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Avalanche Risk (Local)
| 31/10/2020 07:54hrs |
HIGH ALPINE
(Above 1800m) |
CONSIDERABLE
Dangerous conditions, conservative decision making essential! |
ALPINE
(1200m - 1800m) |
CONSIDERABLE
Dangerous conditions, conservative decision making essential! |
SUB ALPINE
(Below 1200m) |
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Insufficient information to establish avalanche danger rating. |
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Mountain Conditions
Thursday 29th October 2020, 23:01hrs: The next big Spring storm-cycle is brewing now; another 200-250mm of rainfall is forecast to develop tomorrow (Friday) and carry through to late Saturday afternoon. Freezing levels are expected to be very high, so again this rainfall with saturate snow-pack to the very tops. Rivers & streams are likely to react very fast, as water-tables are already loaded, and some rivers are still running high from the previous storm.
Its also got to that time of year again when glissades, butt-slides, and even self-arrests don't always end well if the surface snow-pack is soft/wet; triggering narrow path sluffs is easy in these conditions, but escaping them is not!
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27/10/2020 13:45hrs: About 300mm of rain fell onto the back of the Alps (2000m+) in the last storm-cycle. Snow-pack is still draining; it will likely be undermined and some creep is expected to develop around steeper slopes of snow. Wednesday seems like the only OK-ish day this week, before Spring makes its next comeback (heavy rain by Saturday again). Rivers remain very high; the Waimak is unlikely to recover before this Thursday's rainfall.
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25/10/2020 06:38hrs: Heavy rain developing about the Alps from this afternoon; gale-force northwesterly winds will develop from this morning. Poor weather until Wednesday.
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 (New) 28/10/2020 Blimit (1921m)
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Franklin (2145m) - West aspect
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Oates (2041m) - West aspect
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Philistine - Warnocks Bluff (1967m)
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Goldney Ridge
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Stuart (1906m) - South ridge
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Stuart (1906m) - Southeast face
 (New) 28/10/2020 Mt Temple (1913m) - West Face
 (New) 28/10/2020 Phipps Peak (1965m) - North aspect
 (New) 28/10/2020 Phipps Peak (1965m) - Temple Traverse
 (New) 28/10/2020 Phipps Peak (1965m) - West Ridge
 23/10/2020 Mt Campbell (1829m)
 23/10/2020 Mt Davie (2280m) - East aspect
 23/10/2020 Mt Guinevere (2042m)
 23/10/2020 Mt Harper (2222m) - East aspect
 23/10/2020 Mt Isobel (2036m) - East aspect
 23/10/2020 Mt Lancelot (2112m) - Southeast aspect
 23/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Crow Face
 23/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Crow icefall
 23/10/2020 Mt Speight (2116m) - North aspect
 23/10/2020 Mt Stewart (1934m) - Southeast aspect
 21/10/2020 Avalanche Peak (1833m)
 21/10/2020 Mt Aicken (1858m)
 21/10/2020 Mt Armstrong (2110m)
 21/10/2020 Mt Lancelot (2112m) - North aspect
 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Otira Face (High Peak)
 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Otira Face (Middle Peak)
 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Philistine Traverse
 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Rome Ridge
 21/10/2020 Mt Temple (1913m) - East Face
Weather Information
Saturday
31 Oct
3 / 13ºC | Sunday
1 Nov
5 / 10ºC | Monday
2 Nov
6 / 14ºC | Tuesday
3 Nov
10 / 13ºC | Wednesday
4 Nov
11 / 16ºC | Thursday
5 Nov
10 / 14ºC | Click for more information
Update:31/10/20 11:30hrs |  |
LATEST DAILY READINGS
Update: 31/10/20 10:26hrs NZST
Sunrise: 5:18hrs
Sunset: 19:19hrs
Temperature: 12.1ºC
(Rising)
Temperature (Low): 9.7ºC
Temperature (High): 12.8ºC
Wind Chill: 11.2ºC
Humidity: 54%
(Falling)
Barometer: 1000.42mb (Falling)
Wind Speed: 20km/h
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Gust: 93km/h (9:58hrs)
Cloud Base: 1855m ASL
Freezing Level: 2892m
Daily Rainfall: 57.91mm
Hourly Rain: 2.5mm/hr
24 Hour Rain: 65.28mm
 RIVERS ARE FLOODING!
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THIS STORM CYCLE (39hrs)
Rainfall: 73.7mm
High Rain Rate: 11.1mm/hr @ 8:17hrs 31/10/20
Temp Low: 9.6ºC @ 18:00hrs 30/10/20
Temp High: 12.7ºC @ 13:00hrs 30/10/20
Wind Gust: 93kmph @ 9:58hrs 31/10/20
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 1001mb @ 9:00hrs 31/10/20
SNOW MODEL
Last Update: 31/10/2020 10:04
Location: Mt Rolleston (Goldney Ridge) 1800m
Snow Fall-Line: 2298m
Alt. Temp: 7.4ºC
Alt. Windspeed: 46.4kmph
Alt. Av. Windspeed: 37.9kmph
Alt. Max. Windspeed: 54.4kmph
Alt. Wind Chill: 2.2ºC
Alt. Air Pressure: 804hPa
Alt. 3 Day Rainfall: 77.7mm (Today: 55.1mm)
Last Snowfall: 2 days ago
7 Day Snowfall: 3.8cm
Snowpack Depth: 80.8cm
Surface Stability (@ 35º): Very Poor
Avalanche Chance: 100%
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| REMOTE WEATHER STATIONS |
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Location | Updated | Today's
Rainfall | 2 Day
Rainfall | 3 Day
Rainfall |
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| Carrington Hut | 31/10/2020 - 07:59hrs | 52.5mm | 99mm | 106.5mm |
| Mid Poulter River | 31/10/2020 - 08:02hrs | 15.5mm | 16mm | 18mm |
| Grasmere Stn | 31/10/2020 - 08:01hrs | 6.5mm | 6.5mm | 7mm |
| Mt Cheeseman | 31/10/2020 - 08:01hrs | 6.5mm | 6.5mm | 7mm |
| Upper Styx River | 31/10/2020 - 10:00hrs | 47.5mm | 206.5mm | 229mm |
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