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Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Howling through the mad dog NW at the moment, and even what it looks like a weak cell crossing inland parts of canterbury, getting quite close to here to.
Had a little bit of spill over shower activity but nothing major.
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Had a little bit of spill over shower activity but nothing major.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
I think I saw a flash of lightning to the west from my Riccarton office window just now....black wall incoming
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Yeah should be a very active night for the west coast, there is a low risk out overnight for here so maybe there might be a few flashes in these showers.
First spillover shower nearing here now but peeling abut with that gale NWer, some decent gusts too at times.
First spillover shower nearing here now but peeling abut with that gale NWer, some decent gusts too at times.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
raining heavy here atm and the NW has eased off abit.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
That rain has reached me here now as well, although the wind hasnt really died off quite yet
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Decent shower here too with some steady falls at times, just easing off now as the sun comes back out.
Some quite heavy falls offshore as that band moves SE, this will possibly be the case overnight with occasional showers i guess thats where the low risk comes from overnight.
Some quite heavy falls offshore as that band moves SE, this will possibly be the case overnight with occasional showers i guess thats where the low risk comes from overnight.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
There has been heavy showers to the south of here most of the morning but they are moving out east before they reach here, Too much westerly flow.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Some development just off the coast south of the city at the moment. Got a feeling its going to probably miss here and scrap BP. Lets see what the cell popping up there does. Waiting Game!
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
A storm has popped up just off the coast coming into near Birdlings Flat, looks like a small trough coming in and another one sitting further back over south canterbury.
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Just a bit windy and wet, well very windy and nice heavy shower just passed over.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Reports of thunder from Yaldhurst but nothing here but ominous cloud in that direction.
Wind, finally gone around to the south here and much cooler with subsequent lower cloud moving across.
Wind, finally gone around to the south here and much cooler with subsequent lower cloud moving across.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Just a few spits in St Albans, but looks like more to come. Thunderstorm out on BP with a little hail reported near Akaroa.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Just been speaking to Bob Crowder. said he had reports of thunder and hail over Banks Peninsula with some brief but significant rain totals for Pigeon Bay/ Robinson'sBay and Hinewai.tich wrote:Just a few spits in St Albans, but looks like more to come. Thunderstorm out on BP with a little hail reported near Akaroa.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
interesting little bit of weather here today so far, quickly got the mower out and mowed the lawns and i had just finished when that cell moved over.
With out thinking much of it, it did rain hard briefly and had some very small hail, as it passed over towards Christchurch is when i heard thunder and so i tried to take chase but it was to fast for me to get to it, so ended up south of lincoln again on days rd, got a ph call from Aaron near by, nothing els has looked to threatning thus far.
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With out thinking much of it, it did rain hard briefly and had some very small hail, as it passed over towards Christchurch is when i heard thunder and so i tried to take chase but it was to fast for me to get to it, so ended up south of lincoln again on days rd, got a ph call from Aaron near by, nothing els has looked to threatning thus far.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Interesting skies TC way but weak so not much development expected from there apart from the cloud forms.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
I just went up Tram Road abit as i noticed the western end of that change line was getting abit more active on the radars, so i pulled over into a side road watched it come in.
I did see one flash must of been IC as i couldnt see the bolt, but that was looking west and at the same time i had tiny hail falling.
Apart from that not too much to write home about really, might be a storm by the time it hits Kaikoura while sea fest is going.
I guess last chances are now if a NE sneaks in which is quite likly now that the southerly has died off completly here, that something might flare up with the upper S-SW flow still going until later tonight.
I did see one flash must of been IC as i couldnt see the bolt, but that was looking west and at the same time i had tiny hail falling.
Apart from that not too much to write home about really, might be a storm by the time it hits Kaikoura while sea fest is going.
I guess last chances are now if a NE sneaks in which is quite likly now that the southerly has died off completly here, that something might flare up with the upper S-SW flow still going until later tonight.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
could get interesting jase, sun is out here and warmd up with the southerly abating.
Notice on radar the showers developing again down south, id be keep watch with that as i think there is another trough coming in.
Notice on radar the showers developing again down south, id be keep watch with that as i think there is another trough coming in.
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Re: Stormy WE 6 & 7 October
Snow pellets here again with a strong cold westerly, Blue skies in behind the shower cloud.