Sultry damp spell on the way, 8th Jan -

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Thu 11/01/2007 18:54

At some stage today we hit 29.1Â°C

Currently a sticky 22.8Â°C

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 11/01/2007 19:12

I see a thunderstorm over the Gisborne area. The only TS over NZ so far today which doesn't suprise me as the upper air is so warm.

Yes we had the good day time heating today with 18C dewpoints and just a few small towering Cu developed, Auckland area stayed dry.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Thu 11/01/2007 19:24

Humid day in Christchurch today, boy" didnt have too do much and started sweating like crazy

The weekend ahead seems too look warm and muggy

with a chance of storms

cheers

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 11/01/2007 20:06

Yes muggy again today not to complain i actually enjoy it

better than the cold southerlies

although could be muggier this wekend.
Been a few spit showers here this evening a decent one just been and gone still mild on 17.4C.
Could be a slight chance tomorrow for thunder mainly inland with a slightly better chance on Saturday but Sunday would have to be my pick with scatterd rain few heavy falls easing to showers by afternoon with perhaps isolated thunderstorms.
If any of these do occur they will be much different to our usual southerly storms.
Also temps into the early 20's with all this precipitation about kind of like NI weather

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Cheers
Jason.

kaimaikid · Unread post by **kaimaikid** » Thu 11/01/2007 20:12

screenshot @ 8.05pm

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 11/01/2007 20:34

Isolated thunderstorms over Waiarapa and Central Otago this evening.

Weather Watcher · Unread post by **Weather Watcher** » Thu 11/01/2007 20:36

Hawkes Bay has had a few as well.

borris89 · Unread post by **borris89** » Thu 11/01/2007 20:43

i could see some buildups in the distance but they werent that bug and never made it even close to hastings or napier.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 12/01/2007 12:05

Dull with light rain here, very muggy dewpoint of 20C and temp is 21C.
Some heavy showers heading our way for this afternoon by the looks.

Looks like the Thunderstorm in Central Otago late yesterday occured between Alexandra and Omakau. Would that be NewZealands least thundery location.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 12/01/2007 13:16

Very right about the muggyness, has been 23/20 today with light rain. Yuck.

High pressure ridging in on Sunday?

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Fri 12/01/2007 15:05

Lovely sunny day here with scattered cloud.

Wildland · Unread post by **Wildland** » Fri 12/01/2007 15:52

The thermometer peaked at 29.8 degrees at 14:38 here at Tawa this affternoon.
Has since slid back to 26.1
A pleasant day of light breezes.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Fri 12/01/2007 17:25

Not often Welly gets the fohn effect

Iys sticky, damp and close here in the Waitaks, steady light rain, occasional heavy showers. Looks like a wet day or two ahead, something brewing off Kaipara in the last rain radar I saw

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Sat 13/01/2007 10:58

well thi ssystem appears to be a complete and utter fizzer.

Just seems to be delivering clag, humidity, drizzle and the odd moderate shower.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Sat 13/01/2007 11:02

Razor wrote:well thi ssystem appears to be a complete and utter fizzer. Just seems to be delivering clag, humidity, drizzle and the odd moderate shower.

Checked the convection / thunderstorm warning on metservice today for the region?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 13/01/2007 11:37

A brighter warmer day now here in Auckland.

I can't see thunderstorms developing today due to warm upper air.
Will be interesting to see if there is any cooling aloft on the 0000Z NZWP sounding.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Sat 13/01/2007 11:53

I agree with NZ storm. Forecasts have been wrong for several days now, contant promise of heavy rain that doesn't eventuate. At this stage I would say theres more chance of a snowstorm in Auckland than there is thunder today

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 13/01/2007 11:56

Northeasterly coming through freshly today with gusts to 55km/h.
Still warm though on 24/ dewpoint 20

Wind may even start to tend anticyclonic easterly over the upper NI later.. that'll be a huge relief after all those westerlies!

janewaystv · Unread post by **janewaystv** » Sat 13/01/2007 12:03

Razor wrote:I agree with NZ storm. Forecasts have been wrong for several days now, contant promise of heavy rain that doesn't eventuate. At this stage I would say theres more chance of a snowstorm in Auckland than there is thunder today

Manukau heads obs · Sat 13/01/2007 12:23

i think more rain on the way....for the auckland area....i think we are in the firing line this time...
note, there has been 35mm of rain yesterday in northland (brynderwyn)
i.e alot of the heavy rain has gone to the north of auckland...and over the coromandel/BOP

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 13/01/2007 12:30

I can't see thunderstorms developing today due to warm upper air.

Can't see much day time heating occuring today for Northland /Ak and sea breezes are very unlikely.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sat 13/01/2007 13:05

Heavy rain here in South Auckland now.

Paul Mallinson · Unread post by **Paul Mallinson** » Sat 13/01/2007 13:12

spwill wrote:
I can't see thunderstorms developing today due to warm upper air.
Can't see much day time heating occuring today for Northland /Ak and sea breezes are very unlikely.

Hi guys,

Mean't to say wind convergence (between nnely over land and more n to nnwly on west coast) rather than sea breeze convergence (habitual).

Whenuapai sounding has cooled 3 degrees at 500 hPa and there are now a few cloud tops of -25 to -29C over northern Northland at 1 & 2pm. Using surface temp of 24C and dewpoint of 19C on this sounding you can start to see how cloud tops can get to that temperature (which co-incides with tops about 20,000 to 25,000ft.) Further cooling will increase the activity.

Paul

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 13/01/2007 13:38

At 1pm, Paraparaumu 19Â°C, Levin 29Â°C

That's a huge difference!!

Paul Mallinson · Unread post by **Paul Mallinson** » Sat 13/01/2007 13:57

Yes. Paraparaumu has a cool southwest marine flow and Levin has a northeast flow off the land. We are analysing a surface warm front between the two. The upper part of the warm front lies west to east and is now over north Canterbury.

Paul