Canterbury Weather Updates

Issued at 6th June at 6:45 am by Russell Voice

Early frosts. Fine early on, with high cloud and sunny spells. NW winds, light. Strong cold southerly change mid to late morning, with a period of snow showers at all levels. Briefly heavy. Frosts developing at night, possibly severe; incoming high pressure. Freezing Level: Lowering to 800m (12-17cm across the mountain.)

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High
-3°C

Low
-7°C

snow Chance
100%

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❄ IT’S COMING - SNOW & WINTRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.

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➡️ Current rain radar image at 10am. Snow is now falling in pockets to around 400m, with snow falling in Twizel. Photo - Lindis Pass currently, thanks to Alesha MacKenzie.

Our cold snap is ‘playing’ out perfectly as forecast and will continue to move into northern areas this afternoon.

➡️ Keep up to date with our town pages for specific rainfall totals and snowfall accumulations.

⚠️Our alpine passes are likely to close for a time, with the Lindis currently closed. Heavy falls will affect Porters briefly and even the Lewis Pass later today.

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Currently at top of conical hill blowing norwest

Bloody cold at taitapu. 10am and my water pipes still frozen . Had to make my cuppa with speights !

Get the skies out here comes the snow

Lots of cloud in Oxford

sunny in woodend

Twizel now

Nic Forster might be a snow mish tomorrow 😱

Jared McEntee the kids Would be getting excited about now lol

Karen Page

Yvette Liddington

Brad-Anna Raukawa

Morgan Baddeley

Raymond Farnsworth

Kylie Fredrickson

Hamish Grigg

Blake Christie

Brenda King incoming

Keenan Allan snow 😂

Dan James Cameron see it will snow

Murray Hesson/ brrr 6!

Olivia Radford lindis

Snowing hard out in Twizel ⛄️

Just started to settle on Tekapo and the hot pools just opened

Snowing here in Tekapo

The clouds rolling in over Christchurch this morning

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will christchurch get some snow

Its snowing here in twizel

first decent frost of the year in Christchurch 👌

Chilly - 1.4 earlier in Oxford now - 0.6

-4 tonight in Chch wow, just as well it's a Sunday

Awesome traffic online guys! Blown away. It's edging into South Canterbury now as forecast.

Is there any snow around today anywhere close.

Slight nw influence here

Currently debating if I should go for my walk or not (rural Mid Canty) - the wind chill is awful … it is fair to say that I am procrastinating somewhat!

Fairlie this morning

8 years ago today we had a big snow! Just came up on my memories ❄️

Currently -1 in Winchester

Will Springfield get snow?

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Will be cooking spaghetti bolognese in the slow cooking. Fire going & having a movie day with my kids. Love winter weather 😀🌧🌧💦💦

Keeping warm at home, would love to go to Hanmer again, we had a lovely weekend there last weekend.

We’ll be out there in whatever the weather for my sons first soccer game of the season, but I’ll be warm in my new Kathmandu Epiq Longline down Jacket.

Definitely going to go and chase some snow. New in New Zealand and none of us has experienced this type of weather before. Kids (and mommy and daddy) very excited for this new adventure

Not much planned for Saturday, just hanging out with my wee family, but Sunday we are booked in for the new hot pools at New Brighton and then I have a working bee at playcentre getting Woolston Playcentre ready for our grand reopening in term three after years and years of earthquake repair dramas

Wow - an amazing response and interest. Erica Sharr you're our lucky winner for a group pass to the the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa. Simply email us at weather.canterbury@gmail.com and we'll send your voucher out. Keep warm today and those reports coming in everyone. More opportunities to win this winter. - SD

This is our first Southern winter and our first southern blast so we will have the heat pumps on and be watching the goings on with my girls hoping that it snows at our place ☃️☃️☃️

Would love to win this for my sister and brother in law. He spends these cold snaps at Porters Pass driving a snow plough from 10pm to 8.00am keeping our roads passable and safe for everyone. A day at the pools would be a great treat.

Eight am I start work hoping to be finished before the bad bad weather hits would love a trip to Hanmer. I just love the snow

We will be at a mass push up challenge to bring awareness to mental health, hopefully not in any sleet or snow. The hot pools will be a great way to thaw out 🌨️

Weekend off so will be hunkering down for sure! Just hope the heat pump can handle the temperature plummet!

