Low-level Snow for Canty? - July 18-22

[cantygal]

Sleet now on the Kirwee side of West Melton...80 metres asl?

[Orion]

Overcast has lowered here and looks very "thick", also can see a pinkish-yellow tinge to clouds further inland.
2.9 degrees here. No precipitation.

[Razor]

2.5 degrees with sleety moderate intensity rain in town. Radar certainly intensified in land, red blobs now

[Storm Struck]

It sure is borderline here with an intermix of rain and sleet, more sleet now than rain very big fat sleet drops too.

[matttbs]

Starting to snow here just inland of mayfield

[Bradley]

Windguru which is usually pretty good at predicting the snowline in these kind of events is suggesting there might be some sea-level snow for a time in Christchurch this afternoon...

[Razor]

Looks like the system is going to send its main thrust south of Banks Peninsula this arvo to me. ChCh escapes the worst.

[Growler]

Damn, I always enjoy a good thrust

Will Rolly catch anything, just moved out there and am yet to learn the patterns!

[Talbotm]

This has to be the strangest snowfall i have ever seen to these low levels. Snow coming in from the east and almost a NE pattern very strange. The snow seems to be coming and going at the mo but struggling to settle now. The maps are all over the place.

[Razor]

Clearing in town now

[melja]

Had to go to oxford just before lunch and snow is not even on the hills round there

[Talbotm]

Clear with sun out now in Sheffield. Am abit annoyed now as the way the weather was set up i expected mid canterbury to get fairly hammered so came home from work. Now the suns out. Damn weather ay.

[matttbs]

Well it's clearing up around mayfield, was snowing lightly all morning but never settled. Not even close to the 10cm predicted. Bit of a non event for me

[bpo]

"Damned if ya do, damned if ya don't.

Signed,
New Zealand Meteorological Service."

[mikestormchaser]

cleared up about lunch time making way for some sunny breaks, but now cloudy and cold with light winds. i see on the rain radar there is still some precipitation rolling by the peninsula.
If precipitation enhances again tonight with the temperture on the way down we might see a flurry or two.

The snow line is at 200m on the port hills i can see it from lincoln.

[tich]

The snow line is at 200m on the port hills i can see it from lincoln.

Couldn't see any from north/central Chch - a lot of low cloud about them.

[mikestormchaser]

Couldn't see any from north/central Chch - a lot of low cloud about them.

yes i couldnt see them either tich only this evening its lifted just a little bit, but enough to see to a height of about 200m and thats where its settled

[Richard]

Wake to a few frozen flakes on the car's roof this morning
Most of the day was lovely and sunny here but was very dark to the south,clouded over about 3.00pm.
Certainly looking like a reasonable nasty system for Monday/Tuesday now in the models

[Bradley]

So does anyone know of anywhere south of oxford around 300m that received even 5cm of snow today?

[Dean.]

So does anyone know of anywhere south of oxford around 300m that received even 5cm of snow today?

CRT (TonyT's) forecast this morning was the most accurate for todays weather.
Round two tommorrow

[spwill]

So does anyone know of anywhere south of oxford around 300m that received even 5cm of snow today?

How good is the Metservice model ? snow reports please

[Tornado Tim]

How good is the Metservice model ?

If you can see the models that arnt shown publicly they are very good

[Bradley]

Good to see Tony just didn't blindly follow the Metservice forecast, shows that someone with actual meteorological experience can draw their own conclusions instead of just cut and pasting...

[melja]

[Dean.]

Good to see Tony just didn't blindly follow the Metservice forecast, shows that someone with actual meteorological experience can draw their own conclusions instead of just cut and pasting...

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