General February Weather

Bradley · Unread post by **Bradley** » Fri 24/02/2017 10:36

Can't remember a more boring period of weather for Canterbury then the last 5 or so days and the next 7 forecast. Just nothing interesting at all. Bring on Autumn!!!

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Fri 24/02/2017 13:54

Earlier low cloud has cleared to give a beautiful blue-dome day, 26degC and rising, cicadas kicking up a racket in the trees, very summery

David · Unread post by **David** » Fri 24/02/2017 15:45

Heaps of convergence cloud cover here today, quite a gloomy afternoon as a result

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Fri 24/02/2017 16:28

Warm days, cool nights now, long run of such days coming up, high of 28deg

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 24/02/2017 17:40

David wrote:Heaps of convergence cloud cover here today, quite a gloomy afternoon as a result

While other suburbs had a fine afternoon, sunny over Mt Roskill down the road , cloud cover here in Mt Eden.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 24/02/2017 18:57

Can see the convergence shower line from here very nicely.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 24/02/2017 21:31

Bradley wrote:Can't remember a more boring period of weather for Canterbury then the last 5 or so days and the next 7 forecast. Just nothing interesting at all. Bring on Autumn!!!

Yes, not looking very interesting, this summer becoming like last summer.
The late westerlies brought us nothing much and now boring anticyclones starting to move in.
No wonder I'm moving to Geraldine?

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 25/02/2017 17:25

I'm sure Geraldine get boring anticyclones too John, personally i love them this time of year, just not in winter.

Southerly wind arrived at 3.00pm dropping the temps from a high of 28.4

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Sat 25/02/2017 19:47

Enough already. After months of garbage in these parts I want a very long period of anticyclonic anomalies.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 25/02/2017 22:51

Richard wrote:I'm sure Geraldine get boring anticyclones too John, personally i love them this time of year, just not in winter.

Southerly wind arrived at 3.00pm dropping the temps from a high of 28.4

I was being sarcastic there, if that's the right word?
Down there today. Nice and warm and the cloudy southerly change was quite refreshing.
Did some work around the place.
Hope to start weather readings from down there about May.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Sun 26/02/2017 08:46

re "uninteresting" weather: those whose safety, livelihoods, comfort, depend upon spells of settled benign weather will be appreciative anyway.

A little light drizzle falling here at present.

Captain Salty · Unread post by **Captain Salty** » Sun 26/02/2017 12:49

steady drizzle here since at least dawn, nothing registering at the airport though.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 26/02/2017 12:51

Captain Salty wrote:steady drizzle here since at least dawn, nothing registering at the airport though.

Drizzle patch stuck like glue over the city.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sun 26/02/2017 20:26

Can see lightning in the tower down by Rotorua.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sun 26/02/2017 20:32

Seeing a strike every 3 seconds or so. Nice visible bolts from way up the top of the cloud.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 26/02/2017 20:55

No drizzle here, just 0.1mm in the gauge from some dampness last night.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 27/02/2017 07:41

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:No drizzle here, just 0.1mm in the gauge from some dampness last night.

Managed 3mm from the drizzle

Bradley · Unread post by **Bradley** » Mon 27/02/2017 10:51

Orion wrote: re "uninteresting" weather: those whose safety, livelihoods, comfort, depend upon spells of settled benign weather will be appreciative anyway.

A little light drizzle falling here at present.

So 0mm forecast in the next 10 days is going to be "appreciated" by those poor farmers in Canterbury already struggling with lack of rain? I would have thought good rain would be good for a number of different facets of society including firefighters!

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 27/02/2017 23:05

Mod Note: Have moved a few recent posts earlier to 'Nth Island convective period' thread as requested.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Tue 28/02/2017 08:59

Bradley wrote:
Orion wrote: re "uninteresting" weather: those whose safety, livelihoods, comfort, depend upon spells of settled benign weather will be appreciative anyway.

A little light drizzle falling here at present.
So 0mm forecast in the next 10 days is going to be "appreciated" by those poor farmers in Canterbury already struggling with lack of rain? I would have thought good rain would be good for a number of different facets of society including firefighters!

Sorry to hear that some are struggling; still, good weather for harvest, hey

and for aviation, shipping and mariners, construction, travel, tourism, etc.

Clear and sunny morning here, no wind to speak of.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Tue 28/02/2017 10:12

I see MS's Severe Weather meteorologist and occasional contributor to this forum, Paul Mallinson retired yesterday. All the best Paul…

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Tue 28/02/2017 11:22

Nev wrote:I see MS's Severe Weather meteorologist and occasional contributor to this forum, Paul Mallinson retired yesterday. All the best Paul…

I hope this means he has more time for posting on here!

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spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 28/02/2017 11:36

All the best for your retirement Paul Mallinson.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Tue 28/02/2017 16:47

Yes and all the best from me too Paul, retirement from the MetS but hopefully not from an interest in weather.

Its been yet another lovely boring fine day here, high of 25.4deg

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 28/02/2017 19:32

Nev wrote:I see MS's Severe Weather meteorologist and occasional contributor to this forum, Paul Mallinson retired yesterday. All the best Paul…

Wrong topic there, Nev. Should be in my "I See" postings, but then

Good luck to Paul in his retirement. he was quite useful here on the forum. Thankyou.

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