[jamie]

now only 3.9C and raining lightly....must be dam close to snow on the highest hills around here...?

id be going for a drive Brian.


Finally cleared this afternoon and warmed up to 8.9 degrees. Still clear but nasty looking to the north (auckland)

[mikestormchaser]

just been out to darfield and out to waddington, snowing nicely out that way and heavier further west ya go! with heavy sleet near darfield. so really the snow level is about 300m now.
However is sleeting here now with temp dropping yes, but i dear hate to say and i wish it lasted abit more but i think thats it folks!!
Nice rain band to the south the only thing now that comes to mind tonight would be the typical chain showers to start fireing with hail and possible snow flurries..but really its been another fantastic event!!
Roll on thunderstorm season now!

[Michael]

Probably all over the S-SE change will clear the skies up later tonight.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

My internet has been off for most of the day so unable to get through. Frustrating, like that 500 Internet Server default thing
....but anyway, the maximum snow depth here was 19.5cm
Haven't seen snow falling today here ( I took the day off work) but steady rain, with 38mm so far of precipitation for this event, so the snow is slowly melting away.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Lukemyster]

Very good fall on the east again. Much more than July ofcourse. Maxed at 37-38cm here.

[iomkiwi]

I couldn't see it without holding my arm out and catching some rain drops on my clothes, then inspecting. It was audibly different from the sound of rain though.
There were small traces of ice particles in the rain drops, rather than balls of ice (or snow pellets)

I went for a drive out west to Kaikohe (280m asl) late morning and had exactly that sort of 'rain' too. probably one in ten of the raindrops would turn to tiny ice fragments as soon as it hit, could see it best as it hit the car roof/bonnet.
(the other nine drops were pure water)

[snowforus]

Hi everyone. I'm in Glen Innes NSW where we used to get snowfalls of 10-15 cm most winters. Now we get excited if there are a few flakes.
If you want to read what Australian newspapers had to say about the July 1939 event, check out this site: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/resul ... +july+1939 .

[jamie]

currently -0.3 out around hamilton so basically at our low forecast by metservice of -1.0, so im taking it that MS think this southerly is going to lift the temperature for us here?

quite possible i suppose with the increased wind and cloud cover. Will be interesting to see what happens. looks neat on the rain radar with a perfect east-west line of drizzle/snow moving in a perfect northerly direction.

[dan]

Yeah Jamie I'm keeping an eye on that too. No doubt it is cold enough for some frozen precipitation and that band looks to be heading our way. Although its been very frustrating during this event every band of possible snow has magically dissipated around Hamilton.

[Chris Raine]

Temp has been falling steadily all night currently 1.7C frequent showers of small hail , odd sleet

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I'm off to bed very shortly but I'd thought I would let you folks know that I have just a delicious hot cup of cocoa made from snow. Very delicious
I've called it Snococoaw

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

Scatterd crop showers tonight by the looks just sleety now, certainly another snowfall to go down in the books and memories.
A few photos i took today and one i took on sunday of the second thunderstorm as it was developing and about to unleash.

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[Storm Struck]

Some more for you to sink your feet into.

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[Dean.]

Snow showers in Ashburton at the moment and settling.Snow forecast to 100 metres in the rural forecast is exactly right.

[Janos]

A good friend of mine sent me this from Castle hill.
60cm up there.
I have quite a few if anybody wants to see more I can upload.
Warm and 22deg here today.

[snowykiwi]

snowing again in Rolleston and settling.

[Nev]

A good friend of mine sent me this from Castle hill.
60cm up there.
I have quite a few if anybody wants to see more I can upload.

Sure, if he doesn't mind. Perhaps upload them to the Photographs Forum if there's quite a few.

For us northerners, this morn's NZ Herald has a good explanation by Dr James Renwick about the difference between hail, graupel, sleet and snow...

'Opposing weather patterns to blame'
.

[Manukau heads obs]

I see Ricky got down to 0.3, which is a new record for him!

[NZstorm]

We got our first frost of the year here this morning. I think it might end up being our only frost this year.

[Michael]

There was some white on roof tiles here but grass just wet here,ie no white on them.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

snow shower here in Halswell at the moment. A good cell around Rakaia region at the moment, hopefully she drifts this way.

[Manukau heads obs]

I think it might end up being our only frost this year.

never say never, LOL
if he wind eases 2 nite and clear skies you could get another...
the last snow event was supposed to be the last one....LOL

the wind picked up here last night and stopped a frost...