Cold outbreak July 14-15
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Have been for abit of a snow chase today to sheffield/ waddington area, Road from springston west was chains essential. here are some pics, about 3 or 4cm possibly.
Enjoy
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and a few more..
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
I am not surprised to hear that there has been thunder, I just came through the airport area and the roads were white from grapel/sleet and very dark turbulent TCU.
So the showers do have some vigour to them meaning the CB tops must be pushing abit higher now.
Took a drive up to Darfeild it was snowing off and on up there but not settled in the township, yet 5 minutes east there was a slight dusting in Kirwee.
It just shows where is getting that channeling of the showers more.
The runs through at 6pm are something to look for slim chance but if it gets below 0C who knows its already 4.4C here at the moment.
So the showers do have some vigour to them meaning the CB tops must be pushing abit higher now.
Took a drive up to Darfeild it was snowing off and on up there but not settled in the township, yet 5 minutes east there was a slight dusting in Kirwee.
It just shows where is getting that channeling of the showers more.
The runs through at 6pm are something to look for slim chance but if it gets below 0C who knows its already 4.4C here at the moment.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Made a time-lapse video of a hail shower passing through from 2.35pm - total real time was about 30 minutes. Watch in HD and spot the rainbows...
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
not a bad day on the other side of the hills.
an icy cold S/SE wind that just cut you in half.
no rain but a fair bit of cloud.
reached 12.8°C but felt 5-6°C colder than that. very low dew points and temps likely to plummet tonight if the wind dies down at all.
an icy cold S/SE wind that just cut you in half.
no rain but a fair bit of cloud.
reached 12.8°C but felt 5-6°C colder than that. very low dew points and temps likely to plummet tonight if the wind dies down at all.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Is that a another low trying to form just to the south west of auckland on the radar at the moment? Or just the bend in the windflow?
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Today's ukmet 6pm Christchurch sounding. Good moisture in the lower levels.
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Yea I'm thinking a low from what I can see. Hard to tell properly tho.ben g wrote:Is that a another low trying to form just to the south west of auckland on the radar at the moment? Or just the bend in the windflow?
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
The precip will be reflecting the wind pattern in the upper trough.jamie wrote:Yea I'm thinking a low from what I can see. Hard to tell properly tho.ben g wrote:Is that a another low trying to form just to the south west of auckland on the radar at the moment? Or just the bend in the windflow?
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Appreciate your photos, mikestormchaser, 'specially your heroic effort at capturing the South Face of the pie-shop
Great pictures
At least you found snow today: here it's just mostly been a mean wind and currently 2.3 degrees.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Thanks orion yes i parked right opposite the pie place.. i hadnt actually eatin all day plus was cold so it was rude not to try the place.. esp when there award winning piesOrion wrote:
Appreciate your photos, mikestormchaser, 'specially your heroic effort at capturing the South Face of the pie-shop
Great pictures
At least you found snow today: here it's just mostly been a mean wind and currently 2.3 degrees.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Nice pics mike. I think i drove past you as i saw someone taking a photo in about the same spot looking back towards town it looked real dark this afternoon. I was heading back from referring a rugby game in rolleston which involved some of the coldest conditions i have ever experienced wearing such little clothing. Temp is down to only 0.4degs now in waddington but we need some decent moisture now as everything that falls is settling now. Come on some good moisture. Must be close to snowing in town now i would think.???
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Hasn't precipitated in any form in my part of town since 2pm
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Check out that beafy bugger on the rain radar near Rakaia, be some decent hail/sleet/snow in that possibly abit of lightning too.
2.7C here now
2.7C here now
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
those showers are packing some real punch as they get on land.. rather wide spread showers.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Hail has made the ground entirely white here! Very heavy hail!
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Intermixed Graupel/sleet and the odd flurry here still ice pellets coming down , sediment mush on cars etc.
Maybe some snow soon if this keeps up, interesting the temperature went from 2.7C up to 3.3C prior to the shower now down to 2.5C.
Maybe some snow soon if this keeps up, interesting the temperature went from 2.7C up to 3.3C prior to the shower now down to 2.5C.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Lot of rain here with showers containing pin-head size hail, with some bits of snow imbedded in the rain.
Not settling, despite the low surface temperatures.
Not settling, despite the low surface temperatures.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Mt Hutt by the time this system is over could have close to a base of 4m!
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
looks like rolly here is about to get smashed by a decent shower coming up. may just skip you leighton.
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Re: Cold outbreak July 14-15
Looking at the Rain radar it seems Mt Hutt is missing most of the showers. Typical SW setup with showers flowing inland north of Ashburton. Only 1 very light shower here today barely enough to wet the Ground.CHCH Weather Chaser wrote:Mt Hutt by the time this system is over could have close to a base of 4m!
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Grass is still completely white from the last one.mikestormchaser wrote:looks like rolly here is about to get smashed by a decent shower coming up. may just skip you leighton.
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