26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
What about the sky this morning! I'm sure I was just woken up by some thunder - maybe i'm going mad?
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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
Excuse my posting from last night, just gets rather frustrating when you havnt seen a decent storm in a long time.
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Change arrived just after midnight last night, with brief steady rain and a strong gusty SW.
It will be interesting to see what 2008 brings.
Cheers
Jason.


Change arrived just after midnight last night, with brief steady rain and a strong gusty SW.
It will be interesting to see what 2008 brings.
Cheers
Jason.
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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
Thats OK Jason. It's getting frustrating for a lot of Canterbury Storm Chasers with this weather. Toooo La Nina-ish for my liking that is why I can't see any thunderstorms in the forseeable future for us here,sadly.Jasestrm wrote:Excuse my posting from last night, just gets rather frustrating when you havnt seen a decent storm in a long time.![]()
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Surface pressures too high. No twists in atmospheric patterns to encourage a instability scenario for thunderstorm development here in Canterbury,sadly...and there is nothing much in the future judging by models

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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
Well at least we've had a good bit of rain this month...yeah.


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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
yeh i agree does get very frustrating, although its been like this for awhile now, weather has changed in Canterbury/ chch
will be interesting to see what 2008 brings but i can atleast say 99% chance of atleast one storm next year
will be interesting to see what 2008 brings but i can atleast say 99% chance of atleast one storm next year

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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
Just on Sundays thunderstorm chances in the South Island, it looks a no show unless you live in the Fiordland.
The models have suggested maybe a low risk for SE Otago but there would have to be a proper sea breeze and daytime heating and niether looks very likely with gradient suggesting a southwest flow will kick in ahead of the colder upper air.
Canterbury will get the NE but the colder upper level change comes in way too late in the day.
Bring on a thunderstormy 2008!
The models have suggested maybe a low risk for SE Otago but there would have to be a proper sea breeze and daytime heating and niether looks very likely with gradient suggesting a southwest flow will kick in ahead of the colder upper air.
Canterbury will get the NE but the colder upper level change comes in way too late in the day.
Bring on a thunderstormy 2008!
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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
thanks for the info there!!! say goodbye for storms for 2007 hello 2008 lol
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Re: 26/27th TS Possible, Canterbury - Much of NI!!!
Warm at Dunedin Airport this morning with 22C at 7am! Looking at the situation this morning I would say a thunderstorm or two is possible in Southland as well as Fiordland with that front.
Should be a warm day over much of the country today. An afternoon SW breeze for AK by the looks.
Should be a warm day over much of the country today. An afternoon SW breeze for AK by the looks.