Big High here to stay

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 19/10/2003 09:04

Another cloudy day in Auckland with that "awful" pastel blue spots otherwords 7/8ths. when are we ever going to hit 20c?

Chris Raine · Unread post by **Chris Raine** » Sun 19/10/2003 09:25

Cracker day in Invercargill this morning,lots of blue skies.Temp 10 degrees at obs. Max got to 20.8 yesterday.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Sun 19/10/2003 11:56

hey another ripper here in Alex,

temp 23.2

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Sun 19/10/2003 17:32

well a beautiful day with blue sky and no wind here in sunny Central Otago

MAX 27.4 degrees, pressure 1020mb

Currently 26.8

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 19/10/2003 17:44

The Sun finally shone about 1 o'clock and shining here after still and reached a scorching 18-19 Degrees

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 19/10/2003 19:12

Lovely day in Christchurch today although I don't think 18C was the max as what was indicated on TV this evening. I was 21C here and it felt like it was 21C here, possibly higher ?
Cloudy and SW this morning but this died away with a light NE from 1:30pm. I see a couple of 'High' lows up and down the country according to MetSerive's Noon surface map which possibly contributed to the SW this morning.

JohnGaul
NZTS

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 19/10/2003 19:28

Travelling between Chch and Akaroa area early this morning, there was not only quite alot of low cloud/fog, but also some drizzle between about Taitapu and Birdling's Flat. I recall fog and low cloud being forecast, but not drizzle. However, after crossing a foggy Hilltop the weather was fine around Akaroa Harbour (apparently it had been all morning). Low cloud lingered about the western tops until about early afternoon.

BTW a fresh northeasterly blew in central Chch last night. Unfortunately it meant my place was downwind of the central city fire, so I got some smoke blowing in for a while. I first thought it might have been a fireworks display, but then I heard sirens, and soon realised what was really happening (though it wasn't as big as it might have appeared from a distance).

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sun 19/10/2003 21:13

I spent the day at over 1700metres above sea level skiing in a T-shirt on Mt Hutt with the temperature over 15 degrees,great day but very sunburnt.
Cheers.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 20/10/2003 21:10

The fine weather continues,felt like the middle of January today,my temperature gauge maximum for the day was 25,I see Ashburton was the high on one news with 23,also Alexandra with 27.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 20/10/2003 21:17

I see Christchurch only got to 15 degrees,must be anticyclonic gloom?,low cloud along the coast,its quite amazing how much warmer it is only 20 or so kilometres inland during spring and summer.

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 20/10/2003 21:20

Deano wrote:The fine weather continues,felt like the middle of January today,my temperature gauge maximum for the day was 25,I see Ashburton was the high on one news with 23,also Alexandra with 27.

Yeah, it would of been a nice day in Ash. Cool Ene breezes kept a low cloud cover over ChCh for much of the day until the Ene become lighter from about 5pm onwards. I thought that Wapiara may of clinched the max from Alex today but it didn't. There was some light drizzle here early this morning but not enough to make a trace recording in my rain gauge.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Wed 22/10/2003 19:00

Another 25 degree day,looks like this balmy weather is coming to an end though.