Complex low pressure system & cold outbreak 3rd-8th August

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 06/08/2016 07:28

Power back on here but dumping down and had about 10cm already.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 07:32

kewl..in Taihape?
I wonder if snow like in Turangi too?

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 07:36

http://www.greatlaketaupo.com/webcam/
might be snow on the Acacia Hills on the shore of the lake?

SnwAddct · Unread post by **SnwAddct** » Sat 06/08/2016 07:42

Desert Rd this morning. Reports coming on of 40cm new snow overnight at Ruapehu with Blizzard conditions still..

einzack · Unread post by **einzack** » Sat 06/08/2016 07:59

Stuff's "live" news bit has a report from a reader, along with an impressive picture, of a 70cm fall overnight on Napier-Taupo Rd at Te Haroto.

matttbs · Unread post by **matttbs** » Sat 06/08/2016 07:59

Still going hard here, very heavy big flake snow

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 08:04

of a 70cm fall overnight on Napier-Taupo Rd at Te Haroto.

heck!
that must be some sort of record for there

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 06/08/2016 08:08

I was wondering whether cars would get stuck on Napier Taupo Road!

Chilly in Auckland with weak looking cb.

shovelopikis · Unread post by **shovelopikis** » Sat 06/08/2016 08:09

few cm settled at 300m,
35cm at 700m here
overnight we had 32ml total

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 06/08/2016 08:10

Thats an impressive amount of snow

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 08:12

I see its still westerly wind in Auckland city central,but SE wind here...even the Airport is SE

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 08:17

reports of snow on the hills to the north of Taupo (at 500m)

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 08:26

you can see the trough line over auckland via the wind direction info
i.e its between the Airport and Onehunga

ps, the surface SE wind must be undercutting the westerly above,..as the rain radar is showing the rain is coming in from the west still here

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 06/08/2016 08:36

Line of cb over s/se Auckland which could have some small hail.

matttbs · Unread post by **matttbs** » Sat 06/08/2016 08:57

Pushing 7cm here since about 5:30am, still falling heavily

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 09:16

only 6.6c and raining here..you dont get much colder than that here

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 06/08/2016 09:19

Still heavy snow here at 700m. Looks 20cm at least.

Amazing picture above. Wow.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 09:31

M/S forecasting alot more snow yet or Hawkes Bay hills to Taupo (you can see that on the rain radar)
and are calling it a major snow event

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 06/08/2016 09:57

Positively warm here compared to down country, but feeling chilly by our standards

Occasional showers and 9-10C here this morning.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 06/08/2016 09:59

So if 70cm has already fallen,do they mean 50 to 80cm of snow on top of that again, or is that total

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 10:08

they are saying on top of what has already fallen
and mention 1m drifts!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 10:09

Occasional showers and 9-10C here this morning.

you are already colder than that now David, LOL..down to 6.3c here now...rain has stopped too

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 06/08/2016 10:15

Manukau heads obs wrote:they are saying on top of what has already fallen
and mention 1m drifts!

Gees so thats up to 150cm deep

but only a metre drifts ...hmmm

if that does happen thats going to mean a major livestock recovery operation

Manukau heads obs · Sat 06/08/2016 10:20

snow drifts in excess of 1m is the wording

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 06/08/2016 10:27

Certainly an impressive Winter storm for the eastern NI high country.

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