Summer's here

RODALCO · Unread post by **RODALCO** » Mon 22/01/2007 23:07

Just back from 5 days on the Tutakaka coast.
Temperatures low to mid 20's depending upon the seabreeze.
Some clouds, but overall fine weather.
Unable to spot the comet because of clouds over Whangarei after 20.00 hrs most evenings.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 22/01/2007 23:15

I tell ya what sure is blowing a gale here from the NW i would say 50-60kmh with the odd gust of 75kmh.
Still warm too on 23C

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Cheers
Jason.

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Thu 25/01/2007 19:15

Back to about 32C in Napier today. Clear start, later partly cloudy and sultry, big buildups in the afternoon with downpours near Have. Nth/Te Mata and a few ks west of Taradale, plus other odd spots.

Should be fine here early tomorrow, but travelling to Rotorua and should run into rain or very heavy showers with some thunder.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/01/2007 19:43

Yes, interesting to see a few cb's have blown up along that eastern coast today. That area must have its nose into some cooler upper air with that trough. Also 32C temps help!.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/01/2007 21:22

a muggy 27oC here today (19oC dew point)

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 26/01/2007 15:39

Looks like there was a thunderstorm over the Kaikoura ranges before or around that area anyway doesn't surprise me though with this weather today.
It's overcast with drizzly light rain at times although a dense light rain if that makes any sense

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Temperature has been up and down too got up to 20C at 12:30pm now down to 16C with a SE breeze but smells quite nice very west coasty

coming from someone who enjoys the bush

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Lawns are still looking very green and lush for the time of year and gardens are florishing i don't think I have ever seen so much rain in summer before here.
Cheers
Jason.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Fri 26/01/2007 16:49

Someone please stop the humidity...

Last few days here when I went outside my glasses fogged up... Has happened 5 times so far...

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 26/01/2007 17:27

Cooler and less humid here today, dewpoints 16C, currently 24C at GreyLynn.
An overcast, dry day.

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Fri 26/01/2007 17:57

Buckets of rain on Napier-Taupo trip this morning, some areas of thick mist. Cleared for this afternoon, making it easy to visit Waiotapu thermal area.

Warm and humid in Rotorua now with some "bright intervals".

PS - Rangitaiki swamp region - what a dreary bit of countryside that is!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 26/01/2007 18:36

Mostly cloudy last two days here in Whakatane.. quite humid today, only just a few showers this afternoon.. quite refreshing.

Have has the odd Cb develop to the south this afternoon.

Yes! looks like Hamilton had some heavy rain this morning too.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 26/01/2007 19:57

Some breif heavy falls before with some quite dark CU lines strange as i wasn't expecting it.
Cheers
Jason.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 27/01/2007 09:11

Looks like sunshine will end up below normal for Jan especially in Chch despite El Nino.

Jan sun to 25th,

Tauranga 178.
Auckland 168.3
Wellington 143
Chchurch 132.8

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 27/01/2007 09:44

Looks like there was a thunderstorm over the Kaikoura ranges before or around that area anyway doesn't surprise me though with this weather today.

I passed thru Kaikoura late morning yesterday, and it was partly cloudy and dry, but a layer of low cloud covered the mountains.

Had some rain in Wellington in evening, but it cleared up to variable cloud further north (up to Auckland) Cloud obscured the comet, unfortunately.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 27/01/2007 10:02

looks like a period of NW to W conditions all next week to occur over NZ...showers on the west coast of the SI, hot and dry in the east of both islands

also ecmwf likes the idea of a major coral sea TC by a week from now...
but thats along way off!

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Sat 27/01/2007 11:08

spwill wrote:Looks like sunshine will end up below normal for Jan especially in Chch despite El Nino.

Jan sun to 25th,

Tauranga 178.
Auckland 168.3
Wellington 143
Chchurch 132.8

Very different from recent El Nino situations...but 1941/42 had mixtures of cold and cloudy months over Dec/Jan.

Sunny start in Rotorua today but there already signs of big buildups to come.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Sat 27/01/2007 22:08

Hottest day in a long time here, I recorded a high of 29.6Â°C ... Not in a proper box over grass, but in a spot which is in shade all the time and exposed to wind. I've had the sensor in the same place for almost 5 years

Plus I got nuked at the beach, the glow from my neck should be able to be seen for miles!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 27/01/2007 22:20

GraemeWi wrote: Plus I got nuked at the beach, the glow from my neck should be able to be seen for miles!

Heh, yeah..

Was a stunner of a day in the Bay today at last!

dija · Unread post by **dija** » Sun 28/01/2007 16:55

a fortnight of humid nights and hot days continue here. (not one night has been suitable to view that damn comet)
Today max 27.6Â°
need rain urgently here, we have crazy cracking in our soils... thats clay for ya.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 28/01/2007 19:18

Fine and 28C, dp 18C. Cloudy from mid afternoon with some towering Cu and isolated showers.

The last day of the current hot spell, will be into much less humid air this week.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sun 28/01/2007 20:46

there's a very heavy smallish area of showers moving south over the city now.. some good convergence going on there by the looks...

Manukau heads obs · Sun 28/01/2007 20:53

and its lightning active now!

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Mon 29/01/2007 11:57

To veer off slightly: summer certainly hasn't been around this month in Nelson in the normal sense: if the Stuff site's weather page value of only 149 hours of sun after 27 days

is really correct (a BIG if!), this would be almost pathologically low for there [its low value in records back to 1930 is 179 in 1945, secodn lowest 193]

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 02/02/2007 16:28

Comfortable dew points today, 12-13C.
Partly cloudy, mod to fresh SW, up to 22C.

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