General March Weather

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Re: General March Weather

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spwill wrote: Thu 20/03/2025 11:46 Falls have been lighter around here, I see Grey Lynn with 4.4 mm yesterday.
any hints at more decent rain coming up? .the showers last few days was not enough. Hopefully we get a good winter storm season this year. 1 day of thunder heard here in February but that's about it.


I think drought might be "officallly" declared in auckland soon. has already been declared in surrounding regions.
almost as bad as 2020 drought.


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After cloud cleared away this morning, iit became a blue dome day with NE developing this afternoon.
21.2C the maximum for today.
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tornado wrote: Thu 20/03/2025 12:17
spwill wrote: Thu 20/03/2025 11:46 Falls have been lighter around here, I see Grey Lynn with 4.4 mm yesterday.
any hints at more decent rain coming up? .the showers last few days was not enough. Hopefully we get a good winter storm season this year. 1 day of thunder heard here in February but that's about it.


I think drought might be "officallly" declared in auckland soon. has already been declared in surrounding regions.
almost as bad as 2020 drought.


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Looking out a week there is very little showing for shower chances around here.
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Ditto day.
After cloud cleared away this morning, it became a blue dome day with NE developing this afternoon.
23.1C the maximum for today.
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March is definitely the nicest time of year, last two days have been just perfect in temps and with light winds, max 22.4 and 25.8. Good while it lasted, change coming tomorrow.
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Yes, settled weather mainly so far this March with some pleasant days with light winds and not so warm temperatures except for St Patrick's Day.
Low cloud/fog developed overnight but cleared for while this morning then the fog returned around noon for a while before lifting with thin high cloud moving in from the west during the afternoon. Light southerlies but calm this evening. 19C the maximum for today.
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Fine at dawn but it clouded over during the morning and become a grey dome day with light southerly winds. Few spits of rain during the day but it come onto drizzly light rain this evening with 2mm falling to 10pm. 16.5C for today.
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On track for a very dry March here, very little rainfall showing in the model outlook for the rest of March.
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spwill wrote: Mon 24/03/2025 08:45 On track for a very dry March here, very little rainfall showing in the model outlook for the rest of March.
Matauri Bay currently at only 8mm for March to date - and that includes 6mm received on the 1st.
Driest March since 2004 (also 8mm), our data go back to mid 1980's
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Another cloudy and overcast day with light winds. Some rain overnight and some drizzle this evening. 15.4C for today with 7.8mm of rain.
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A generally partly cloudy day with Cu developments during the afternoon increasing to rather cloudy conditions increasing into the evening.
Light SE winds and a maximum of 18.9C.
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A fine day with some scattered high cloud and light winds between south and east. 21.4C the maximum for today. Mackerel sky this evening.
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i see there was a few thunderstorms in far north northland yesterday afternoon.
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Rain Radar looking colourful west of Timaru at the moment.

https://www.metservice.com/maps-radar/r ... =real-time
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A trough crossing Auckland on Saturday with showers on an easterly flow, some maybe heavy.
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Cloud increasing from this morning to become an overcast day with back to clagg weather this afternoon with a few drops turning to drizzly light rain this evening.Not much wind. 15.5C the maximum for today.
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Sneaky 15mm of steady rain (and no wind) in Wellington since 4am this morning. Only a very light sprinkling had been forecast, but a small convergence line formed over the city. Garden will be happy 👍
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Cloud cleared away overnight to become a blue dome day initially but from noon, a few clouds gathered but remained mainly fine with light SE wind.
18.4C for today.
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Another mainy fine blue dome day with light SE to easterly winds. 20.6C for today.
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Slow moving showers gave Whangaparaoa 20.6mm yesterday evening, only a light sprinkle here.
Warm rain on the way later in the week.
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Clouding over overnight and high cloud this morning but then the southerly came through around lunch time with lower cloud and the occasional light drizzle.for the rest of the day and evening resulting to a return to clagg and grey skies. 17.7C before the wind change.
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Another cloudy but dry day to finish off March here in Geraldine. Light winds and a maximum of 16.4C.
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Stats for March.
minimum 3.8C Tuesday the 6th
maximum 31.1C Saint Patrick's Day
Highest minimum 12.6C Sunday the 23th
Lowest maximum 15.4C Monday the 24th
Rainfall total 91.1mm over 12 days

Note: Rainfall totals in other parts of South Canterbury, courtesy of MS.
Levels 53.2mm
Fairlie 96.2mm
Twizel 43.6mm
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March summary https://niwa.co.nz/sites/default/files/ ... _Final.pdf

Particularly sunny here,278hrs sunshine for Auckland Mangere
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