Low Pressure System Aug 19 - 22

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Well, the next low pressure system is set to move over the country from the Tasman sea.
Is this the end of them as we move into a new weather pattern scenario?

[spwill]

Is this the end of them as we move into a new weather pattern scenario?

A good August for Auckland so far, a little warmer and sunnier than normal, rainfall up but the rain has tended to be heavy.

[jamie]

Well, the next low pressure system is set to move over the country from the Tasman sea.
Is this the end of them as we move into a new weather pattern scenario?

I bloody hope so!!!

[NZstorm]

It does look like we will change into more of a zonal pattern which means higher pressure in the Tasman and warmer temperatures for eastern areas. Thunderstorms for the South Island West Coast in the coming weeks.

[TonyT]

Well, the next low pressure system is set to move over the country from the Tasman sea.
Is this the end of them as we move into a new weather pattern scenario?

Only temporarily, but it will be a blessed relief for a few weeks.

[Manukau heads obs]

rainfall up but the rain has tended to be heavy.

and at night too

[jamie]

if i had to geuss i would say hamilton sunshine is well down. Been gloomy as this month.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

A brief period of heavy rain last night here with 11mm falling.

[snowstormwatcher]

A brief period of heavy rain last night here with 11mm falling.

Yes some brief heavy rain down here overnight also, only 7mm though.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Another grey and overcast, dull day with nothing much happening. Some unspectacular rain overnight and this evening.

[tich]

Rained all day on outer BP (unlike Chch according to radar), but luckily not heavy this time.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Rained all day on outer BP (unlike Chch according to radar), but luckily not heavy this time.

Light rain here since midday. Stopped about an hour ago. Very little recorded however. 13mm for the front with 11mm falling in 2 hours overnight.

[Orion]

O, hark, what is that I hear pattering on the roof? Why, it's rain, again
4mm in the 24 hours to 9am this morning; 6mm to 9am yesterday morning;
feeling sorry for those with young stock in the paddocks.

[jamie]

O, hark, what is that I hear pattering on the roof? Why, it's rain, again
4mm in the 24 hours to 9am this morning; 6mm to 9am yesterday morning;
feeling sorry for those with young stock in the paddocks.

yea i do too. we have had 4 days in the past 31 days that we have recorded 0.0mm.

[snowstormwatcher]

After a reasonably dry day its back to heavy rain here with 4mm in the last 40mins.

[Storm Struck]

Good solid area of rain coming up the coast from the south, even red showing on the radars at times so must be decent falls.
Only a total of 6mm from this system so far which is much easier to handle, although the grass is taking off quickly i think thats because we havnt had any frosts for ages and loads of rain.

[Orion]

I see the red bits and hear the rain, even over the headphones I am currently using;
I thought we had had enough:
can nothing be done?

[mikestormchaser]

I thought today was quite pleasent, infact today in the afternoon, you can tell there is a definate change in the atmostphere visible with more ' vigourous' look about it, definate change in seasons are coming!!
Bring on the storm season in other words.

[Tornado Tim]

Squally shower passed through this arvo at 4.30 PM with an assoc gust front.
Radar courtesy of Metservice

I see some convection has been going up around the BOP the last few hours. Must have been another smaller trough.

[Razor]

Very heavy shower blew up out of almost nowhere here in Cracroft half an hour ago. Heavy drizzle since.

[Manukau heads obs]

you canty lads can look forward to warm dry NW winds now

[melja]

Think i will wait before i get to excited about that prospect, we could just get the high cloud type NW with no wind or sun.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

you canty lads can look forward to warm dry NW winds now

Yes, but not as dramatically as spectacular than you Auckland buggers.
Things are growing nicely at the moment so it looks like a good Spring coming up here
As far as the weather goes and as far as spring time storms go, we have to wait and see.

[Orion]

Had a further 7mm of rain to 9am yesterday.