Seeing as weather is boring, heres some cool pics!!!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 12/03/2004 19:48

Waitakeres offer alot of protection to AK City/North Shore in a westerly, even when the air is deeply unstable. But in a southwesterly, no protection. And Manukau suburbs cop it on an unstable westerly.

Re unstable weather pending. Judging by models air will turn deeply unstable(thunderstorms) later next week over NZ. But at this stage thats a long way off.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 13/03/2004 11:24

NZstorm wrote:Re unstable weather pending. Judging by models air will turn deeply unstable(thunderstorms) later next week over NZ. But at this stage thats a long way off.

Well MetService are predicting the possibilty of thunderstorms developing over the plains tomorrow.
See what happens?

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 13/03/2004 15:07

Upper air over NZ is quite cool for the time of year. 500hpa at Invercargill today is -18. The rather steep lapse rates combined with some surface convergence tomorrow (sthly change vs NE) may lead to Isolated cb/ts formation over Canterbury . As you say John, see what happens.

Overcaste and cool in AK. Big inversion sitting over us with quite a cool atmodphere. 850hpa temp just 4C. Thats more typical of winter.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 13/03/2004 15:21

The upper air maybe cool but its singlet and shorts weather here in Ashburton today,quite a pleasant 24 degrees with no wind.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 14/03/2004 00:12

Stupid february. I was looking foward to temps of over 30c. Now it's hovering around 19-24c, and the minimum temps are slowly creeping down to that frost mark, next month expected.

Though it's nice with next to no wind in the past few days.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 14/03/2004 09:25

Overcast yet again in this city of never ending winter

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sun 14/03/2004 10:08

Another fine,clear,warm day with only a thin layer of high cloud.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 14/03/2004 11:27

NZstorm wrote:Upper air over NZ is quite cool for the time of year. 500hpa at Invercargill today is -18. The rather steep lapse rates combined with some surface convergence tomorrow (sthly change vs NE) may lead to Isolated cb/ts formation over Canterbury . As you say John, see what happens.

Yes. Lets see what happens

As Deano said:

Another clear warm day with only a thin layer of high cloud

Same here in ChCh.
Very tranquil here at 23C

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 14/03/2004 12:35

The Gale has gone but some much needed sunshine would be appreciated in the next few weeks before winter really bites

Only 18c here 100% mucky skies

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sun 14/03/2004 12:54

I have just realised Michael actually lives at the Auckland Islands.
That explains the gale southwesters and driving rain.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 14/03/2004 14:03

Could have this Overcaste cold gloom over Auckland until Wendsday, hope not. The March sunshine has not been able to burn it off so we need a change in air mass or wind.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 14/03/2004 18:41

looks like the low level winds should change from SW to NE/N tomorrow.
That will clear the Sc and lift temps a bit. 21C today.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 19/03/2004 09:13

Cloudy and cool as usual here waiting for the SWer to start blowing too

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 19/03/2004 11:33

Michael wrote:Cloudy and cool as usual here waiting for the SWer to start blowing too

Thats nice.

Off to Hanmer for the WE for a wee soaking in the hotpools $\:D/$

JohnGaul
NZTS

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Fri 19/03/2004 20:06

Hmmm long range forecast Monday... could have an ex-tropical low just north of North cape. System currently sitting off the Northern Queensland coast.

G

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Fri 19/03/2004 21:32

Looks like that tropical low might turn into a cyclone on Saturday,adding more rain to the 2150mm that has fallen in Cairns so far in 2004.
May slide down towards NZ as well

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spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 19/03/2004 22:07

It would be interesting to see that active low up to the NE of NZ come down this way but long Range charts keep that activity up there . There looks to be a strong run of Highs moving in to the central Tasman keeping NZ largely in cool SW flow and very uninteresting.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 27/03/2004 08:53

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:
Michael wrote:Cloudy and cool as usual here waiting for the SWer to start blowing too

Thats nice.

Off to Hanmer for the WE for a wee soaking in the hotpools $\:D/$

JohnGaul
NZTS

HANMER?! Pfft! Maruia Springs, man, MARUIA SPRINGS!