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Severe Weather Discussion => Tornado Alley Outbreaks and Severe Weather Worldwide => Topic started by: nzstorm on 08 June 2008, 09:26:18 AM

Title: New Zealand snow
Post by: nzstorm on 08 June 2008, 09:26:18 AM

Winter has certainly arrived in NZ.  Snow to sea level for parts of the South Island today.  Check these metars out from Christchurch Airport today!  16C mid morning, OC snow by 4pm.

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1 AM (5) Jun 07 32 (0) 32 (0) 29.56 (1001) W 5 snow
 Midnight (4) Jun 07 33 (1) 32 (0) 29.53 (1000) WSW 7 snow
 11 PM (3) Jun 06 35 (2) 35 (2) 29.53 (1000) SW 16 rain, snow
 10 PM (2) Jun 06 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.44 (0997) SSW 22 rain showers
 9 PM (1) Jun 06 44 (7) 42 (6) 29.41 (0996) S 21 rain showers
 8 PM (0) Jun 06 48 (9) 42 (6) 29.41 (0996) S 28 rain showers
 7 PM (23) Jun 06 50 (10) 42 (6) 29.41 (0996) S 25 rain showers
 6 PM (22) Jun 06 60 (16) 35 (2) 29.38 (0995) NNW 14 
 5 PM (21)  No Data   

Title: Re: New Zealand snow
Post by: Michael Bath on 09 June 2008, 03:30:39 AM

Boy that is a cold airmass - SE Aust certainly needs some of that to get the skiers happy. Been next to no snow this year.

Sounding for Invercargill (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=invercargill&ie=UTF8&ll=-44.995883,169.716797&spn=5.695106,8.404541&z=7) attached later in the day. No wonder snow fell to sea level !

Title: Re: New Zealand snow
Post by: Jimmy Deguara on 09 June 2008, 05:10:03 AM

Michael,

I enjoy it when snow starts later than earlier - then we might have a terrific season. But I guess the ski season has officially begun with this long weekend:)

Regards,

Jimmy Deguara