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Avalanche Risk (Local)
| 18/01/2021 09:13hrs |
HIGH ALPINE
(Above 1800m) |
CONSIDERABLE
Dangerous conditions, conservative decision making essential! |
ALPINE
(1200m - 1800m) |
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Insufficient information to establish avalanche danger rating. |
SUB ALPINE
(Below 1200m) |
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Insufficient information to establish avalanche danger rating. |
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Mountain Conditions
Wednesday 20th January 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) 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)
 01/12/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Otira Face
Weather Information
| SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN NEXT 5 DAYS! | Wednesday
20 Jan
3 / 6ºC | Thursday
21 Jan
5 / 10ºC | Friday
22 Jan
7 / 11ºC | Saturday
23 Jan
5 / 12ºC | Sunday
24 Jan
6 / 12ºC | Monday
25 Jan
9 / 15ºC | Click for more information
Update:20/01/21 13:00hrs |  |
LATEST DAILY READINGS
Update: 20/1/21 11:55hrs NZST
Sunrise: 5:19hrs
Sunset: 20:07hrs
Temperature: 4.5ºC
(Rising)
Temperature (Low): 2.2ºC
Temperature (High): 5.1ºC
Wind Chill: -1.6ºC
Humidity: 100%
(Rising)
Barometer: 986.84mb (Rising)
Wind Speed: 17km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 71km/h (8:06hrs)
Cloud Base: 730m ASL
Freezing Level: 1722m
Daily Rainfall: 34.2mm (*Stn 2)
Hourly Rain: 2mm/hr (*Stn 2)
24 Hour Rain: 102mm (*Stn 2)
Rain Days (2021): 11
 RIVERS ARE FLOODING!
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THIS STORM CYCLE (78hrs)
Rainfall: 221.7mm
High Rain Rate: 12.6mm/hr @ 10:52hrs 19/1/21
Temp Low: 2.6ºC @ 4:58hrs 20/1/21
Temp High: 14.9ºC @ 11:58hrs 17/1/21
Wind Gust: 100kmph @ 11:38hrs 19/1/21
Dom.Wind Dir: West
Barometer Low: 980mb @ 12:59hrs 19/1/21
SNOW MODEL
Last Update: 20/01/2021 11:04
Location: Mt Rolleston (Goldney Ridge) 1800m
Snow Fall-Line: 1545m
Alt. Temp: 0.1ºC
Alt. Windspeed: 36.3kmph
Alt. Av. Windspeed: 26.8kmph
Alt. Max. Windspeed: 38.3kmph
Alt. Wind Chill: -6.9ºC
Alt. Air Pressure: 787hPa
Alt. 3 Day Rainfall: 177.1mm (Today: 4.5mm)
Daily Snowfall: 11.3cm
Snowfall Max. Intensity: 2.2cm/hr (02:04hrs)
Storm Snowfall (78hrs): 20.8cm
7 Day Snowfall: 29.3cm
Snowpack Depth: 15.2cm
Windslab S: 1.9cm
Windslab E: 19.0cm
Surface Stability (@ 35º): Very Poor (Warning: Slab present!)
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 | 20/01/2021 - 10:00hrs | 30.0mm | 169mm | 230mm |
| Mid Poulter River | 20/01/2021 - 09:00hrs | 13.0mm | 77mm | 109.5mm |
| Grasmere Stn | 20/01/2021 - 10:00hrs | 12.5mm | 39mm | 51mm |
| Mt Cheeseman | 20/01/2021 - 10:00hrs | 12.5mm | 39mm | 51mm |
| Goldney Ridge | 20/01/2021 - 13:29hrs | 34mm | 163mm | 256mm |
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