Rain arriving up north

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 20/04/2004 20:28

Looks like rain fo Ak tomorrow with a light surface S with a high of 15 or 16 from the depression out east.The maps havent updated tonight in several sites perhaps the forecasters are sunning their hides in some beach somewhere

Manukau heads obs · Sat 24/04/2004 06:57

yes, we got 3mm here from the remains of the ocludded warm front that did a bit of a loop to loop and ended up going right over use as a narrow band of rain

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 24/04/2004 11:30

Atmosphere over the Tasman Sea is marginaly unstable. Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 24/04/2004 12:52

There are Thunderstorms just East of OZ of this morning.

There is cloud and rain on the way but it looks like the High to the East of NZ will provide some blocking.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 24/04/2004 13:52

Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow evening in Hamilton

Mild, light northerlies to bring with it!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 24/04/2004 20:41

just of intereset,
if you guys ever want to see live weather data in Sydney, see this page:http://wxdata.ath.cx/wdisplay/index.html
(hopefully that URL does not change)

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 24/04/2004 21:45

Another Aussie URL

A photo of anvil crawlers over New Plymouth in this collection of lightning pics.

http://www.electricskies.com.au/index800.html

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 25/04/2004 01:52

NZstorm wrote:Atmosphere over the Tasman Sea is marginaly unstable. Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)

Wednesday should see some Thunderstorm activity, esp. in Waikato!

WeatherOnline doesn't have it forecast for Auckland yet.
btw, these forecasts are better than MetServices. Honest.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 25/04/2004 06:37

there is rain way to west on the rain radar now
but there has been a big low blow up real quick way to the east....either that will block ofr squeeze out the high....i.e the barometer is still 1026, and yet there is this upper level trough heading our way....
the low off auzzie is still winding up

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 25/04/2004 11:43

NZstorm wrote:Atmosphere over the Tasman Sea is marginaly unstable. Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)

Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)
Shouldn't that read effect Northland /Auckland etc as we'll just get this boring anticyclonic gloomy, drizzly rubbish down here from along the Canterbury Coast for the next week (and beyond??!!)

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 25/04/2004 12:32

Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)

Eventually could mean the end of the week/next weekend.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 25/04/2004 13:02

raining here now...not much yet
i am happy...we need rain!

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sun 25/04/2004 14:26

To be exact, here's that link of the New Plymouth Anvil Crawlers:

http://www.electricskies.com.au/images/ ... h_L_01.jpg

Thanks Steve W! Quite cool with the mammantis.

What is the exact link of these weather online forecasts for NZ?

And yes John, alot of rubbishy crud all along the coast here, although today is showing some patches of blue

Also, got my photo from THE PRESS, pretty awsome! Better than the on paper copy obviously. Framed and sitting on my wall.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 25/04/2004 15:13

mammantis.

Mammatus

The only weather online link I have is this. I'm not keen on there charts.

http://expert.weatheronline.net.nz

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 25/04/2004 15:28

NZstorm wrote:
Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)
Eventually could mean the end of the week/next weekend.

BlueSkies are forecasting a warm WE next WE

Hope so

Might get something going, as long as these cumbersome highs don't hang around...
...but mind you it's April

JohnGaul
NZTS

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 25/04/2004 15:39

NZstorm wrote:
Should see some decent cb blowups out there in the coming days, which will eventualy affect NZ.(hopefully)
Eventually could mean the end of the week/next weekend.

Wednesday will see heavy showers and thundertorms, trust me. Effecting Auckland southwards to New Plymouth with the static stuff.

Sun trying to break through the thick layer of highcloud. right now I want it to rain hard tonight.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 25/04/2004 16:19

With a High sitting just out to the East of NZ and Low pressure to our West the resulting N-NE flow will ensure we have a week of average to above average temps.

There are plenty of Thunderstorms in the mid Tasman Sea at the moment

but we are likely to get just light to moderate patchy rain reaching NZ.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 25/04/2004 16:58

BlueSkies are forecasting a warm WE next WE

By WE you must mean Weekend. Yes, looks like NW conditions possible.

That low cloud will come back in on Ch tonight.

Moderate rain over Auckland but a clearance in the west. If this upper trough moves east of us this evening, it will move back in tomorrow. It will get so far and then start moving backwards.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 25/04/2004 17:02

yeah, blue skies out to west of us here....
i see it activated a bit over the papapkura/hunua area....

i see more cloud now to the north of northland.....
so, maybe it will activate more tomorrow...as the low in the tasman gets closer...and the jet stream coming off australia fingers closer too!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 25/04/2004 17:21

The Mid-Tasman trough is making steady progress this way.

Take a look at this lightning photo from Milford Sound.

Is that cooool or what.

http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--100 ... FID=633434

Manukau heads obs · Tue 27/04/2004 05:20

a fair degree of artists impression there Steven, but look past that its a cool painting!

some nice rain here, 5am
see my live data:
http://www.weather-display.com/windy/flash/

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 27/04/2004 07:01

That artist has got style

The upper air is starting to look unstable. (NZWP 1200Z). Could be some heavy showers about northern areas today with a low risk of thunder.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 27/04/2004 09:19

had 10 lightning counts here this morning around 9am

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 27/04/2004 11:17

Light to moderate rain over Auckland this morning with some sferix so heavy rain could be on the way. 17c dewpoint 15c.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 27/04/2004 12:33

heavy at times rain here now

(12:30pm)