Rain has now arrived

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sat 25/09/2004 11:59

ESE, I see. From the easterly quater....yeah, that'll do.

I'm thinking maybe some buildups, possibly thundery for Auckland today. There's a cold pool of -25/-26 sitting over them . Here in Chch it's -21/-22 (500mb). So around 3pm onwards if anythings going to happen around Auckland, what do you think Steven W? I'm looking foward to a report!!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 25/09/2004 13:06

rain has come back to the auckland area again, just light stuff
wont be any cbs aron, too cold now, only 12oc
and no sun either...its an overcast day so far (it had cleared but the rain has crept back again!

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/09/2004 14:05

Are you sure or are we going to get South Westerlies

Foggy Hamilton wrote:To make you happy is very hard... but Sunday will be bright and sunny for Auckland!

Im glad this windy spell is over, apart from this tuesday...

Rain on and off today also, and staying very humid.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/09/2004 14:40

It's looking slightly thundery today with scatered Cu humulus around.

The deeply unstable air over the South Island yesterday has moved on.
Just glancing todays Invercargill sounding, no chance of thunderstorms over Canterbury though should get a few cumulus tops upto about 2500m.

As for Auckland, the nimbostratus never really cleared and we have got the steady rain back.

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sat 25/09/2004 14:50

You'd have to imagine that if some sun got in there would be thunder in Auckland today, it's a bumber that nimbo doesn't clear. I guess a similar situation as we had in Canterbury yesterday.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 25/09/2004 15:02

[quote="Michael"]Are you sure or are we going to get South Westerlies

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Yes, it will develop.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 25/09/2004 15:03

I've finally ordered on of the bolteks, so that will be fun to play with when it arrives.. will need lots of storms to calibrate it

I was watching the Canterbury one during the west coast strikes.. looks like it needs about a 0.4 distance correction for the western sector range..

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 25/09/2004 15:06

MetService have under-estimated this rain, its clearing much more slowly.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 25/09/2004 15:07

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ricky, good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am stoked!!!!!!!!!!!
hey, i can send you a donation if you like!!!!!!!!!
once we get the flash updating from the weather display feed going (Julian has been very busy at work, has not had time to finish the project), it will be real super me thinks!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 25/09/2004 17:05

I've finally ordered on of the bolteks, so that will be fun to play with when it arrives.. will need lots of storms to calibrate it

Yes, good on you Ricky.

The Boltek looks like a great system.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sat 25/09/2004 17:27

Im thinking about getting one aswell, but will be at first used only for storm chasing around canterbury/westcoast. Run it off a computer in my car tracking storms etc, but still it will be like christmas before anything will happens

Manukau heads obs · Sat 25/09/2004 18:44

great looking cloud forms and shapes in a line from here to waiuku.....almot thundery looking arron!!

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/09/2004 19:33

Rain still falling 8 degrees When will it ever end????

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sat 25/09/2004 20:05

Good to here Brian! Now for some lightning! Well ok, maybe not tonight but good to here some clouds sprung up.

Great news ricky on getting a boltek. We've got the country covered now!! Maybe it would be interesting to compare results where the two systems overlap to asses accuracy. Will you be putting it on the web? Maybe Brian could help? No worries if not though.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 25/09/2004 20:10

ricky already has a weather page:
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/Prime.htm

so we wil lbe seeing it on the web!

been some more heavy rain here...

barometer rising now though

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Sat 25/09/2004 20:25

Hey great! Maybe storms will be attracted to NZ because of the trackers?

Looking foward to seeing it on the web.

Shepherds Valley WX · Sat 25/09/2004 20:28

Fantastic news, a Nth Island Boltek..sensational effort Ricky!!! I am still working on the missus to allow me to spend the cash to obtain one, however she argues that stock drench is more important than a lightning detector...

lol

!!

Like Brian, I am ore than happy to send a donation to you if needed!!

Brian, have to agree re the cloud formation, very low base and very dark, still no thunder tho...altho very steady rain for most of the day 20mm +, temp is now 10.5C and Baro rising at 1008.6Hpa... possibly a fine day tommorow...