General November Weather

[melja]

Good rain here in rangiora today with 17mm between 11am and 2pm, grass very sodden with surface water still showing-looks to have missed chch tho.
Very cold again with 10deg now after a high of 12 so of to light fire again

[David]

I see the forecast high for Whangarei is just 15C,( looks too low to me) but a rare max for this time of year if that turns out to be the max for the day.

They have been on 14C most of the afternoon

[spwill]

Yes a cold day for Whangarei, max of 20C here in the same airmass but we had plenty of sun and less wind

[spwill]

Very cold again with 10deg now after a high of 12 so of to light fire again

The price for a good storm season in Canterbury , TStorms are mostly driven by cold troughing down there.

[03Stormchaser]

Very cold again with 10deg now after a high of 12 so of to light fire again

The price for a good storm season in Canterbury , TStorms are mostly driven by cold troughing down there.

We are hoping to get live streaming up and running pretty soon of our Canterbury storms so you North Islanders dont miss out

[Razor]

Good rain here in rangiora today with 17mm between 11am and 2pm, grass very sodden with surface water still showing-looks to have missed chch tho.
Very cold again with 10deg now after a high of 12 so of to light fire again

Ah that explains why no cricket. Couldn't understand it, not a drop of rain here in Riccarton all day

[Richard]

TStorms are mostly driven by cold troughing down there.

On the Canterbury Plains yes,not where i am as much.

Been a wet day here also,i'll go and see how much

[Richard]

7mm in the gauge

[spwill]

We are hoping to get live streaming up and running pretty soon of our Canterbury storms so you North Islanders dont miss out

Stream to Sydney and Melbourne as well as they are also having a poor Spring storm season . I have hopes for the Summer storm season here. November has never been Aucklands month for weather, our most stable time of the year .

[NZstorm]

The gfs breaks some late day heat showers over the inland North Island tomorrow. Maybe an isolated thunderstorm over the ranges.

Possibly an isolated thunderstorm over the Dunedin area later tomorrow as well.

[Manukau heads obs]

I see there is a good tropical low has developed now...as some of the models have been hinting at
around northern Vanuatu
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemil ... mscol.html
relatively early in the season...

[jamie]

I suspect today has been the hottest day since winter with 22.8 here. Very nice day with no afternoon wind that we often get.

[David]

I suspect today has been the hottest day since winter with 22.8 here. Very nice day with no afternoon wind that we often get.

A high of 21 here today, with quite a bit of cloud at times. This month's highest temperature still hasn't beaten October's highest for me...

[Richard]

Lovely warm day here also for a change,a high of 24deg,may stay warmer overnight too with low cloud thats just coming over.

[NZstorm]

Lifted index chart for 4pm this afternoon. Afternoon LI's dip below zero over central areas. Showers and isolated thunder on the cards, more likely over higher terrain.

Should be a warm day in Auckland with 23C possible.

[jamie]

It's getting very warm and humid out there. Sky is clear of clouds but In the last half hour I have watched tCu building all along the SE Horizon.

[David]

A mostly cloudy day here, limiting the warmth

[spwill]

Cloud/sunshine mix, quite sunny now, temperatures above average for a change, min was 15C, current 21C, dewpoint 14C , feels a little muggy

[Tornado Tim]

It seems there is a surface trough developing around the Waikato atm, SFC Pressure in Matangi and Horsham Downs down to 1010-1011 hPa while Tauranga is on 1014.
Highish Dp's around 17-15°C with a warm 22-23°C temp. Towering cumulus as Jamie mentioned is also going up.

[Manukau heads obs]

been up to nearly 23C here, NNE wind, cloudy patches
like a summers day, at last

[jamie]

Thunderstorm has developed over the central NI. Going by the radar it look to be about the higher parts of the desert road area.

[Tornado Tim]

Thunderstorm has developed over the central NI. Going by the radar it look to be about the higher parts of the desert road area.

Oh yes, its full of Cg's too!
Blitzortung picked it up very well

Metservice has Updated the thunderstorm outlook at 3 PM:

Chart updated at 3:10pm to upgrade risk of thunderstorms over the central North Island to moderate.

A slow moving front lies over Northland today and is expected to bring rain or showers to parts of Northland and northern Auckland. There is an elevated risk of thunderstorms over the sea to the northeast of Northland and Auckland, with a lower risk of these affecting eastern parts of Northland and the outer Hauraki Gulf (including Great Barrier Island) from this afternoon. Any convective showers or thunderstorms in these areas may be slow moving, bringing localised heavy rain of 10-25mm/hr.

Over the central North Island, daytime heating and wind convergences are expected to trigger showers over the central North Island. Some of these are likely to be heavy late afternoon and early evening, with a low risk of thunderstorms as shown on the chart. However, the risk is considered moderate for Taihape,Taupo and the Hawkes Bay ranges. These storms may produce localised rainfall rates of 10 to 25mm/hr.

Finally, a front over the Tasman Sea is forecast to move onto Fiordland tonight.This front is expected to bring a brief period of heavy rain overnight with a low risk of thunderstorms both accompanying the front and immediately behind it.

Elsewhere, no thunderstorms or severe convection expected.

[Manukau heads obs]

Does look to be an elevated cb to the ne of auckland?

[spwill]

Can see a few Cb clouds N/NE of Auckland but the real action is over the central NI.

Photo of some towering Cu over North Waikato, some zoom used for this photo.

[Tornado Tim]

Had a bit to towering cumulus to the west over the Hamilton CBD, but its mixed out completely.....