General October Weather

[tornado]

i cant tell if thats a low forming or just a weak frontal bands of rain in the auckland radar. there seems to be a lot of rain in the tasmin

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Lotsa lightning in the Tassy Sea according to the Blitz

[NZstorm]

Overcast in Auckland this morning but a fine day coming up.

On the topic of convection, some low topped thunder/hail on the cards for eastern Otago/South Canterbury tomorrow afternoon.

[tornado]

Do you all think we will get anymore thunder in auckland or will we just get blocking highs to stop the wet weather ftom coming here for the rest of the year?

[NZstorm]

Do you all think we will get anymore thunder in auckland or will we just get blocking highs to stop the wet weather ftom coming here for the rest of the year?

I think we should get 2 to 3 thunder days before Christmas. It tends to be after Christmas when the convection can really shut down for several months due to dominant high pressure.

[Captain Salty]

Flights into Queenstown being diverted.

[David]

Went bush walking in Hunua ranges this morning. Very evident there have some strong winds there recently, with multiple trees fallen across the track. One in particular was snapped clean off at the trunk - must have been a violent wind gust to do that!

Photo 1 showing the snapped off part

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Photo 2 showing the distance between the snapped off part and the trunk (in the top right of the picture).

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[cbm]

Winds gusting 55kph at Tauranga airport yet we we are about 5km out to sea from there it's almost still with max 5knts or so coming and going.

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[tornado]

Do you all think we will get anymore thunder in auckland or will we just get blocking highs to stop the wet weather ftom coming here for the rest of the year?

I think we should get 2 to 3 thunder days before Christmas. It tends to be after Christmas when the convection can really shut down for several months due to dominant high pressure.

I agree with you. just like from jan -22 april cause day after the 22nd the draught of thunder did finally broke. so even if we do get thunder this december it wont be a lot like last december but we may still get some.


I wish to be at the western south island right now as there has currently been thunderstorms there.

[Cherie]

Just flew into Nelson. Damn windy.
Dark looking the Richmond Ranges

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[cbm]

Winds gusting 55kph at Tauranga airport yet we we are about 5km out to sea from there it's almost still with max 5knts or so coming and going.

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Must have been wind going over the Kaimais making a standing wave pattern. The wind did hit us out there a bit later, then dropped to nothing then got up again.
Warm day over that way, see Whakatane got to 27. Got to 23 back here in Cambridge. See the GFS has backed off from predicting 29 for here, 31 for Taupo area next Monday. Would have to check CLIFO, but pretty sure have never seen temps like that so early in November in the Central North Island.

[tornado]

nice evening here. and im hearing the sound of fireworks quite often tonight. must be getting close to the 5th of november

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

nice evening here. and im hearing the sound of fireworks quite often tonight. must be getting close to the 5th of november

You don't to have fireworks for Guy Fawkes night. You get lots more natural fireworks in the sky than what we get down here

[tornado]

nice evening here. and im hearing the sound of fireworks quite often tonight. must be getting close to the 5th of november

You don't to have fireworks for Guy Fawkes night. You get lots more natural fireworks in the sky than what we get down here

hmm weat coast south island has been getting the natural fireworks (thunderstorms) for most of the day. eased earlier but starting up again according to blitz. we wont have thunder here in auckland due to the large incoming high.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes. A few lightning strikes on the West Coast moving north but fading out by now.
Sadly moving away, so no flashes to the west this evening which I was looking forward too.
Yes. I see more flashes this evening, way to the SW.

[tornado]

Yes. A few lightning strikes on the West Coast moving north but fading out by now.
Sadly moving away, so no flashes to the west this evening which I was looking forward too.
Yes. I see more flashes this evening, way to the SW.

yes the west coast have another storm now. humid here at the moment

[NZstorm]

No comments on Tuesdays thunder set up from Canterbury folk? Airmass is certainly cold 500mb-30C and unstable tomorrow with a good chance of hail.

Auckland looking largely dry for the next week but for some weak precip with tonights front.

[Awhituobs]

so good to see the back of those equinox gales

[Richard]

No comments on Tuesdays thunder set up from Canterbury folk? Airmass is certainly cold 500mb-30C and unstable tomorrow with a good chance of hail.

Auckland looking largely dry for the next week but for some weak precip with tonights front.

Was looking at Tuesday as far back on Friday thinking it was looking a possibility, this morning is still -30 500mb over a wide area of northern SI, come on drought breaker.

[mikestormchaser]

No comments on Tuesdays thunder set up from Canterbury folk? Airmass is certainly cold 500mb-30C and unstable tomorrow with a good chance of hail.

Auckland looking largely dry for the next week but for some weak precip with tonights front.

I do see what you mean Nzstorm. What do you think the chances are if you look at all the ingredients?
As if it looks good i might try take tomorrow off to chase

[Thunder]

Agree NZStorm and Richard, was mentioning this to Mike last night. Would like it if the change was a little later in the afternoon but the upper air is very cold as you say.

Fingers crossed.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A few ominous looking clouds going up down here with a bit of a southerly breeze.
Might be a small thunderstorm near Oamaru?

[Richard]

Must be heavy showers around Dunedin to be showing up as blue on the radar

[Awhituobs]

was in the big smoke today
23c, like summer

[JP.]

Been up to 24c in Christchurch today but now a lot of dark clouds and a spot of rain. Was hoping for a little thunder but nothing so far.