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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Decent snow shower through Lincoln 15 mins ago, not settling though. Lincoln is 10m asl
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Just putting in a snap shot of the radar around 10:20am for the thread history.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Might be some snow flurries in higher suburbs from that blob currently approaching Wellington..
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Starting to come in nicely out here in rolleston
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Snow falling in Burnside CHCH. breaks to either sun or rain. thick at times. not settling
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It's had a few goes in the last half hour in Amberley with the radar through Ashburton and west of Chch now looking more impressive. Would be nice to see a settling layer but the ground is very wet.
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mikestormchaser wrote: Mon 09/08/2021 11:10 Starting to come in nicely out here in rolleston
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Snow showers have been coming and going all morning here in Amberley, and the last one was a bit heavier with large flakes.
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1.5C at the airport (and likely much of the city) at 11:20am with a feels like temp of -5C. Brr.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Light snow flurries here, seem to be more wind associated, the stronger the wind/breeze, the more of it.
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Lawrence wrote: Mon 09/08/2021 11:43 Light snow flurries here, seem to be more wind associated, the stronger the wind/breeze, the more of it.
Wind speed normally rises with showers/squalls due to rising/falling air associated with them. So the wind change is caused by the shower.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Hail showers overnight and this morning in Tawa north of Wellington. No sign of snow as yet. Thermometer has clawed its way up to +6.2.
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Now just back to cold rain in Amberley from a brief excursion outside, sleety at times.
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Gone from 0 at midday to 3C now. So has warmed up abit with just sleet showers.

The freezing level will have risen to 300m I think now
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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snow flurries reported from western bays of lake Taupo
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Top half of the port hills is white, but no issues getting home tonight.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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i see there been rolling power cuts to reduce demand!
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Awhituobs wrote: Mon 09/08/2021 21:28 i see there been rolling power cuts to reduce demand!
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Power is now back on now fortunately..
As it was a controlled power cut/outage, people should of been notified, especially because of the current cold weather event. [-X
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Max temp of 4.5 degrees here yesterday
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Snow in the Rimutakas yesterday at 700m asl.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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TonyT wrote: Tue 10/08/2021 09:22 Max temp of 4.5 degrees here yesterday
Was similar in Chch, but it's about 10C warmer this afternoon. Cold spell definitely over here.
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Beautiful scenes driving through Greta Valley and across the Hundalees this morning with snow lying right up to the road, 4C much of the way there then 12C as soon as we got to Oaro. Not as much around Cheviot-Ferniehurst though. Low snow on the Seaward Kaikouras, melting quickly lower down but the lowest level I've seen there in years.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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Not a lot of point going up the Kaimais yesterday as it was clear. The strong wind flow over the top put me off it big time. Today I went down as far as Opotiki expecting to see snow on the Ureweras etc. There was a little, but it was gone by mid-day. IMO up here it wasn't as big an event as forecasted. We only got down to 4.1°C this morning. No severe frost and a beautiful blue dome day.
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Re: Potential Nationwide Snow Event Sunday 8th August 2021

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"A montage of the best aerial footage from the Orange Warning snowfall, 8 and 9 August, 2021. From the Lewis Pass, to the Inland Kaikoura Road, to Porters Pass and Lake Lyndon. ..." Runs 3:31

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Quick look across at the Seaward Kaikouras this morning, snow still hanging around down to about 2-300m (particularly in more shaded spots) which is the base of the mountains where it transitions from the flats. Simply stunning mountain views today.
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