General March Weather

Weather reports, prognostics, questions and discussion. Climate diagnostics, drivers, and outlooks. Weather stations and websites.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Richard wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 12:47 This southerly is like the last one, stronger out near the coast than here. Certainly cold though on 6.8deg.
The wind here isn’t as strong as last week.
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Dean. »

Reports of snow falling Mt Somers 380m and near Methven

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

spwill
Posts: 9907
Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39
Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Has thanked: 839 times
Been thanked: 866 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by spwill »

Invercargill and Dunedin with over 100mm for March now, southern NZ getting the wet March they needed.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Dean. wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 12:54 Reports of snow falling Mt Somers 380m and near Methven

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
My partner is in Mt Somers township, no snow falling and barely raining. Certainly cold enough up there though.
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Dean. »

darcyplumb wrote:
Dean. wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 12:54 Reports of snow falling Mt Somers 380m and near Methven

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
My partner is in Mt Somers township, no snow falling and barely raining. Certainly cold enough up there though.
Ok typical social media Image settling further inland anyhow
Screenshot_20230328_132651_Samsung Internet.jpg
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Dean. wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 13:28
darcyplumb wrote:
My partner is in Mt Somers township, no snow falling and barely raining. Certainly cold enough up there though.
Ok typical social media Image settling further inland anyhow Screenshot_20230328_132651_Samsung Internet.jpg

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
It was sleeting up there earlier today for about half an hour. He’s working outside and did the classic ‘I won’t need a jersey today’ when he left the house this morning… Lake Heron is always stunning in the snow, well in any weather really.
User avatar
moylanr
Posts: 181
Joined: Fri 20/07/2012 14:41
Location: Christchurch (work: Harewood, AH: Halswell)
Has thanked: 115 times
Been thanked: 39 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by moylanr »

'Twas a nice morning for a walk with the light NW temperature boost before sunrise:
image.png
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
snowstormwatcher
Posts: 1643
Joined: Wed 23/09/2009 09:45
Location: South Canterbury. 20km inland from Timaru.
Has thanked: 188 times
Been thanked: 138 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by snowstormwatcher »

Rain Clearing away here now in south Canterbury, although still looks showery out towards the coast. Snow well down on the foothills.
Last edited by snowstormwatcher on Tue 28/03/2023 15:28, edited 1 time in total.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Radar is showing a decent squall line developing and moving onshore. Very very dark towards the coast.
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by tich »

Brief hail in Akaroa about 1/2 hour ago.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Squall line has hit here. Very gusty winds, rain is horizontal and mixed with soft hail/graupel.
User avatar
Storm Struck
Posts: 4859
Joined: Wed 17/11/2004 21:25
Location: Belfast Christchurch
Has thanked: 23 times
Been thanked: 373 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Storm Struck »

Very cool or cold 🥶 to see those snow levels abit lower today than first initially thought, although could be part due to very strong upper level winds cutting across from the NW.
The icy showers of hail and graupel will be the result of the colder upper air shifting up the east coast this evening, at around -32c on the 500mb.
Should be fairly brief for a 3-4 hour period as the air shifts more over the Chatams, after that into tomorrow should be general showers although sometimes heavy.
Must of been some lightning near Ellesmere earlier with that heavier band as the tracker picked up a few strikes.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
Flutterbye
Posts: 1261
Joined: Fri 16/12/2005 22:14
Location: Southland
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 9 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Flutterbye »

spwill wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 13:02 Invercargill and Dunedin with over 100mm for March now, southern NZ getting the wet March they needed.
Dry/droughts don't last forever but still a bit to go before the south catches up with Auckland's rainfaill....
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Dark wintry showers moved over here like a "Claytons" thunderstorm with dark skies and a few spits of graupel around 4pm after it cleared up for a while.
JohnGaul
NZThS
Orion
Posts: 3994
Joined: Sun 08/08/2010 16:49
Location: Ashburton, Mid-Canterbury, 110m asl.
Has thanked: 1367 times
Been thanked: 329 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Orion »

Another squall blowing through at the moment and the cloud to the west has that yellowish tinge of snow or something... 6.7°C at the moment and looks most unpleasant outside.
Also, thought I heard a clap of thunder earlier, I see some red and purple on the rain-radar so maybe possible.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Some "Coldies" moving north along the coast observed from here, some with anvil tops.
JohnGaul
NZThS
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Dean. »

And moving onshore at the Rangitata mouth..some decent showers here heavy with small hail

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

Orion
Posts: 3994
Joined: Sun 08/08/2010 16:49
Location: Ashburton, Mid-Canterbury, 110m asl.
Has thanked: 1367 times
Been thanked: 329 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Orion »

Confirming my post #190, my Westerfield Spy also heard thunder.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Orion wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 18:39 Confirming my post #190, my Westerfield Spy also heard thunder.
Could be. Just had a brief hail shower here. Scattered wintry pin head sized hail.
JohnGaul
NZThS
mikestormchaser
Posts: 2711
Joined: Sat 03/06/2006 20:11
Location: Rolleston, Canterbury
Has thanked: 355 times
Been thanked: 607 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by mikestormchaser »

Just had a decent hail shower move over rolleston. Dusted the ground white. Heard a clap of thunder a little earlier too.
Models pin pointed this outbreak well. Alot colder than what we have had recently. Taste of Winter for sure
Mike
Stormchasers.co.nz
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by tich »

Frequent showers between Akaroa and Chch, some with hail. A bit of sleet over Hilltop, but no snow visible on the hills.
spwill
Posts: 9907
Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39
Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Has thanked: 839 times
Been thanked: 866 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by spwill »

Flutterbye wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 16:29
spwill wrote: Tue 28/03/2023 13:02 Invercargill and Dunedin with over 100mm for March now, southern NZ getting the wet March they needed.
Dry/droughts don't last forever but still a bit to go before the south catches up with Auckland's rainfaill....
It was a1in 200 year rain event for Auckland in January.
It might end up a wet year in the deep south with the trend toward El Nino.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Interesting day weathwize with the cold southerly change moving through this morning causing some instability in the skies with rather cold temperatures in behind the cold front after the warm day yesterday.
Today's maximum of 14C was recorded overnight before the wind change which reduced the temperature to single figure digits for the rest of the day with the cold south to SW wind. 7.7mm of rain here from the southerly including a brief hail shower around 7pm.
Today's daytime maximum was just 8.7C, when it cleared up just before a resurgence of wintry showers around 4pm.
Here's a photo of a hail shower taken from the back door looking north as the sun shone on the hail shower
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
JohnGaul
NZThS
Cantab03
Posts: 179
Joined: Sun 03/06/2018 19:27
Location: Christchurch
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 53 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Cantab03 »

Massive downpour with decent sized hail over the last 20 minutes here in Southern CHCH. Whole lawn is white!
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Yes. There seems to be a lot of those type of showers moving north out to the east of here and coming into shore north of about Ashburton.
JohnGaul
NZThS
Post Reply