If that happened that would be one of the wettest weeks on record for the city...You have to realise GFS is a rough guide and doesnt take into consideration local knowledge of the area.joliver657 wrote:i still reckon we in chch will get upwards of 150mm over the week
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
i know lol. i reckon its going to be a record breaking week. mostly on S.I east coastCHCH Weather Chaser wrote:If that happened that would be one of the wettest weeks on record for the city...You have to realise GFS is a rough guide and doesnt take into consideration local knowledge of the area.joliver657 wrote:i still reckon we in chch will get upwards of 150mm over the week
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
a nice swirl on the rain radar west of northland
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
yeh looking goodManukau heads obs wrote:a nice swirl on the rain radar west of northland
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Reasonably heavy rain here at the moment, 8mm in the last hour
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Getting fairly gusty in the Waikato, up to and past 55ks in some areas
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Hitting the road at 5am tomorrow for Alex via the Lindis. Not expecting any action other than some drizzle/ moderate rain for the large part. Alex usually in the rain shadow a bit for easterly weather too.
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Wind woke me up - baro has fallen 3.9 hPa in one hour!!
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Heavy rain warning out for this area with Metservice expecting 120-150mm of rain over the next 30 hours.
Light rain falling here now.
Light rain falling here now.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Just high cloud with a few patches of clear sky here this morning
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
mostly cloudy in chch. looking north its looking very dark and gloomy
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
We have sent our rain south a fine start to the day here.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Action looks to be shifting north a little in the updated warning with the clutha/southland warnings lifted and more rain north of the rakaia this time not south canterbury, 150mm north 120m south.
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Drizzle here, but looking very dark towards the SE
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
As expected, Areas south of Rakaia are More sheltered. Ive seen it time and time again all the heaviest rain and snow generally goes North of Ashburton more so in Winter than summer for some reason.melja wrote:Action looks to be shifting north a little in the updated warning with the clutha/southland warnings lifted and more rain north of the rakaia this time not south canterbury, 150mm north 120m south.
Been out to Burkes pass and there's steady but not overly heavy rain falling there.
Nothing much in Fairlie yet just light showers every now and then.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
steady modertate rain in north west chch
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Southland wasn't included in any warnings. There was a 'watch' out but we were removed from that yesterday morning. Currently, a strong SE wind with drizzle.melja wrote:Action looks to be shifting north a little in the updated warning with the clutha/southland warnings lifted and more rain north of the rakaia this time not south canterbury, 150mm north 120m south.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Calm before the storm,I expect big totals of rain in South/Mid Canterbury once the flow shifts more onshore.snowstormwatcher wrote:As expected, Areas south of Rakaia are More sheltered. Ive seen it time and time again all the heaviest rain and snow generally goes North of Ashburton more so in Winter than summer for some reason.melja wrote:Action looks to be shifting north a little in the updated warning with the clutha/southland warnings lifted and more rain north of the rakaia this time not south canterbury, 150mm north 120m south.
Been out to Burkes pass and there's steady but not overly heavy rain falling there.
Nothing much in Fairlie yet just light showers every now and then.
Metre or more snowfalls for the local skifields.
Steady light rain here now.
Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Now raining moderately for the past 20 minutes
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
was certainly snowing heavily across the Lindis Pass when i went through an hour ago. graders were getting ready. was settling on the top, and falling but not settling as low as 500m.
wet and cold 5 degrees here in Alexandra
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
The cold front crossing the Auckland heading south is certainly intensifying in the past few hours.
Metservice's prediction of it intensifying was bang on.
Question will be now if Thunderstorms will develop on it......
I can see big bright white anvils to the SW. rather dark looking to the North as the front approaches Hamilton.
Metservice's prediction of it intensifying was bang on.
Question will be now if Thunderstorms will develop on it......
I can see big bright white anvils to the SW. rather dark looking to the North as the front approaches Hamilton.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Absolutely torrential rain here at Auckland uni!!
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Question will be now if Thunderstorms will develop on it......
GFS has been showing the front getting more active this afternoon but been very weak with the instability, but I wouldn't rule out possibility of elevated thunder. Rain is easing up in Grey Lynn.
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Just had a heavy shower here with the wind change, brighter now
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Re: Heavy Rain & Sth'n Snow, Deep Tasman Low - Jul 29-Aug 3
Drizzle has just started here in the last 10 mins,even saw the sun this afternoon for half an hour or so.