Canterbury Weather Updates

Issued at 20th June at 3:12 pm by Russell Voice

A cold and dreary end to the day. Rain 'feeding' in from the east, occasional heavy falls at times; rates may exceed 7mm/hr - higher risk about the eastern foothills. Fresh southerlies in exposed areas (15-20km/hr.) Snow above 1300m about the ranges. Rainfall total: 35-55mm by midnight.

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9°C

High
9°C

Low
6°C

rain Chance
100%

Rain Today: 0.25mm
Current Windspeed: SSE 5km/h.
Wind Gusting To: 19km/h.
Humidity: 93%
Pressure Reading: 1008.09hpa

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20 June 5:32pm

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Very low snow on long range – new developments/extra details.

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20 June 5:30pm

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Rain warning in place – Key points.

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⚠️BREAKING NEWS - FLOODING RISK GROWING IN NORTH CANTERBURY.

📷Current scenes north of Cheviot; SH1. Capture - Brandon Taw.

📌Members - due to the significance of this system our weekly round up email will take a break this Sunday, back at 7pm next Sunday evening.

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❄ BITTERLY COLD AIR ON LONG RANGE FORECASTS – SNOW POSSIBLE TO VERY LOW LEVELS.

➡️We’re keeping a very close eye on late in the month, with model indication of snow falling to very low levels. At this stage some models have snow to 100m, with sleety falls to sea level. On going coverage, via our ‘Live Weather Feed’ – this is also coming into play on our 1–10-day Canterbury High Country forecast. A period to watch closely over the coming days.

⚠️COMPLEX LOW – HEAVY RAIN WARNING IN PLACE FOR THE KAIKOURA & HURUNUI DISTRICT.

Our heavy rain warning remains in place, issued over 4 days ago. Rainfall totals may exceed 200-250mm in parts of the Kaikoura District by Monday evening, with significant falls also affecting areas in the Hurunui District by early afternoon on Monday. Our warning has been updated, with full details.

💧Significant flooding, slips and disruptions are possible about the Kaikoura District by late Monday morning; risk also covers areas, south to around Greta Valley. Ensure you keep up to date with local authorities in these areas over the next 24 hours.

🔎Keep up to date with our town pages for all the latest details. There will be contrast across the region today, in regards to rainfall totals. All our information is moderated and personalised, with exclusive data from Europe and the USA.

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Just north of the Catlin Stream Bridge (south of Cheviot) water over both lanes.

Good reason to stay off the roads then

Jack Watson tell Sinan not to go north, would not be optimal for his PTSD 🤣

Cheviot main intersection three lanes covered.

I have a tow vehicle if needed

Does anyone know what greta valley way is like

One lane covered SH1 at Kōranga Bridge at Hurunui Mouth Road area.

Very wet in Waipara. Just no stop.

I wonder how the new rockfall netting will hold up?

Looks like you came back just in time Chris Christidis!

Jessica Earl thankful the rogaine was yesterday!

Courtney McClintock at least its north of canterbury

Is it north or south of Cheviot ? Looks like it's south...

Keep safe please

Gorgia Redmond

Where is this north of Cheviot?

Antony Rickard might check this in morning

Waireti Jenkins isn't Paul going there tomorrow?

Rachael Woods

Julie Don

Ronda South and Will Chris Boyd a bit wet down there today.

Jane Baxter I may not make it back

Sian Carson

Rob Mclean Jackie Corbett

Tracey Wylie Jon Murrell

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⚠️ SOUTH-EAST STORM STARTING TO INTENSIFY - HEAVY RAIN FOR MANY AREAS.

❄Current scenes via webcam from Mt Hutt, with heavy snow setting in.

💧Its all starting ramp up this evening, with high intensity falls now affecting parts of Mid & North Canterbury. A number of stations have now exceeded 30mm and its only 3:30pm, for northern parts of the region we can expect another 24 hours of heavy rain and our heavy rain warning remains in place.

🔎Were still working through content - full revisions by 5pm. Stay tuned, our snowy blast is still popping up for the end of June.

❄ What a start to winter 2021!

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Pouring down in Christchurch ❄ would be great

Heavy in waipara- standing water in many places

Relentless rain on Cashmere hills

Murray Hesson / Get your thermals ready! Mulled Wine!

Ella Craig we need to organize a trip

Not ideal

Willie Nicholls

That you eating your lunch Dylan Field

Braeden Dillon

Megan Delaney Debbie Blackburn snow ❄️ here

Steady light rain in Castle Hill Village for the last couple of hours. Wind getting up.

Waikari, and its torrential and has been for a couple of hours. Wind starting to pick up.

Windwhistle- gentle rain all day , pretty cold too

Murray Hesson / Jst started pouring/ cold!

Persisting down in Rotherham

Drowning a bit in Domett... heavy rain all day. Paddocks already still sodden from last lot. Frobt paddock on SH1 is well under water...

Pouring down in leithfield

Hanmer. Just wet. Been wet all day.

Beautiful day in invercargill. I don’t know why everyone complains about the weather lol

Raining hard in Lyttelton for the past 20 mins. Also had heavy rain earlier.

Pouring in CHCH atm and the street opposite us is starting to flood a little

Pouring in Kaiapoi. Had about 25mills of rain so far.

How the whole of NZ is looking at the moment.

State highway 1 Cheviot heading south

Raining heavily in Rangiora 🌧

📌 Image - MetService rain radar at 2:15pm, with bands of heavier rain feeding in from the south-east.

💧Our complex low is starting to intensify this afternoon, with heavier and widespread falls affecting parts of North Canterbury and the Kaikoura District.

⚠️Our heavy rain warning remains in place until late Monday afternoon, for areas between Greta Valley and Kaikoura.

➡️Heavy rain may cause areas of flooding and slips about the Kaikoura District by middle stages of Monday. Grand totals north of the Conway River look set to exceed 200mm about the hill country.

➡️Thank you to all our new members today and for everyone for tuning in - incredible numbers online.

🔎 Were about to start updating all towns and warning content.

Keep your weather reports coming in below ⬇️

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Very heavy in Hanmer Springs now - keep those reports coming in. We're working through towns, it takes it's time during events like this - thanks for your patience.

Been consistent rain, getting heavier now, since before daylight in Okuku. Was snow on MtGrey/MtThomas and hills in between yesterday. Cant see them now for cloud but feels like there will be more.

Torrential in Waikuku. Yay 🌧️☔

heavy in okuku! snowing somewhere on the foothills its freeeeeezing! 🥶

Steady consistent rain in southbridge. Jolly cold out too.

Yvonne Tooley ⚠️🌧⚠️

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Freeze ya bollocks off in Oxford!!!!!!and bloody wet with it😦

Cold and damp in Ashburton, but no rain yet.

Was bucketing dwn in Ch - Ch & looks as though there is more coming looking atbthe rain radar.

light rain started in Ashburton

Not too bad at Mt Lyford, steady fine rain all day.

Heavy rain in medbury.

Rain getting heavier over last hour or so in Oxford

Steady rain in Rangiora ....again.

very consent light rain in hororata

Cheviot getting a battering now😞

Hosing down in Dunsandel.

Great..not!!

Just started to get heavy rain in Loburn

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