Cold outbreak July 14-15

[bmo]

With got graupel at the moment here
Now small hail

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Temp hovered just over 5 before dropping to 4.2 but now right up at 5.8. Rain stopped, still a reasonably strong southerly though.

[Orion]

Southerly rose here between 3am and 4am with some rain;
currently dry;
fresh to strong southerly breeze with 2.7 degrees;
scattered low to mid-level cloud scurrying overhead;
looks murkier towards the southern horizon.
[brrr!]

[MoorfNZ]

White outside here, still coming down but not as heavy as an hour ago.

[Talbotm]

The coldest air will be further north from mid canterbury around 12lunch by the looks of the GFS

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Just got back from Waddington, nice thick layer on the grass and roads. Went to the good old pie shop there.

[Classicford]

Very broken up clouds here. Can see bits of blue sky everywhere lol. How long it will stay like this, I wouldn't know.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Very broken up clouds here. Can see bits of blue sky everywhere lol. How long it will stay like this, I wouldn't know.

To be honest there is very little on the radar.

[Classicford]

Yeah, just had a look. More inland. Might go for a drive later.

[MoorfNZ]

Have had more heavier snow falls in last half hour.. still going..

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Have had more heavier snow falls in last half hour.. still going..

Yes chain showers are lining you up Helen. How many cm on the ground there? When I went to the pie shop looked to be 3-4cm on the ground at a guess in places.

[MoorfNZ]

Yep, about 4cm.. still coming down thick and fast

[David]

Been a pretty nice day so far in Howick, plenty of sunshine, 15C. Looks like that's about to change soon looking at the radar - quite a few showers moving up from the SW. Quite fast moving too.

[Skywatcher]

Snow on higher parts of BP but nothing on the Port Hills yet...

[Richard]

Snowing here in the last 10 mins

[snowstormwatcher]

First shower of the day here, Currently 5.5c with a strong SW.

[bmo]

Got a snow shower while walking Bridle Path. Its very windy and cold at the top.

[MTN]

3 rumbles of thunder here in the last 5 mins

[MoorfNZ]

Thunder...

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

3 distant rumbles of thunder,heard here
Very isolated.

[MarkM]

Very brief snow at Rolleston a short time ago, big flakes to. No further thunder here since MTN posted either

[nick]

still 5 degrees here at UC, just had a hail shower though

[Orion]

4.9 degrees and a flurry of rattly precipitation just rushing through.
Blue skies coming soon though.

[trickytiger]

light snow covering on our hills down to 400m. Have been getting some good thick snow showers at my place also at 187m asl, settled on car and was just starting to on ground before in the last snow shower before it cleared.

[Bradley]

Talbotm, the previous thread held discussion on the event of the 9th, which included a bit about the central NI snows. As this next event is likely to be at least as significant if not more so, I figured it was better to start a new thread, as they are separate events and this one might generate a fair bit of traffic. You dont need to condemn me for trying to be a good moderator. There is no conspiracy theory here. I am more than happy to merge the two threads if you like, but as a general rule I think separate threads for separate events is the way to go. Last time we even had a pre-event speculation thread and an observations thread.

I have to be honest, we are being awfully pedantic round here lately and its driving me away from the site. One thread is fine for me.

Is it any real surprise Razor that there is OCD here on the forum, isn't that what us weather watchers are famous for??