Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Razor wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:22 Be happy to be proven wrong but I'm not seeing the temperature dropping enough in town either
Temp has jumped up to 5 now as the sun sets...whens the next front due??
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Dean. wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:26
Razor wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:22 Be happy to be proven wrong but I'm not seeing the temperature dropping enough in town either
Temp has jumped up to 5 now as the sun sets...whens the next front due??
Back down to zero point eight here, now 8-o :eek:
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:25 Did it snow in ChCh or is there snow on the Port hills like in other years of an event like this?
Seen no photos.
Nope, all clear here if anything like that. I understand its down to about 700m asl on the Peninsula
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:41
Dean. wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:26

Temp has jumped up to 5 now as the sun sets...whens the next front due??
Back down to zero point eight here, now 8-o :eek:
Sky clear?
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Razor wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:42
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:25 Did it snow in ChCh or is there snow on the Port hills like in other years of an event like this?
Seen no photos.
Nope, all clear here if anything like that. I understand its down to about 700m asl on the Peninsula
600m at best, but the lowest snow line I've seen there in two years. Will be interesting to see what showers we get tomorrow but not expecting much.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Finally the shopping precinct in Methven is white with snow.😊 Hasn’t had much snow in that part all day but now finally has a nice whiteness to it.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Continuous hail showers coming through the past few hours.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 08/08/2021 18:25 Did it snow in ChCh or is there snow on the Port hills like in other years of an event like this?
Seen no photos.
Nothing at all today John. But it was never meant to until early hours if any anyway. Roll on spring/ summer and thunderstorms??
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Going by MS it looks like a dry night here with a chance of something round breakfast time
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Cold convective cells popping within the 520 thickness zone moving into NZ waters. 16c temp difference from Canterbury bight waters to 850 hPa from 2am with a SSW 25 to 35 knot wind at 950 hPa. Plenty of energy in the cloud streets for thundersnow around dawn.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Nice heavy hail shower in Rolleston. Nice dusting of white on the drive and cars
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Clustered hail around the windscreen wipers of the car on return from the hailstorm that covered upper Geraldine around 4pm today.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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The odd graupel shower sneaking through the gate here. Still 4.5 degrees though
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Interesting that the graupel/hail showers didn't show up very well on the rain radar :-k
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Sleet or haily mush on the ground here in Burnside
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Heavy hail shower in Lyttelton at 6am, sleet coming out of the tunnel just before 7, not a lot after that.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Snow shower coming through Chch
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Looking very dark over to the North and East of here.Can only guess as to what's happening.🤞
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Its extremely coastal. Sun is shining in Lincoln
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Had a couple of very light snow showers here this morning.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Just had a light snow shower in St Albans. Port Hills coated to a low level.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Wife says Upper Riccarton has had some snow showers as well. Nothing out in Rolleston.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Razor wrote: Mon 09/08/2021 08:45 Its extremely coastal. Sun is shining in Lincoln
Same here. The old dreaded Dunedin shadow effect.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Very light sleety showers now in Wigram, Christchurch.
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Been snowing steadily for the last hour here, about 200 metres up the port hills
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