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Avalanche Risk (Local)
21/01/2021 18:55hrs |
HIGH ALPINE (Above 1800m) |
MODERATE Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. |
ALPINE (1200m - 1800m) |
? No Rating Insufficient information to establish avalanche danger rating. |
SUB ALPINE (Below 1200m) |
? No Rating Insufficient information to establish avalanche danger rating. |
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Mountain Conditions
Thursday 21st January 2021, 18:41hrs: Intermittent rainfall at this stage after receiving 250mm+ (500mm+ on western slopes) over the past 5 days. It snowed to 1000m yesterday from the northwest, this has subsequently melted back to 1500m today. Folks exploring to treeline on Avalanche Peak early this morning reported 20-50cm of fresh snow at treeline (1500m). Some cornicing over south aspects has also been noted through the murk on Main Range ridges above 1600m (previously there was no snow at this level). The new snow barely penetrated the Craigieburn Range, petering out around the Black Range area.
Tomorrow (Friday) should bring some temporary clearances, however storms reappear on Saturday with some heavy rainfall likely, showers then continue until Monday night. Freezing levels are rising now, so fresh snow is likely to melt off rapidly in the higher level rainfalls and gale north-westerlies over the next few days; this will mean rivers across the Parks may see a melt surge alongside the rainfall!
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20/01/2021 08:07hrs: Well over 200mm of heavy rainfall (380mm on western slopes) has fallen over the past 72 hours, it is now snowing to 1000m. Further rainfall / low level snowfall is expected through to Saturday - welcome to Summer :)
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15/01/2021 18:40hrs: Our very long fine streak ends on Sunday with the return of rain, then heavy rain on Monday/Tuesday driven by gale-force north-westerlies. And as is "tradition" we may receive a pulse of low level snowfall on Wednesday at the tail of the storm.
Climbers have reported back that climbing conditions have been "baking hot" (really early starts avoids the heat-stroke), snow-melt has been rife into the rivers, snow-pack (what remains) is crystalline and mushy, and melting out from above & below, fast. Most routes are back to rock now, or you can weave your way between snow patches. Every glacier seems different, south facing seem to have large bergschrunds pulling away, whilst others seem static or only have minor features at this point. Rockfall from the perimeter of glaciers is a fairly widespread activity this season. The grud on faces is yet to wash off completely.
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(New) 21/01/2021 Lyell Peak (1828m)
(New) 16/01/2021 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Crow Face
 13/01/2021 Mottram Peaks (1789m)
 13/01/2021 Mt Damfool (2030m)
 13/01/2021 Mt Harper (2222m) - East aspect
 12/01/2021 Carrington Peak (2010m) - North approach
 12/01/2021 Mt Armstrong (2110m) - West & South Aspects
 12/01/2021 Mt Guinevere (2042m) - West aspect
 12/01/2021 Mt Lancelot (2112m) - West aspect
 12/01/2021 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Upper Waimakariri Approaches
 16/12/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Bealey Face
 16/12/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Rome Ridge
 16/12/2020 Mt Temple (1913m) - West Face
 16/12/2020 Phipps Peak (1965m) - South Face
 15/12/2020 Mt Franklin (2145m) - Southwest Ridge
 15/12/2020 Mt Franklin (2145m) - West Ridge
 14/12/2020 Avalanche Peak (1833m)
 14/12/2020 Blimit (1921m)
 14/12/2020 Goat Hill (1656m)
 14/12/2020 Mt Alexander (1958m) - South Face
 14/12/2020 Mt Alexander (1958m) - West Aspect
 14/12/2020 Mt Barron (1730m) - North aspects
 14/12/2020 Mt Bealey (1836m) - North aspect
 14/12/2020 Mt Cassidy (1850m)
 14/12/2020 Mt Philistine - Philistine Bluffs (1967m)
 14/12/2020 Mt Philistine - Warnocks Bluff (1967m)
 14/12/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Goldney Ridge
 14/12/2020 Mt Rosamond (2186m)
 14/12/2020 Mt Tarapuhi (1605m)
 01/12/2020 Mt Philistine (1967m)
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Weather Information
Friday 22 Jan
 7 / 13ºC | Saturday 23 Jan
 6 / 12ºC | Sunday 24 Jan
 8 / 11ºC | Monday 25 Jan
 9 / 15ºC | Tuesday 26 Jan
 11 / 19ºC | Wednesday 27 Jan
 10 / 16ºC | Click for more information Update:22/01/21 06:30hrs |  |
LATEST DAILY READINGS
Update: 22/1/21 5:25hrs NZST
Sunrise: 5:21hrs
Sunset: 20:05hrs
Temperature: 6.7ºC
(Falling)
Temperature (Low): 6.4ºC
Temperature (High): 7.3ºC
Wind Chill: 5.6ºC
Humidity: 34%
(Rising)
Barometer: 1002.28mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 6km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 40km/h (1:09hrs)
Cloud Base: 2568m ASL
Freezing Level: 2061m
Daily Rainfall: 0mm
24 Hour Rain: 0.51mm
Rain Days (2021): 12
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SNOW MODEL
Last Update: 22/01/2021 05:04
Location: Mt Rolleston (Goldney Ridge) 1800m
Alt. Temp: 0.8ºC
Alt. Windspeed: 12.1kmph
Alt. Av. Windspeed: 12.1kmph
Alt. Max. Windspeed: 16.1kmph
Alt. Wind Chill: -2.9ºC
Alt. Air Pressure: 801hPa
Alt. 3 Day Rainfall: 91.7mm (Today: 0.0mm)
Last Snowfall: 1 days ago
7 Day Snowfall: 39.4cm
Snowpack Depth: 9.7cm
Windslab E: 24.4cm
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REMOTE WEATHER STATIONS |
Location | Updated | Today's Rainfall | 2 Day Rainfall | 3 Day Rainfall |
Carrington Hut | 22/01/2021 - 04:00hrs | 0.0mm | 15mm | 79mm |
Mid Poulter River | 22/01/2021 - 04:00hrs | 0.0mm | 8mm | 35.5mm |
Grasmere Stn | 22/01/2021 - 04:00hrs | 0.0mm | 2.5mm | 20mm |
Mt Cheeseman | 22/01/2021 - 04:00hrs | 0.0mm | 2.5mm | 20mm |
Goldney Ridge | 22/01/2021 - 06:40hrs | 1mm | 47mm | 124mm |
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