If Christchurch doesn't get snow my plans are to look on Facebook and see who has snow, ask them where they live, pick up the grandkids and go to that area for a visit for them to have a play in the snow. If there's no snow I'll probably just do crafty stuff with my 4 yr old. I'm hoping for snow 😁😁

We will be working hard on our deck around our pool before the bad weather really sets in, tomorrow we may well lose a day but hopefully Sunday will give us a chance before the July rains come in and we are stuck until Spring.

I am going to work so I can clean and fill our sachet packing robot at Amberley Pharmacy. Then home to do lots of study and heaps of crocheting, which I could take the latter with me to Hanmer 😉😉

Gosh, tomorrow will be spent like all the other days of the week. Outside no matter the weather, feeding the cows and sheep on our farm. I'll be sure to give them extra to keep them warm. Really hope we don't get hit too hard.

Planing for the next week at school. Might do some retail therapy if I feel like being stuck inside with lots of other people. But a spa and relaxing time would be great!

We are at Hanmer Springs from Ashburton for a 'special'birthday weekend. Sitting in the pub and warming up.

We’re staying local this weekend. It’s a good weekend to stay home and play board games with the kids. We might head out for a hot chocolate on Sunday 😊

My daughters 11th bday. Lots giggly friends expected to arrive along with the chilly weather. Yikes! Hope we can keep them all entertained in small space! 🙃🎂🎉❄

I would love to win this, spending time with hubby this weekend as we only get weekends together as he works away in Kaikoura all week, every week. To have something like this to spend time together would be perfect.....and Ive never been to Hanmer Springs

Heading to Lyttelton Market rain or shine - then gardening until the weather hits and baking once it does! Hoping to head somewhere exciting on Sunday......😉

Will be spending the day inside with my hardworking wife, under our new heat pump. Then it's off to the movies at night. We were both essential workers and looking forward to having a break. Keep warm every one, and if you have to go out, wrap up and stay safe. 🤗🙏🍷

Will aim to finish some paving around the deck but once the wintry blast sets in we’ll hang out inside with the fire cranking 🔥

Would love to be hunkering down in Hanmer - love being at the pools in the snow! What a fabulous experience! But for me tomorrow it will be hunkering down at home with the fire on

I can't wait for snow!! Feels like it has been way too long since we have had a good snowfall. Love winter with cold days and warm fires ❄⛄

❄SNOW LIKELY TO CLOSE ALL OUR PASSES - A MUST READ.

Our wintry blast remains on track for Saturday, with widespread rain and snow across the region.

Our alpine passes are likely to close during the afternoon and evening, with blizzard type conditions above 500m.

📌 High intensity snow is likely above 600m-700m, with rapid accumulations.

❄ Many of our higher villages and roads will experience snow at various levels of intensity. While this front will bring a period of heavy precipitation, it will be short lived, with severe frosts developing at night.

⚠️ Our alpine road snowfall warning remains in place; link below.

➡️ Keep up to date tomorrow afternoon and evening with the NZ Transport Agency.

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Our advice is leave early Saturday morning (before 10am) or late Sunday morning, with snow likely to close or cause disruptions from midday, through until late evening; some passes may remain closed at night, depending on snowfall accumulations. Severe ice is likely Sunday morning. Take extreme care.

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⬇️TODAYS WEATHER - MAIN CENTRES.

🌦Christchurch forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/christchurch/

🌦Rangiora forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/rangiora/

🌦Rolleston forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/rolleston/

🌦Ashburton forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/ashburton/

⛅Timaru forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/timaru/

➡️CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY - CENTRAL POINT.

⛅Castle Hill Village forecast, webcams and live data at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/castle-hill/

⬇️MAIN RURAL TOWNS.

🌦Amberley data, webcams and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/amberley/

🌦Cheviot forecast and data at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/cheviot/

🌦Culverden data, webcams and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/culverden/

🌦Hanmer Springs Village at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/hanmer-springs/

🌦Oxford data and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/oxford/

🌦Darfield data and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/darfield/

🌦Kaikoura data, webcams and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/kaikoura/

🌦Methven data, webcams and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/methven/

⛅Geraldine data, webcams and forecast at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/geraldine/

⬇️MACKENZIE COUNTRY

⛅Fairlie data, forecast and webcams at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/fairlie/

⛅Mt Cook Village, forecast and webcams at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/mt-cook-village/

⛅Lake Tekapo forecast, webcams and data at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/lake-tekapo/

⛅Twizel forecast, webcams and data at https://cwu.co.nz/forecast/twizel/

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Issie Grey ya will be Able to practice ya truck trailer drifting

Hayley Redmond lucky we come last weekend , what’s it like down there this morn?

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