General April Weather

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 18/04/2015 07:13

Yes certainly looks impressive up north,ya lucky buggers

the severe drought continues on here with yet another weather system producing little if any rain,had 1mm overnight.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 18/04/2015 07:27

Feeling for ya down there and all the other farmers Richard. Droughts are horrible things.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 18/04/2015 08:02

I don't like the look of that gap in the front... hopefully it's not gonna pass over Auckland!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 18/04/2015 09:02

still incredibly dark here. My solar sensor has not registered any light at all today.

up 13mm now, 7.6 of that in the last hour.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 18/04/2015 09:35

getting dark here
but only light rain..nothing like what the rain radar indicates
bit of rotation in the cell coming into Piha?

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 18/04/2015 09:54

Manukau heads obs wrote:bit of rotation in the cell coming into Piha?

You could be right. Looks a bit like it. Sent you a video

Manukau heads obs · Sat 18/04/2015 09:59

thunder here

Bradley · Unread post by **Bradley** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:09

RWood wrote:From memory, the 7SS showed winter 1992 had near to normal temps overall, thanks to a mildish July. However autumn was very cold and Sept-Oct rather cold. Brief respite in a cloudy mild Nov. was followed by more cold months. Jan-Mar 2015 was warmer than Jan-Mar 1992, and we don't have Pinatubo effects to factor in this time.

I thought the winter of 92' was near average for Christchurch as well but it actually turned out to be in the top 5 coldest winters recorded at the airport since records began in 1954

Manukau heads obs · Sat 18/04/2015 10:23

Going off here

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:27

Just heard a distant rumble of thunder.

littleheaven · Unread post by **littleheaven** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:27

Can hear it faintly in Glenfield. Very dark indeed.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:30

Thunder heard here as well, very gloomy

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:35

Wind has really picked up here from the SE and rain rate still steady around10mm/hr for the past 2.5 hours. Temp has started to drop a bit too with the wind increase. Still incredibly dark for this time of day.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 18/04/2015 10:44

Looks like the part approaching us has died off to moderate rain, looking at the latest radar

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:05

I see 30-50mm has fallen over Waikato this morning. This system has proved to be an under performer for lightning but it is certainly producing heavy rain.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:19

I had 3.6mm at 7.30am. By 12.30 I'll be at about 44mm. If this keeps up I'll be easily at 54mm by 1.30 which means 50mm in 6 hour period. Is that what metservice have as a heavy rain threshold?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:29

Nice loud crack of thunder just now!

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:31

That actually gave me a fright!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 18/04/2015 12:33

was good lightning here at one stage.big bright flashes
every minute fir a bit there

littleheaven · Unread post by **littleheaven** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:34

Dan News on Twitter reported that one struck a tree in his street.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:36

Loudest thunder I've ever heard.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:39

up near the top of valley rd mt eden somewhere...

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:42

Had a heavy shower here, 6 mm last 10 minutes. Very brief distant rumble was heard about 12.30pm.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sat 18/04/2015 12:51

Rolling thunder here now

Manukau heads obs · Sat 18/04/2015 12:55

reports of torrential rain Drury area

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