Thread: Snow on the Kawekas

Greetings All,
Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had over 100mm of rain, max temps are in the teens and the grass is green and full steam ahead. I guess the La Nina is here.
Regards Grandpamac.
PS Will have to get that bloody mower out again.

Ruahines

Yip. There's snow on t he top of the hills above the Desert road summit too.

No wonder why I have my fire going


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great for farmers hey!

Originally Posted by buzzmann

No wonder why I have my fire going


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Same here Buzz
Apparently the stags are roaring

Winter all year in Canterbury
Fire on most nights
Pool is 15°
Pool was 26° at times in December 2024
Creek is roaring outside my workshop

Greetings,
We had a very dry Spring in HB, barely 50mm total on our place. We have had over 70mm since Christmas day. I jokingly suggested lighting the fire earlier. Doesn't seem that funny now.
GPM.

Yep. Snow on the Kaimanawa tops which have just come into view now as cloud lifts & rain stops.

Probably a few people caught out by the weather up there too

I feel pretty sorry for people who only get their summer holidays at Christmas New Year and haven't seen the sun, haven't been able to swim and haven't been able to do any of the things they might have planned.

So far this year it's rained at some stage every day.
Several days were very heavy sideways rain and bloody cold.
It's raining sideways again now from the south so you guys up north might get another light dusting over night

Originally Posted by charliehorse

Probably a few people caught out by the weather up there too

Yep..... been there, done that, Boxing day in the Ruahines on a 4 day summer loop
Not as bad as last nights dump though, but just as cold and unexpected

Come on Over and visit if your after sun. Its been sitting between mid 20s and 30s over here since mid December. Sea temp is low 20s. Best summer break for a few years.


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I remember reading somewhere about a Central North Island high country sheep station losing 2,000 or 20,000 sheep or some such horrendous number to a massive snow storm in late December, back in the 1920's.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Yep..... been there, done that, Boxing day in the Ruahines on a 4 day summer loop
Not as bad as last nights dump though, but just as cold and unexpected

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Is that the old Aranga Hut?