Brief icy flick

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 28/08/2005 12:59

I stand corrected. The 35mm was the lowest July total. August 29.5mm. Thanks Michael.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 28/08/2005 13:05

1914, wow..

northland got 4 or 5mm from a easterly showers overnight, on the top side of the high...but i dont think thats related to the eaterly flick front this time (sometimes we get an easterly surge from just such a front)
actualy looking at the sat image, those showers in northland probably were an easterly surge, i.e part of the cold front got brought around the top of the incoming high...

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sun 28/08/2005 13:46

Noon radar shows some rain in the Waitaki/Oamaru area

; could be a warm front, though noon obs shows no precipitation at any stations in the South Island. (was fine in Chch; now cloudy with a layer of high cloud)

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 28/08/2005 14:04

tich wrote:Noon radar shows some rain in the Waitaki/Oamaru area ; could be a warm front, though noon obs shows no precipitation at any stations in the South Island. (was fine in Chch; now cloudy with a layer of high cloud)

We've had a mostly overcast day, around 6/8 - 8/8, in the southern Mackenzie (possible the whole basin) and cool to mild temps, but the wind has stayed solidly W/NW all day too.

If it flicks around to the East I'd expect to see some precipitation from down the valley, but so far it isn't looking like that'll happen. Usually it only makes it as far west as Kurow.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 28/08/2005 16:08

tich wrote:In conclusion the cold snap was pretty brief and insignificant, except in that it followed a very mild spell. Just a dusting of snow on some southern and eastern South Island hills, and a few hail showers. Seems like the front and cold change fizzled out as it reached the central North Island - Wellington region got some cold rain, but I don't think any snow fell on the Desert Road, and Tokoroa's 19C max isn't what you get in a cold southerly in August, even a weak one.

Yes Ben that seems to sum up the wintry outbreaks so far this winter, pathetic

...but anyway this oncoming anticyclone may prove interesting especially as it has easterlies to the north of it and a strong westerly flow to the south of it ?

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 28/08/2005 16:19

Clouding up a bit this afternoon in Auck with isolated heat showers developing in the east and west. Sounding indicates cb tops at 3000m. Max temp today 17C.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 28/08/2005 18:14

drove through a shower down the road from us around 4pmish
huge drops of rain, big splashes on the windscreen, and you could hear the drops thumping on the roof of the car

there is some real instability in a narrow height range there!!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 28/08/2005 21:48

Gary Roberts wrote: Hey Foggy, what happened to the rest of their data?

Rats got to it

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sun 28/08/2005 22:30

Foggy Hamilton wrote:
Gary Roberts wrote: Hey Foggy, what happened to the rest of their data?
Rats got to it

Rats!