SpringLike Pattern

Archive of General Weather
Forum rules
These topics are a read-only archive and may be subject to out-of-date information.

For today's weather discussion head to: New Zealand Weather & Climate
Locked
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

SpringLike Pattern

Unread post by Michael »

The maps show a spring like pattern ie the Cantabrians won't like it as the S-SW changes are shallow and most Aucklanders apart from (one ;) ) will like it with WNW then SW back to NW later in the week
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Yes, I suppose it's a wee bit like that.
Lovely sunrise this morning, as shown on TVOne weather this evening. Also a brilliant mammatus display in the undercloud of the NW Arch later this morning. I didn't photograph it as I haven't got a digital camera and I do have video shots of other mammatus forms in NW Arch cloud cover over Canterbury.

JohnGaul
NZTS
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30
Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0
Contact:

Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

barometer 1029.9 hpa here and its very gloomy with rain and breezy westerlies
1.6mm of drizzle so far, despite the high barometer!
(a stalled weak front(
Image
Brian Hamilton, weather enthusiast. My weather dataEmail: [email protected]
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

Manukau heads observer wrote:breezy westerlies
1.6mm of drizzle so far, despite the high barometer!
(a stalled weak front(
Theres no wind here so far today :) you must be exposed to the westerlies like we get the souithwesterlies
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

barometer 1029.9 hpa here and its very gloomy with rain and breezy westerlies
1.6mm of drizzle so far, despite the high barometer!
(a stalled weak front(


sounds like "Anticyclonic Gloom"


JohnGaul
NZTS
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

Its just rained all afternoon like it does in Auckland style :(
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

I had a great day skiing on Mt Hutt today in spring like conditions,tommorrow will be a different story though with 100 km northwesters forecast then a change around to the south with hopefully some more snow for the mountain.
At last we could train on snow free rugby grounds tonight,with the mild conditions of the past few days.
Cheers.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

I can't see it being windy tomorrow. Probably a calm day here in ChCh.
Barometer too high. Now MetService are trying to forecast thunderstorms and hail for eastern areas!!
Must be upper level, what do you reckon, Steven ?



JohnGaul
NZTS
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

They probably got the direction wrong probably be in western areas as per normal
Its another cold wet day here wouldnt think theres a high just off the northland coast :(
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Unread post by tich »

Now MetService are trying to forecast thunderstorms and hail for eastern areas!!
Thye've now given up on that - it's just scattered rain (northwesterly style) this afternoon and evening, and some coastal showers overnight.

Ben
Christchurch
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

Very windy overnight from the northwest,starting to pick up again now.
Mild temperature 15 degrees.
Good snowfalls on the southern skifields from west/northwest front this morning,Mt Hutt is closed again with gale northwesters.
Cheers.
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Unread post by tich »

Very windy overnight from the northwest,starting to pick up again now.
Mild temperature 15 degrees.
Hardly any wind yet in Chch - funny how it's often gusty inland while at the same time as it's calm here. I notice AA is warning of high winds on some inland Canterbury highways.
Similar temperature in the city.

Ben
Christchurch
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

Reports on local radio in Ashburton extreme winds between Ashburton and Rakaia Gorge.Getting very gusty here now.
I see on the Dunedin webcam it has been raining all morning with a cool 7.5 degrees.Will probably see some rain here later this afternoon.
Looks like another cold snap forecast for Saturday.
Cheers.
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

You get the wind lifts up above the surface before it reaches the coast and you get quite exciting cloud patterns then which some Cantabrians should upload for us to see(we who gets low cloud all the time) ;)
As for us its just a boring wet day with drizzel blowing around
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

Heres some still pictures taken on my digital camcorder.The quality is not that crash hot but you get the picture :) .
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

View to the south,looks like an approaching front.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Unread post by Dean. »

Looking North.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

They good pictures Deno We generally cant tell when the actual front arrives apart from the squalls or thunder that comes through as it rains anytime with low cloud here ;)
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Good pictures there Deano showing the sky around Canterbury today.
It was one of those funny days. On TV One and on TV3, the stupid weather persons were raving on how windy it was in Canterbury. It may of been so but there was bugger all wind here in Ch Ch apart from some occasional gusts around about 3pm from the NW or west, onwards to about 5pm. Whilst it was calm, the sun did shine through the cloud and it was quite pleasant here. The very light variable breeze did tend light southerly around 6pm.
Also slowing coming onto rain here from 6pm with NW sky 'filling in"
Raining now as I type, barometer going up. Calm.
Looks like a convergenge!


JohnGaul
NZTS
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

I mean

convergence

too many gin and tonics!!!!!


JohnGaul
NZTS
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

It wasnt too windy in Auckland either as a light westerly flow is often "that no mans land" where we in the caldren in between the 2 high cells and an easterly flow and the WNW over the lower NI -just the drizzel went most of the day keeping it as cool as it was over a week ago when we had that "cold snap"
Andy
Posts: 1424
Joined: Tue 27/05/2003 14:15
Location: Alexandra
Has thanked: 131 times
Been thanked: 63 times

Unread post by Andy »

Very windy over night started about 3.00am to about 7.00 too windy to even sleep. :(

Also a lot of heavey rain up in the southern lakes Queenstown has had 45mm of rain since 3.00pm yesterday, we got a little bit here but have not got a gauge. (maybe 6-8mm at a guess)

The Otago Ski feilds recieved about 20-40cm of snow
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Unread post by Michael »

Its funny how it rains in the daytime and hasnt so much at night like last night it was clear as the moon shone in the window all night but as soon as daylight arrived "down it came" and its not raining again tonight ;)
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Unread post by tich »

A period of solid rain in Chch last evening, though I wouldn't have called it heavy. The southerly freshened up for a while. I don't know if it was a convergence, though there was quite probably some undercutting. Has clouded over again this afternoon, but knowing the current situation, I imagine it'll probably stay dry.

Ben
Christchurch
Locked