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A long rumble of thunder awoke me around 2am this morning, sounded as though if along the foothills. Light rain here then.
No more was heard after that.

Was a few flashes of lightning and extra long rolling thunder in temuka just before 2am. Sounds like it was a lot louder in timaru around 3am.

trickytiger wrote: ↑Sat 23/12/2023 13:44 Was a few flashes of lightning and extra long rolling thunder in temuka just before 2am. Sounds like it was a lot louder in timaru around 3am.

Thank goodness for that. I knew I wasn't dreaming.

Watch for a lightning show west of Auckland overnight tonight, elevated instability.
I'm in Hawkes Bay tonite
Maybe some thunderstorm activity here tomorrow, heating + convergence.

Yes, there was a thunderstorm that developed as it moved away to the south after it has passed over Geraldine around 2am this morning so i wasn't dreaming. The thunder must of been south of here, not where I thought.
....anyway, it was another rather cloudy but mild overcast day with some light rain this evening.
Today's maximum was 19.1C here. Haven't seen the sun for several days.

It has been a very humid few days. Had some drizzle yesterday morning then patchy rain from late afternoon briefly steady.
It has also remained mild all night on 16C and should be heading for about 27C today once this cloud clears.
Tomorrow looks very warm and dry, just the chance of a shower about the high country.
There is some showers moving through on boxing day afternoon, unsure if there will be thunderstorms as although it is simular to last Sunday the surface temperatures are not as high.
Dew points remain around 16C.

Warm mild and humid night on the way for Xmas eve for Canterbury tonight too. Min around 21 degrees

Persistent claag and low cloud seem to hang around here over the last couple of days, even though nnt cold.
The lack of sun won't get these tomatoes ripen

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: ↑Sun 24/12/2023 12:51 Persistent claag and low cloud seem to hang around here over the last couple of days, even though nnt cold.
The lack of sun won't get these tomatoes ripen

Surely you must be picking tomatoes by now with your greenhouse.

Nice to see the end of the low cloud, thin high cloud now. Hoping for those showers that are forecast to develop later.

This time last year Xmas eve aaron and I were storm chasing. And ended up being a ripper of a chase inland Canterbury from about 7pm

Safe to say to date we had a much better storm season down here than last year.

mikestormchaser wrote: ↑Sun 24/12/2023 13:28 Safe to say to date we had a much better storm season down here than last year.

Yes. You get both here Thunderstorms and Clagg and sometimes the combination of the 2 like in the early hours of yesterday morning in Timaru.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: ↑Sun 24/12/2023 14:12

mikestormchaser wrote: ↑Sun 24/12/2023 13:28 Safe to say to date we had a much better storm season down here than last year.

Yes. You get both here Thunderstorms and Clagg and sometimes the combination of the 2 like in the early hours of yesterday morning in Timaru.

Sorry that was a typo.. I was meant to say we had a better storm season last year than this year!

Nothing much of interest here so far, really muggy though with dewpoint 20-21C

Pushing just over 30c in Akaroa today, with added humidity. Not the usual dry heat that we normally expect.

Rain pattering down at times; 22.5°C; humid;
nek minnit it'll be mosquitoes.

Another cloudy day with overcast conditions but this afternoon cloud lifting but remaining rather humid feeling especially when the sun came out for a while. There was a shower here mid afternoon. Clouding up again this evening and rather mild.
Today's maximum was 23.4C, when the sun came out.

Warm & humid Christmas morning in Christchurch. Already 25c with a DP of 17c before 9am. Hope everyone has a great day with friends and family today.

Very warm this morning although most of the night was very much between 20- 23C.
Merry Christmas to everyone enjoy the day, and chase if need be.

Tomorrow actually looks abit better in the models now, some cooler upper air moving through in the afternoon.
Better spots would be south and inland Canterbury for thunderstorms and hail, with it being more SE.
But certainly wouldn't rule out the risk for the coastlines either.
Reasonable dew points still lingering tomorrow too, which will help.

New Years Eve also is presenting a good set up for most of the South Island.

Merry Christmas to you all. We seem to have a cheeky wee southwest change moving through here at the moment with lots of low level cloud streaming through to the north.

Merry Christmas to all. Another thundery day for the north island. Northland/ auckland/ Waikato should get some heavy downpours.

South island possible thunder in otago this afternoon maybe reaching south Canterbury with a few isolated heavy showers around mid Canterbury later. Tomorrow looks like it could be abit of a washout for the annual ramp race derby at woodfordglen which i was looking forward to going to.

Merry Christmas all. Another very humid day here, dewpoint currently 21C. Third 20C night in a row last night.

Merry Xmas all.
There was some thunderstorm activity near my location at Havelock North late afternoon yesterday, photo of storm just west of here 4.30pm.

Very strange with a southerly dominating in Christchurch, Metservice had it at 27C and NW for the whole day. Very weird

Bradley wrote: ↑Mon 25/12/2023 12:27 Very strange with a southerly dominating in Christchurch, Metservice had it at 27C and NW for the whole day. Very weird

We are the same down the road in Ashburton. Started the day hot with high cloud but the southerly came through at 9.30 and filled the sky with gross low cloud.

Merry Christmas everyone.
Day started off warm and fine apert from some high cloud, but sadly the clagg rolled in around midday and been dull and overcast since.