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Lawrence wrote: Sun 07/08/2022 16:56 Just starting to sleet here now. Temperature just hit 2°C but feels like -1.3. \:D/
5C here in West Melton only 50m lower down, amazing difference in temps!!
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And then you have Arthur's Pass, much higher yet 5.5deg
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Coming down thick and fast at 400 metres in inland Mid Canterbury...snow currently falling to below 200 metres
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Just Took a drive up past Sheffield at 330m asl with no snow, just sleet…
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Re: Cold easterly airflow 7th - 12th Aug

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Just not getting cold enough for any snow to eventuate here,only need another .5 of a degree less.
:( Will see what happens later in the evening.

N.B. Noticed that the wind has moved to the South West now and the temperature has moved up a degree since.
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3C here at the moment with it still raining. 91% of humidity.
I thought the photo above of Dean's was a load of bull anyway :crazy:
....but you had to duck for cover <3
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sun 07/08/2022 18:39 3C here at the moment with it still raining. 91% of humidity.
I thought the photo above of Dean's was a load of bull anyway :crazy:
....but you had to duck for cover <3
Dad joke...nice
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The rain up here in the north island seems to be much further south that the recent forecasts suggested it would be. We were not expecting any rain and it to stay well north of us but we are in the thick of it. So it’s further south by about 100km at least.
Question then. What (if any) impact will this have on moisture feeds to the South Island? Will it impact the snow situation?


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I see Ricky got 25mm!
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Temperature has risen 1.5C here in West Melton in an hour
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Modelling has colder air moving in tonight for the SI also any heavy precipitation will bring snow levels down.

Heavy rain here this evening.
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Yes... a lot wetter than I expected here. New rain gauge tipper seems to be performing pretty good so far, 25mm since midnight.
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spwill wrote: Sun 07/08/2022 19:28 Modelling has colder air moving in tonight for the SI also any heavy precipitation will bring snow levels down.

Heavy rain here this evening.
Noticing that the wind has moved slightly back South Easterly again and the wind starting to increase also, temperature has just started to level off after increasing from a low of 1.1°C.
Hopefully this might mean we get the colder air we need. :-k
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spwill wrote: Sun 07/08/2022 19:28 Modelling has colder air moving in tonight for the SI also any heavy precipitation will bring snow levels down.

Heavy rain here this evening.
Temp dropping away now 2.9 sleety rain
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Currently getting snow and sleet near Woolshed Hill (360m asl) and it's starting to settle.
Wellington southerly front timelapse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBl3hsuIg2Q
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A tiny little gust front with the southerly change at 2pm. Looked more springy type skies with it. Good to see!
Looking from the port hills across the plains
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Currently snowing and settling near windwhistle at about 440m asl
Wellington southerly front timelapse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBl3hsuIg2Q
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Seems like the show is already over here in town
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Just had a heavy graupel/sleet shower in temuka with a little bit settling
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The car windscreens at my house are covered in snow this morning. Nothing on the ground.
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The great snow of 2022! 😂
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looking at the rain radar, it does look like its a very dry setup
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The great snow of 2022 has produced a bit more snow than Ashburton, but not by much. currently 0,3deg and lightly snowing, first time this morning doing my cold thermogenesis that I had snow falling while up to my neck in my pond
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Snowing nicely in Methven now
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Been snowing here non stop for two hours
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