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NZ South Island 26th- 3rd
#1043267 - 30/07/10 01:48 am
Re: NZ South Island 26th- 3rd
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Bushy69
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ARGH DISASTER! They're predicting rain EVERY day next week, with a couple of days gale force winds as well 
Hmmm... that has just ruined my day. Let's hope we see those forecasts change as we get closer to next week. One or two days of rain not a problem, but 5 days, and surely that has to start causing some problems.
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#1043348 - 30/07/10 09:11 am
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Metservice has just issued an updated Mountain forecast significantly lowering freezing levels for the event expected over the weekend.
Southern Lakes
Today
30 July
Issued at: 10:54am 30 July 2010
Fine weather.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northerly rising to 30 km/h tonight.
Wind at 2000 metres: Northwest rising to 50 km/h tonight.
Free air freezing Level: Rising to 1800 metres.
Tomorrow
31 July
Issued at: 10:54am 30 July 2010
Heavy rain developing in the west, with scattered lighter falls further east. Snow above 1700 metres.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northerlies 50 km/h gusting 90 km/h
Wind at 2000 metres: Severe northwest gales 90 km/h
Free air freezing Level: Rising to 2200 metres.
Sunday
1 August
Issued at: 10:58am 30 July 2010
Heavy rain about the Alps, easing in the evening. Scattered rain further east at times. Snow above 1400 metres.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northerly, gusts rising to 90 km/h, tending northwest later and rising to 120 km/h in exposed places.
Wind at 2000 metres: Northerly rising to 90 km/h, tending northwest and rising to 120 km/h.
Free air freezing Level: Lowering to 1800 metres.
Monday
2 August
Issued at: 10:58am 30 July 2010
Rain, easing to isolated showers. Northwest gale or severe gales, gradually dying away.
Tuesday
3 August
Issued at: 10:58am 30 July 2010
Often cloudy, with some rain or showers. Northwest winds developing and strengthening aloft.
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#1043599 - 30/07/10 01:14 pm
Re: NZ South Island 26th- 3rd
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If its cold enough I think we could get a lot 50cm plus from this system over the weekend.
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#1044710 - 01/08/10 12:31 pm
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Looks to be a little better according to metservice, can anyone give some updates from queenstown area? What do people think next week holds weather wise?
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#1044741 - 01/08/10 12:56 pm
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I'm in Queenstown at the moment. It's been raining here since last night, just clearing now. If Cardrona is open tomorrow I'm hoping to head there. Sounds like they might have done quite well out of this system. Coronet Peak sounds like they might have copped some of the wet stuff.
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#1044745 - 01/08/10 01:02 pm
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Rained pretty solidly in Wanaka last night. Been drizzling today. Some snow on higher elevations. Needs to get much colder though.
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#1044749 - 01/08/10 01:05 pm
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Suggestion from current GFS is that the 1400 freeze level should push in by midnight...fingers crossed...unfortunately most of the moisture's forecast to have gone...but looks like 5 or 10cm of colder fresher stuff by lunchtime tomorrow
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#1044760 - 01/08/10 01:18 pm
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Its Australias week snow-wise
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#1044845 - 01/08/10 03:46 pm
Re: NZ South Island 26th- 3rd
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in Queenstown today and what a crap day.... remarks lifts closed for ages (so the guy at the station told me)... raining all day... hope it gets better tomorrow.... remarks here I come..!!!
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#1044872 - 01/08/10 04:29 pm
Re: NZ South Island 26th- 3rd
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33mm of rain (at my place) in Queenstown since midnight. The Shotover River was muddy brown and raging today. I saw a huge tree floating downstream, so I expect the rain in the catchment areas would have been huge.
Remarks report said it was sleeting at the base and snowing up high, but when it cleared this afternoon, I couldn't see any evidence of new snow.
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#1045922 - 02/08/10 03:09 pm
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Well when to remarks today.. first bus at 8.00am... trip up was a bit icy.... visibility was crap but around 11.00am the sun beemed down and blessed us with a kick ass day.... heaps of snow... had a blast... going back tomorrow...
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#1046052 - 02/08/10 04:36 pm
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Any new snow or all just rain effected ?
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#1046105 - 02/08/10 05:05 pm
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Any new snow or all just rain effected ?
New snow, quite a bit up higher. Really nice too up at Remarks today. Hiked up to the Alta Chutes which was great, the snow there was pretty deep and dry.
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#1046775 - 03/08/10 10:55 am
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Looks like all the doom and gloom 5 day rain forecast was wrong. Shaping up to be a nice week.
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#1046883 - 03/08/10 11:59 am
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Looks like all the doom and gloom 5 day rain forecast was wrong. Shaping up to be a nice week.
Nice is subjective of course. Certainly fine weather, but what would have been nice was the forecast low level snow for later this week which has pretty much disappeared.
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#1046991 - 03/08/10 01:49 pm
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Agreed. What I meant to say was better than 5 days of heavy rain on the slopes.
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