Convective Outlook Mid January- North Island

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Thu 21/01/2010 19:52

They dont look to bad from here, getting some organization to them now.
Fingers crossed for a few more rumbles!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 21/01/2010 20:08

I can see that cb in the hunua from here. A stronger looking cloud now but not much lightning from it. I think we were a bit short on convergence over the Auckland area today.

Photo here taken late afternoon from Ramarama, south Auckland.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Thu 21/01/2010 20:54

yes, i see some nice CB's moving in from the NW.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 21/01/2010 21:27

Lightning observable from the cb out to NNE of Auckland atm.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 21/01/2010 21:54

Yes, Cb NE of Auckland put on a small show this evening, had a good view from Mt Eden.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 21/01/2010 21:58

how do you do it spwill? every storm you seem to capture a bolt and the photo looks amazing. well done

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 21/01/2010 22:06

every storm you seem to capture a bolt and the photo looks amazing. well done

Got lucky, here is another

David · Unread post by **David** » Thu 21/01/2010 22:08

spwill wrote:Yes, Cb NE of Auckland put on a small show this evening, had a good view from Mt Eden.

Cool photo as always, thanks for sharing - I don't have a view to the NE so couldn't see that CB.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Thu 21/01/2010 22:10

Still putting out some big bursts, can see it off in the distance from down here through all the low muck.
Good shots there spwill!

Manukau heads obs · Thu 21/01/2010 22:42

thats a nice looking CB, good one Spwill and others alright

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Thu 21/01/2010 23:53

Great reports and pic's everyone

enjoyed reading them all !!!

ps: Thank's Andrew for getting back re: convergence seabreeze

and TT what a great day down your way !!! Snoopy's post last evening and his comment Typical kept playing over and over in mind today... when I read your posts, awesome

anyway... I'm calling it a day!!!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 22/01/2010 01:02

Awesome shots spwill and NZstorm, glad to see a low there finally bringing sub-tropical MOISTURE!!

I'd imagine the new Mahia radar will be interesting viewing tomorrow.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 22/01/2010 06:36

Heard loud thunder sometime in the night,the excitement is over now here now the long lasting (hopefully not this time) depressing weather has Arrived at daybreak.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 22/01/2010 06:55

had numerous thunderstorms in the night. i was far too tired to get up and look though (even though its my day off today). there was some especially loud booms. Managed even more rain too. up to 60mm for the month now

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 22/01/2010 07:07

Looking unstable with good convergence over the eastern half of the North Island. But there is no upper flow there so storms will be the very wet pulse type, not my favourite storm set up.

GFS indicates the possibility of more tstorms tomorrow afternoon closer to Auckland over the BOP/Coromandel.

Awesome shots spwill and NZstorm, glad to see a low there finally bringing sub-tropical MOISTURE!!

yes, good to see some summer instability for a change! Unusual to see thunderstorms from Northland to Southland in the same day.

60mm for the month now

I see Matamata got 75mm yesterday.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 22/01/2010 07:14

I see Matamata got 75mm yesterday.

No wonder its always green around there!

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Fri 22/01/2010 07:34

Manukau heads observer wrote:
I see Matamata got 75mm yesterday.
No wonder its always green around there!

Yes they get all the wonderful rain that fails to get past the Kaimais to Tauranga.

I'm off to Whakatane today, fingers crossed I might see something.

$160 to upgrade my A380 flight to Sydney tomorrow from cattle to bus class, I wonder... Very tempting to see how the other half lives.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Fri 22/01/2010 08:00

Do it!
Emirates Business Class (assuming it is them, only A380 out of here that I know of) is worth the upgrade

Back to topic tho, sometime after midnight it absolutely hosed down here on the hill with 1 very close shot of thunder & that was about it. In all the place got a nice drink yesterday, a little more would be lovely though.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 22/01/2010 08:03

I see Matamata got 75mm yesterday.

just goes to show how isolated thunderstorms are! we got under half of that and we are not all that apart.

David · Unread post by **David** » Fri 22/01/2010 08:21

13mm of rain here early morning, from heavy showers, very unexpected

Thought I saw a flash at 1.30am as well but watched and there was no more, no thunder heard either.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Fri 22/01/2010 08:23

tgsnoopy wrote:$160 to upgrade my A380 flight to Sydney tomorrow from cattle to bus class, I wonder... Very tempting to see how the other half lives.

Mmmm A380! Haven't seen one yet...!Quite cheap upgrade, too! Good call!

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Fri 22/01/2010 08:37

Seem to be missing most of the action here - only 8.5mm in total from this system so far.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Fri 22/01/2010 09:29

Yes last night there were several thunderstorms that started to fire around midnight, i thought they would start to die as the sun started to go down but it seems that NE flow helped get some moisture hold the storms together.
I saw quite a few anvil crawlers and even a +ve flash!

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Fri 22/01/2010 09:56

Dale Small wrote:Do it!
Emirates Business Class (assuming it is them, only A380 out of here that I know of) is worth the upgrade
Back to topic tho, sometime after midnight it absolutely hosed down here on the hill with 1 very close shot of thunder & that was about it. In all the place got a nice drink yesterday, a little more would be lovely though.

Done.

Very humid here in Whakatane, lot's of towering, but not glaciating or looking particularly interesting... Yet.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 22/01/2010 10:01

Just like Spring here,showers and Gales.

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