Cold Weather on the way plus good sub antartic storm brewing

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 25/05/2015 06:37

Interesting to see the coastal shower bands more onshore this morning SSW movement, so the troughs seem to have tilted the flow.
First shower here in Rolleston and its an intermix of sleet and the odd flake, could be an interesting day probably until about 1pm but a chance for a coastal event now maybe.

Karliosis · Unread post by **Karliosis** » Mon 25/05/2015 06:43

Sleet and a few flakes mixed in here too, in Upper Riccarton. Some strong wind gusts with the shower also.

SnwAddct · Unread post by **SnwAddct** » Mon 25/05/2015 08:05

Photos from a friend in Queenstown. Mountains will be looking amazing once weather clears..

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 25/05/2015 08:21

Coronet Peak this morning...perhaps more snow on the flat??

SnwAddct · Unread post by **SnwAddct** » Mon 25/05/2015 08:34

Just had a report of snow starting to fall in Ohakune which is around 600masl I believe.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 25/05/2015 08:40

Report it's snowing at taihape too. In laws are south east of town on the river. Think they are 400m

GSVNoFixedAbode · Unread post by **GSVNoFixedAbode** » Mon 25/05/2015 09:10

Would love to be in Arrowtown at the moment: snow looks lovely! (Raspberry Pi webcam)

(Latest image here)

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Mon 25/05/2015 09:29

Herald has a report and video of it snowing in Napier, looked like somewhere near the beach, currently 1.9°.
I grew up there and don't ever remember that happening..

RichyDunedin · Unread post by **RichyDunedin** » Mon 25/05/2015 09:29

Just getting a thunderstorm here atm. Had a wild night last night. Lots of lightning, 100km/h winds, snow and hail. Got about an inch only and a couple trees down. Very loud thunder on and off all night.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 25/05/2015 09:55

Had a gust to 82km/hr this morning.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 10:28

so cold, even the seals are looking for a dry warm spot in Papakura I see!

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 25/05/2015 10:29

RichyDunedin wrote:Just getting a thunderstorm here atm. Had a wild night last night. Lots of lightning, 100km/h winds, snow and hail. Got about an inch only and a couple trees down. Very loud thunder on and off all night.

It must frustrate you Richy not having a radar and can someone tell me why the showers moving over Invercargill look only to be light while a woman i know there has said they have been heavy at times

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 25/05/2015 10:33

Had 3.5mm last night mostly of snow,not a drought breaker by any means,this morning the winds are not as strong as i thought they would be,just a moderate WSW wind

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Mon 25/05/2015 10:40

Richard wrote:
RichyDunedin wrote:Just getting a thunderstorm here atm. Had a wild night last night. Lots of lightning, 100km/h winds, snow and hail. Got about an inch only and a couple trees down. Very loud thunder on and off all night.
It must frustrate you Richy not having a radar and can someone tell me why the showers moving over Invercargill look only to be light while a woman i know there has said they have been heavy at times

Any showers have been light. I guess it's like I read a couple of times yesterday, 'snowing heavily in Invercargill' which was rubbish. A few flakes after a decent shower of hail with a very cold wind!

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 10:49

the words light and decent are a bit contradictory?

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Mon 25/05/2015 11:19

Manukau heads obs wrote:the words light and decent are a bit contradictory?

Yesterday decent hail, today any showers have been light.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 11:23

well, I see reports of 30cm snow at Arrowtown overnight

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 25/05/2015 11:38

Flutterbye wrote:
Manukau heads obs wrote:the words light and decent are a bit contradictory?

Yesterday decent hail, today any showers have been light.

Well there go,i'll have to have words with her

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 12:00

Bit of hail here just now, despite 12.4C temperature,must be much colder upper level but also though good height in these clearning showers moving through now

RichyDunedin · Unread post by **RichyDunedin** » Mon 25/05/2015 12:12

Yea it can be annoying at times having no radar. Has been a wild last 24 hours in Dunedin. A thunderstorm that passed through just after 3am reportedly lifted roofs, produced blizzard conditions to sea level and lightning strikes cut power to parts of the city.
I see the media is reporting snow falling in Napier.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 12:19

re Napier, You could see that front moving right up the Wairapa coast line and through Hawkes Bay on the rain radar
(the same front that gave a dusting also to inland Canterybury on its way through)
was a short flurry of flakes in Napier from what I have read

Huge swell on the west coast here

Manukau heads obs · Mon 25/05/2015 12:26

Wild looking in Dunedin alright
http://www.surf2surf.com/featured/duned ... e-surf-cam

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 25/05/2015 12:39

Hail shower just gone through Raglan, small but could hear it none the less.

Around 10-11*C atm.

shovelopikis · Unread post by **shovelopikis** » Mon 25/05/2015 13:36

snowing on and off all morning since 5am, not much settling, d big sleet/hail downpour just passed

matttbs · Unread post by **matttbs** » Mon 25/05/2015 14:20

Coronet peak reporting quite a dump of snow overnight, half a meter and was still snowing! Impressive

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