Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

[Razor]

could any of you take a picture and post it?

I could try by it might melt in the envelope on the way to your place

[spwill]

Just had a squally shower with small hail . Clap of Thunder here just now

[tich]

Sun coming out now. Still looks like shower activity near the city, but alot less than before. A wintry temperature 6-7C though.
Kaikoura on an icy 4C at 1pm. North Island appears to be wintry as well - Tokoroa station on only 7C and Rotorua 8C.

[ricky]

Most Hail here this year in that shower, not large but hailed for a decent period of time...
Sure is cold up there.. midday sounding showing -30 C at 500HPa and freezing level at ~ 1500m..

[tich]

freezing level at ~ 1500m..

Must be lower than that in the central North Island.

[Philip Duncan]

Hi All

Plenty of major weather across the country today...gales all over the place. 130km/h in Wellington...up to 110km/h in Auckland and still plenty of hail.

Feel free to read my weather blog - updated daily, more so during severe weather. Would welcome your comments and opinions!!

Phil. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/anndetail.asp?annid=1264

[tich]

Thanks Phil.
Another round of hail and sleet has just lashed Chch.

[Philip Duncan]

Awesome!

I hear it's clearing south of Chch and about Southland. You're gonna get that nor'wester again tomorrow, then SW on Friday. Talk about SPRING!!!


Phil.
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[David]

Looks like the majority of the showers have cleared Auckland now - would be good to squeeze in a few hours of sun this afternoon

[Philip Duncan]

Yep we're forecasting a rapid decrease in showers in the next hour or so...then a mainly clear and cold night!! Tomorrow should be quite a pleasant day I hope... might be a bit of low cloud about, but those late nor westers will lift the temp a lil bit.


Phil.
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[Michael]

I dont mind NWers I just hate SW but the suns coming out now 13°

[spwill]

Good to read your weather blog phil


We will probably see our next round of Thundery weather here in the North about Tuesday next week, rising dewpoints and an approaching trough by then.

[Manukau heads obs]

was in auckland overnight
heard some thunder claps
and a good hail shower around 11am in the Epsom area

windy back at home here, been gusting to 45 kts during the last 24 hours
(and 55 knots on the coastal hills)

Personaly though I think the media have gone a bit overboard
the weather we are getting is pretty standard for the time of year
but I guess there has not been much happening lately
as far as windspeed goes, its not even out of the ordinary realy for the time of year either

[Storm Struck]

Hail showers on and off until about 2:30pm this afternoon where i was, nothing sleety but some of those showers had some sting in them this morning.
At around 9am a heavy hail shower came though with some very strong gale gusts making the hail horizontal and breaking several large branches in the area I was working.
Other reports of snow showers falling to sea level in Pegasus, so the snow level down from the predicted 400m.
Now back to mild strong NWers again tomorrow .
Cheers
Jason.

[David]

i was nothing

Really? What are you now?

[mikestormchaser]

sleeting on the way to work at 7 pm this morning and have had more grapel showers then hail today, and was also lightly snowing at work and also reports as i got told when i got home this afternoon aswel.
Has been the coldest snap we have had all winter thats for certain, and the other thing is we were right in the firing line of it too for a change.
No thunder yesterday but made up by sum nice showers and light snow, witch wasnt enough to have time to settle.

[Storm Struck]

Wipp de doo a comma missing anyone would think you had too much time on your hands David .
While you are at it read the following post after yours .
Cheers
Jason.

[David]

Oh that makes so much more sense now Jasestrm, I never quite thought of reading it that way when the comma was missing.
But no I was just being a bit cheeky

[Philip Duncan]

I wouldn't say the media have gone overboard. Absolutely this weather is to be expected but anything that involves so many thunderstorms, sleepless nights and disruption to people's lives (ie a tree crashing down on someone's house in Chch) warrants news coverage!

Mind you... i'm biased!! lol

Phil.

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[NZstorm]

Upper air looking to stay quite chilly over the lower South Island for the next few days. Lots of thunder/hail for Fiordland no doubt.

Weather should turn unstable in the west of the North Island this weekend due to moist air coming in from the North Tasman Sea.

[tich]

Down to 1C in Chch already - frost very likely, but looks like it could warm up very quickly tomorrow should the norwester arrive. But if it doesn't, the day could stay chilly with cloud cover prevented it from warming up much.

[spwill]

Nice line of frontal Thunderstorms in the Tasman this morn, over 1000km long.
Looking good on this tracker just now.

http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/L_pl ... er_map.jpg

[Razor]

Isn't it funny, we spend all winter talking about snow that never comes, discussion moves to thunderstorm season and lo and behold, the odd snowflake is seen

[David]

Nice line of frontal Thunderstorms in the Tasman this morn, over 1000km long.

Isn't that the rainband expected to cross the North Island tonight though? - there's been no suggestion of more thunderstorms coming through by Metservice. Maybe should wait to see what they think on their thunderstorm charts.

[southernthrash]

Upwards of a metre of snow through the fiordland mountains over the alst day or two apparently, 20cm at the homer tunnel esterday afternoon, 900m asl.