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Re: Christmas Day 2020 Weather

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NZstorm wrote: Thu 24/12/2020 08:44
Chris W wrote: Thu 24/12/2020 06:37 So we're looking at a balmy high of...14C for Chch on the day! Won't mind if a storm turns up though 😀
For Christchurch perhaps christmas night when convection develops on the mid Canterbury coast.

The models we were looking at 12 days ago look to have given reasonable guidance for Xmas day.
Thats what im seeing aswel steven. Thunder and hail risk tonight but late at night. Merry Christmas to all 🎄🎄
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How far north can you fella's see this late night convection developing?
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Merry Xmas from a delightful wet Halswell. Best Xmas present ever for the gardens
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Razor wrote: Fri 25/12/2020 11:00 Merry Xmas from a delightful wet Halswell. Best Xmas present ever for the gardens
Great rain alright in the last 24h. Had to drive to Rangiora to pickup the ol man, drove through a real heavy rain near the Hurunui pub. Gray wet down there, patches of blue here at the moment.
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Richard wrote: Fri 25/12/2020 10:57 How far north can you fella's see this late night convection developing?
Otago this afternoon/ evening. SW change around midnight tonight, im picking the risk to be mid coastal Canterbury and going off shore. Good moisture there and onshore winds before the change
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Merry Xmas from cloudy Akaroa. (odd bit of blue sky here and there)
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Very nice day in taihape today. Perfect Christmas Day weather after 30mm rain yesterday. Meanwhile a just a couple mm at home


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Looks like a big storm southwest of Dunedin, according to radar. Coming onto light rain now in Akaroa.
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Rain has become quite heavy in the last 10mins
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This is pushing into 'not Christmas Day' territory but it starts at 11pm, I'm now under a heavy rain watch as the low wraps around:
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Not seeing thunder for Chch going by Metservice, so expectations are low. Had a good bike ride out from Little River to Birdlings Flat this arvo, not as much fun going back into the noreaster along Lake Forsyth however! [-X
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Heavy rain in Amberley over the last hour, with about 25mm added to the days total 8-9pm.
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Rada looks great for some. Just a few spits here
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Mary Christmas everyone :smile:
Just come back from Washdyke after spending Christmas Day there with relatives.
Not much observing the weather as we spent the day there eating, drinking, socialising, whatever.
Rather overcast and a not-eventful day but with some patches of blue sky to the south.
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