General February Weather

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Warm day here in Geraldine, today, with moderate to fresh northerlies.
29.5C, the maximum for today with it still being 24.4C at 10pm.
Wind dropping with it being a nice evening. Good night for moths.

[melja]

Warm overnight, was 27C at 1.30am and 24C currently at 5am

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[Orion]

22.4°C here at present; some high overcast and a defined nor'west arch;
slight to gentle northerly breeze; 59% humidity.
Yellowish sunrise sky.

[NZstorm]

Isolated storm possibilities today and tomorrow over the South Island and Wednesday over the North Island. Tomorrow looks more favourable for the South Island with weaker capping.

We had that yellowish sunrise in Auckland this morning.

[jamie]

Yea the sunrise this morning looked odd here.


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[treetop]

Heavy drizzly shower here near Tauranga this morning. Hit and miss . Looks like 50% Nth Is will get something before the next dry spell starting later in the week.

[Richard]

Remarkably narrow temp range between yesterdays high of 26.3 and the over night low 23.1. Already 27.3 at 7.50am

[Chris W]

Seeing some convection going on around the foothills and arch this morning, between Amberley and Chch I'm just on the edge of the moderate risk area today and tomorrow.

24C overnight in Lyttelton, 29C already in Amberley.

[spwill]

Christchurch currently on 30C with a dewpoint of 17C.

Keeping an eye on Sat for some rain here, a front moving up from the SW will be running into very moist air with some upper level cooling

[cbm]

Have noticed some trees starting to wilt in the last week. Really hope the wet March theory is correct cause we sure need it to be.

Yeah, even natives are becoming affected - a Kawakawa (pepper tree) I walked past just now.

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[treetop]

Looks like a reasonable rain area moving towards Auckland now ? or am I dreaming

[cbm]

Looks like a reasonable rain area moving towards Auckland now ? or am I dreaming

Something is reflecting the radar beam but even if it is rain, no guarantee it will come ashore. No PWS up Helensville way showing any rain yet.

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[Orion]

Sun coming through here now, 29°C, 51% humidity;
using heat-pump to cool the room

[Richard]

reached 31.4 before cooling a little to 29 now, looking unstable around the hills from here

[Chris W]

Cap holding strong still? Looks like it could kick off if it breaks, at least from the signs I saw this morning west of Chch.

[Richard]

What wind do you have there Chris. Still a light N here

[Orion]

Has been light southerly here for the past hour or so.
30°C, sunny.

[Chris W]

What wind do you have there Chris. Still a light N here

Light northerly too according to Weather Underground. Cloud cover too, so maybe I'm hoping that the cloud layer gets warmed and starts to rise, without needing surface heating. I don't know, just want rain and a storm however they come!

Edit 4pm as I've finally got outside on a break, 31C, no wind and very stifling even though it's only reported at 46% humidity. Could indicate convergence/uplift above us?

[Razor]

Very hot here, hovering between 34 and 35 degrees

[Orion]

Rain radar seems to show a thunderstorm approaching Palmerston - Dunedin area from the northwest.

[Chris W]

Is that a southerly wind change moving northwards through Selwyn on radar? Wobbly line of bugs?

[David]

Looks like a reasonable rain area moving towards Auckland now ? or am I dreaming

Something is reflecting the radar beam but even if it is rain, no guarantee it will come ashore. No PWS up Helensville way showing any rain yet.

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I see Piha picked up 4mm. But it didn't penetrate very far inland.

[Orion]

Is that a southerly wind change moving northwards through Selwyn on radar? Wobbly line of bugs?

Southerly, with alleged beetles or aphids or whatever.
The radar looked like that when it came through here earlier.

[NZstorm]

Some lightning detected over North Otago late afternoon. Isolated strike west of Northland out at sea as well.

[melja]

Very humid for Canterbury standards, 35C currently in Rangiora and 60% humidity.

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