Potential sea level snow 7/8th Plus low snow next week

[Dale]

That's next week, a lot can change between now & then.

[SnwAddct]

Of course it can but given the title of the thread I think its relevant..

[spwill]

A webcam here on the Earnslaw, goes out to Walter Peak Station twise a day.
http://www.takeabreak.co.nz/accommodati ... .asp?cam=4

[Manukau heads obs]

looking good on the rain radar for a period of snow showers for CHCH early this evening

[Orion]

A webcam here on the Earnslaw, goes out to Walter Peak Station twise a day.
http://www.takeabreak.co.nz/accommodati ... .asp?cam=4

What a neat idea! thanks for the link.

[CWUweather]

looking good on the rain radar for a period of snow showers for CHCH early this evening

I am just a touch worried about temps... but yes radar looks fantastic!

[Manukau heads obs]

I have made the call
its going to happen
moaahahuaha

[TonyT]

Tony are you thinking now Thursday might be more promising then Tuesday for low level snow? Models are now hinting at Thursday being the day?

Tuesday was never about low level snow. It was about the potential for a heavy-ish fall due to troughing. That looks less likely now, but keep an eye on it. Thursday may or may not develop into something but at this stage just looks like a regular cold front.

[Dean.]

I have made the call
its going to happen
moaahahuaha

A few sleety showers for ChCh on the way...
The coldest air seems to have pushed out to the east after this mornings event

[snowykiwi]

Getting stronger south westerly winds now in Rakaia. Quite blustery.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

No snow here but a couple of graupal showers this morning.
Woken up by heavy and strong cold SW gusts around 4:30am , this morning.
Mainly a fine and sunny day here but with a cold SW wind.
Snow on the Port Hills.

[tich]

Hail/sleet in St Albans. Jeff's (Hoon Hay) station now 3C, down from 6C about an hour ago.
Reports of snow in Masterton this afternoon.

[Razor]

Hail/sleet in St Albans. Jeff's (Hoon Hay) station now 3C, down from 6C about an hour ago.
Reports of snow in Masterton this afternoon.

We are just round the corner from Jeffs. Back up to 5 again after that last shower It was all rain in the showers so far, with only minimal sleet. Wind pretty ferocious up Worsleys, really roaring thru the trees. Glad I did my Port Hills run this arvo

[Karliosis]

Temp here dropped from 7.1C to just below 3C with that heavy shower, lowest recorded was 2.5C. Reasonable amount of sleet, but mostly heavy wind-driven rain.
Back up to about 5C now.

[mikestormchaser]

The southerly change woke me at about 4.20 - temps had risen from near freezing to 6.8C ahead of it, now 2.7C.

nice shot of the gust front there steven never saw it obviously being asleep but nice shot of a vigouros change there.

[Storm Struck]

As noted the light sleety/snow flakes on the morning commute, then turned to a more isolated grapel stone bombardment briefly.
Although it was interesting looking at the radar as the activity was crossing from the W-NW perhaps in the upper levels and strong SW at the surface.
Other than that a fairly typical SW day, but have just had a decent shower of big sleet and the odd flurry thrown in, down to 2.7C with that shower back up to 3.3C now.
Ive heard of thunder and lightning with heavy hail in Akaroa not long ago, but it seems the showers have tilted into a more S-SW movement coming inland to the west north and south of the city.

[Razor]

This was always a very slim chance. Egg on the face of those snow obsessed social media commenters - not an attack btw on the sites themselves, just the general unwashed populace who over react

[03Stormchaser]

This was always a very slim chance. Egg on the face of those snow obsessed social media commenters - not an attack btw on the sites themselves, just the general unwashed populace who over react

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[Manukau heads obs]

reported snow in Turangi

[SnwAddct]

20-30 cm of fresh snow on Ruapehu last night..

This image was posted on facebook last night of Ohakune..

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Image of the Desert Road this morning..

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[melja]

Stunning morning on the coast , a run on the beach me thinks.
No snow or ice on the way over with the road dry.

[shovelopikis]

heavy snow falling at whakamaru 300masl around 5am-6am this morning with clear skies all around and rising moon on the horizon
on top of that it was a heavy frost so a few cms settled have remained settled tonight in sheltered areas

water in hoses and pipes have frozen solid already!

[Orion]

heavy snow falling at whakamaru 300masl around 5am-6am this morning with clear skies all around and rising moon on the horizon
on top of that it was a heavy frost so a few cms settled have remained settled tonight in sheltered areas

water in hoses and pipes have frozen solid already!

'twould have been a setting moon this morning, I believe
Good luck with your thaw tomorrow!

[Manukau heads obs]

amazing how CHCH can miss out when the NI did so well
must be that marine layer airmass again

[spwill]

heavy snow falling at whakamaru 300masl around 5am-6am this morning with clear skies all around and rising moon on the horizon
on top of that it was a heavy frost so a few cms settled have remained settled tonight in sheltered areas
!

That snowfall was in Waikato ?