General March Weather

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 27/03/2013 17:00

David wrote:Starting to rain here

Raining insects?

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 27/03/2013 17:10

03Stormchaser wrote: Raining insects?

Lol definitely rain drops but only lasted a minute

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 27/03/2013 19:55

In dry periods, like I do with my raingauge, do MetService people/maintainers, "wash" their radars?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 27/03/2013 21:46

Re bugs on radars

I am curious as to why the Met Service did not think an inversion was causing the anomalous returns on the radar.
NZWP 12Z for Feb 21st shows quite a deep inversion.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 27/03/2013 21:47

You can tell the weather is getting boring in NZ!

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 27/03/2013 21:57

OH well ,we can always talk raining pine needles again

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Thu 28/03/2013 06:40

The fog is so thick this morning that everything is as wet as though its been raining

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Thu 28/03/2013 06:42

The opposite here this morning : clear bright moonlight and deep shadows.
8.8 degrees.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 28/03/2013 08:24

Fog slosshing around

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Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Thu 28/03/2013 08:34

That looks neat Brian

littleheaven · Unread post by **littleheaven** » Thu 28/03/2013 11:49

Saw a teeny funnel over Hauraki Gulf around 11am. It was bigger than the pic when i spotted it,

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but roping out by the time I managed to pull over and find a clear view of it.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 28/03/2013 12:29

Likely a waterspout.

Been some t/cu over the Hairaki Gulf last couple of days.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 28/03/2013 12:52

that sun sure has some bite to it today.

our average maximum for the month must be a good couple if not a few degrees warmer than normal for March.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 28/03/2013 14:22

It has been on the humid side last day or two , current dewpoint 17C.

A sunny March, 6th months now with below average rainfall for Auckland.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 28/03/2013 14:42

yes, alot of low level moisture around this morning and some good bases on the clouds...
sort of the remains of the weak front that was over the west coast of the south island

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 28/03/2013 17:23

Caught this dust devil on my way home. Perfect timing as I was able to photograph it then video it as it came over me. But by that stage it had been going for a few minutes and had weakend a bit.

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Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Thu 28/03/2013 17:40

Cool!

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Thu 28/03/2013 18:27

Looks very green in that first pic

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 28/03/2013 18:35

melja wrote:Looks very green in that first pic

Lol i knew someone would mention that. Yes green on the flats but no grass there. Just young green shoots. Ground is very very dry and has wilted a huge amount today.

video from today http://youtu.be/ewoS2XoPWpw

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Thu 28/03/2013 18:42

Arghhhh.... the golden rule never film in portrait lol Neat video!

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 28/03/2013 19:22

It's greening up here now, that the days are getting shorter and the sun isn't as strong to dissipate moisture despite the lack of rainfall.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 28/03/2013 19:49

03Stormchaser wrote:Arghhhh.... the golden rule never film in portrait lol Neat video!

yea i know what you mean. i usually am like that but i was taking photos in portrait seconds before trying to get the height of it. Just forgot to flip it over once i switched to film

Manukau heads obs · Thu 28/03/2013 20:12

Nice Jamie

Will end up being over 1c warmer than normal here for march

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Fri 29/03/2013 07:53

Puffs of warm starting to come though so the NW wind should arrive soon,so another lovely day on the cards yet again after yesterdays 24deg high

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Fri 29/03/2013 09:34

Richard wrote:Puffs of warm starting to come though so the NW wind should arrive soon,so another lovely day on the cards yet again after yesterdays 24deg high

Yes just beautiful the weather at the moment

Temp range is 5-7 to 25-28 in Alex

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