Frosts 2016

[Richard]

Down to -2.8deg this morning

[jamie]

First morning of the year with ice here. Didn't drop below 1 tho so just a ground frost. Tonight should dip below zero.

[Andy]

-6 here this morning

[Richard]

-6 here this morning

The MS didn't get your forecast low anywhere close, they had -1deg on TVNZ weather last night, will be interesting to see what they have tonight

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Slight frost here this morning, compared to what they got in town.
Down to minus 0.4C with just slight frosting on the decking, but on the way to work this morning, noticed white lawns and frosting over parked cars in Halswell.

[Andy]

-6 here this morning

The MS didn't get your forecast low anywhere close, they had -1deg on TVNZ weather last night, will be interesting to see what they have tonight

Yea already almost -3 could be even colder than last night very clear skies today, and plenty of snow on the mountains.

[Richard]

Down to -3.8deg here, Waiau -3.7 and Cheviot on -2.8deg at 6.00am, so may get colder yet.

[jamie]

May get colder yet but -1.6 with fog. Argh I hate freezing fog.

[Manukau heads obs]

frost here in the valley
but a slight breeze has meant only 6c minimum on the hills tops here

[Skywatcher]

First air frost I've recorded this year - down to -1.3C

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Down to minus 2.1C this morning.

[cbm]

Odd. Hamilton airport nudging -3 with gusts to 24kmph. Here in Cambridge town no wind and minimal frost. Karabatic outflow of sorts perhaps.

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[jamie]

Odd. Hamilton airport nudging -3 with gusts to 24kmph. Here in Cambridge town no wind and minimal frost. Karabatic outflow of sorts perhaps.

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I noticed the cold temp but not the wind.... Very odd.

I only dipped to -0.8 recently but was still only zero until 6.30. The fog suddenly cleared then and the temp dropped as you would expect.

I assumed Hamilton had no fog but the wind is odd.

[Richard]

For a karabatic outflow, these winds were quite strong yesterday morning in places, northern end of Amberley gets them coming out of the Waipara valley, yesterday mornings one just about cut ya in half it was so cold, then you can drive more 2kms towards CHCH and no wind.

This mornings lowest temps locally were -4.0deg here, Waiau -4.2 and Cheviot on -2.3deg

[Tornado Tim]

-2.2 Ground frost here this morning, -1.7 ambient, both set at quite different times. (2.37 AM and 7.35 AM respectivly)

Could have a bit colder if the wind died down completely.

[Richard]

A breeze is something we never get here during frosty nights, and thankfully fogs only in autumn.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Down to minus 1.7C this morning.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

For a karabatic outflow, these winds were quite strong yesterday morning in places, northern end of Amberley gets them coming out of the Waipara valley, yesterday mornings one just about cut ya in half it was so cold, then you can drive more 2kms towards CHCH and no wind.

This mornings lowest temps locally were -4.0deg here, Waiau -4.2 and Cheviot on -2.3deg

Yes, as I said on the GJW topic, I noticed from various burnoffs, whist driving down to Geraldine, smoke drifting eastwards out to the coast, obvious from a katabatic outflow off the Alps.

[Richard]

Each frost getting colder down to -4.6deg, Waiau -4.2 and Cheviot on -3.8

[jamie]

3rd morning in a row of freezing fog. Yesterday being not that bad but today and two days ago = yuck!

[Orion]

-1.6° or something here when I left at 8am. Very brisk.

[Richard]

3rd morning in a row of freezing fog. Yesterday being not that bad but today and two days ago = yuck!

What time do they clear

[jamie]

Um 9am today. Midday yesterday. Friday I wasn't home so I don't know when it cleared.

Freezing fog makes awesome horizontal icicles on the cars wing mirrors when driving.

[Andy]

-5.5 this morning

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Not so bad this morning, only down to minus 0.4C.