General May Weather

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 19/05/2018 18:09

Another one

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 19/05/2018 18:14

Cyclone Tracy wrote: Sat 19/05/2018 17:04 These showers have some punch. Just very briefly hit a 164 mm/h rainfall rate and 11 mm in that quick downpour.

The heavy falls are very hit and miss. Just 6mm of moderate showers here, and 4mm at the Airport.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 19/05/2018 18:27

David wrote: Sat 19/05/2018 18:14
Cyclone Tracy wrote: Sat 19/05/2018 17:04 These showers have some punch. Just very briefly hit a 164 mm/h rainfall rate and 11 mm in that quick downpour.
The heavy falls are very hit and miss. Just 6mm of moderate showers here, and 4mm at the Airport.

12mm here. A stronger shortwave at 500mb would have got the clouds sparking today. Just lacked the omph.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 19/05/2018 19:09

There was lightning around Auckland according to the lady who reads the weather on TV One news, tonight.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 19/05/2018 19:57

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sat 19/05/2018 19:09 There was lightning around Auckland according to the lady who reads the weather on TV One news, tonight.

Nothing was picked up by trackers. Nothing observed at NZstorm HQ.

Could be some lightning around Auckland in the Tuesday to Thursday timeframe but will depend on the pattern plays out.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 19/05/2018 21:24

NZstorm wrote: Sat 19/05/2018 19:57 Could be some lightning around Auckland in the Tuesday to Thursday timeframe but will depend on the pattern plays out.

....might be interesting along the Southern Alps as well

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 20/05/2018 08:34

Snow showers on the hills in Southland/Catlins tomorrow morning with sleet at sea level.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sun 20/05/2018 14:35

Sudden gusts of wind just hit here, trees tossing, wires humming, sounds quite turbulent.

snowykiwi · Unread post by **snowykiwi** » Sun 20/05/2018 15:41

Strong north westerly winds strengthening in Rakaia with rain.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sun 20/05/2018 16:12

^ raining well here from the NW, and very dark for the past half-hour or so.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 20/05/2018 16:34

Just got back from the junk-shop at Mayfield.
Gale NW there with branches flying everywhere, one hitting the windscreen of the truck.

Looking very bleak along the Alps and foothills. I bet the sound of thunder is being heard in there as well!

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sun 20/05/2018 17:00

Should be a reasonable lightning display towards the mountains once it gets dark. Wind hasnt been to bad here so far, once the rain arrives it normally stops.

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Sun 20/05/2018 17:11

The sequence begins

My 2 bobs worth on the 4.20pm sat pic and surface low locations. Near the 2nd and 3rd surface low is probably the most powerful upper low currently on earth.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Sun 20/05/2018 17:40

a few gusts this morning then rain for most of the day, 10mm so far max of 9 deg

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 20/05/2018 18:47

A few flashes out to the west but nothing much to "wet your pants" over

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Sun 20/05/2018 20:33

Some very loud thunder in Rangiora just now

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melja · Unread post by **melja** » Sun 20/05/2018 20:44

Good lightning too now

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Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sun 20/05/2018 20:55

Big flashes down your melja, very deep long rumbles also.

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Sun 20/05/2018 21:19

Also the odd spark west of Auckland in the Tasman amongst a cluster around that trough at 9pm

Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Mon 21/05/2018 03:12

An awesome thunder and lightning show in Kapiti. Looks to be easing off now as it heads north

Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Mon 21/05/2018 05:39

A few clips of lightning from the thunderstorms that hit Kapiti $\:D/$

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 21/05/2018 07:32

Thanks for the clip, more Thunder around NZ this week. Heard 1 clap of thunder here last night.

This Wednesday has been looking like a cold day for Auckland in what has been a mild May so far with the average maximum between 19-20C, min around 12c.

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Mon 21/05/2018 09:13

Conveyor belt and block all in place. Next one looking quite solid at 500 hPa on Wednesday morning over NZ. Models are now starting to lock onto the polar jet fracturing and interacting with the subtropical jet on Saturday with the 4th upper low in the sequence. This is a recipe for a cut off low

MS will be looking at this one closely in the upper atmosphere I would think, especially if it gets moisture.

BeaconHill · Unread post by **BeaconHill** » Mon 21/05/2018 18:44

Wellington had a stunning sunset tonight. Never seen so many people stopping to take photos!

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Thunder081 · Unread post by **Thunder081** » Tue 22/05/2018 11:03

Metservice has issued a rare high risk of severe t storms for Wellington for tonight. Thoughts on this? I think Taranaki is more likely to get them.

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