General December Weather

[Richard]

My xmas lilies are about a week early to open this year, so maybe a sign its been a bit warmer or is it more sunshine hours?

[David]

A cloudy wet December so far for central Auckland, Grey Lynn already up to 85.6mm. Localised downpours will have created variation in rainfall around Auckland.

Yes, ground is certainly damp for the start of summer. Another 16mm here across yesterday and today. 182mm in the last 30 days locally.

[Storm Struck]

The humid air has arrived with 18C currently and also some brief light rain/drizzle, should be more brief scattered rain this afternoon.
Tomorrow will be very uncomfortable with high humidity and around 30C possible, also the chance of afternoon heavy showers.

[Richard]

By South Island standards today has been some what humid, 21 deg and 60%

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

By South Island standards today has been some what humid, 21 deg and 60%

Humid and cloudy here today. 77% at the moment.(Half past 7pm)
Interesting to see what the thunderstorm prospects are for tomorrow here "south of Ashburton"

[dogmelon]

Those magic storm making hills west of Timaru will get good storms tomorrow. Guaranteed. There will be a supercell inland from Oamaru that will move against the tide and it will break things with some hail.

There, my totally science-based predictions for tomorrow.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Those magic storm making hills west of Timaru will get good storms tomorrow. Guaranteed. There will be a supercell inland from Oamaru that will move against the tide and it will break things with some hail.

There, my totally science-based predictions for tomorrow.

....either that or just clagg but in saying that, there maybe a clap or two tomorrow if the clagg clears.
Will wait and see
I don't think there was much thunderstorm activity around today, severe activity of thunderstorms have been more severe in the past rather than nowadays when they didn't issue a STW. Got to cover their rectums these days just in case a death may occur from a thunderstorm event, in this age of social media, etc..
Anyway, a rather cloudy and overcast day with light winds from the NE. Some light rain later this afternoon.
21.3C for today.

[spwill]

For areas north of Taupo Sunday looks like the day for a few thunderstorms with the upper level cooling moving in. Some heavy showers for Waikato/BOP this afternoon, dew points around 20C this afternoon.

[darcyplumb]

Humidity is awful here. Looks to be a band of NW rain heading towards town.

[Richard]

Humidity is awful here. Looks to be a band of NW rain heading towards town.

Humidity is higher than yesterday here 20 deg and 75%, quite nice really,

[darcyplumb]

Humidity is awful here. Looks to be a band of NW rain heading towards town.

Humidity is higher than yesterday here 20 deg and 75%, quite nice really,

Currently 19.9 degrees here with 85% humidity. Pouring with rain

[Richard]

The sun will come out soon once the rain band shifts off to the SE, she'll be sticky then.

[Razor]

Steady spilloever rain in Lincoln

[darcyplumb]

Still pouring here but it’s brightening up. The humidity is going to be a lot worse than it was this morning

[David]

26C here with 20C dewpoint, like a February day

[Richard]

Suns out now so about to get warmer, 23 deg atm

[Richard]

26C here with 20C dewpoint, like a February day

That makes the dewpoint here look like nothing, only 9.9

[Storm Struck]

Yes I wasn't expecting the brief rain this morning, but should be some heavy showers this afternoon around 4pm.
Plenty of CU high up and mamatus clouds too, very humid with 23c

[darcyplumb]

Suns out now so about to get warmer, 23 deg atm

We’re sitting at 21 degrees, 95% humidity and a gentle easterly. I can see the steam rising from the road out the front of my house.

[Richard]

We’re sitting at 21 degrees, 95% humidity

19.7 dewpoint, humidity gods have done well.


Air is drying out here because of the NW wind, 45% ,25deg 7.5dewpoint.

[Richard]

but should be some heavy showers this afternoon around 4pm.

I'm not so sure that anything will move down your way, no convergence happening inland.

[darcyplumb]

We’re sitting at 21 degrees, 95% humidity

19.7 dewpoint, humidity gods have done well.


Air is drying out here because of the NW wind, 45% ,25deg 7.5dewpoint.

We are right on the edge of the MS thunderstorm risk area for today. I’m hoping we get some sort of relief before darkness tonight.

[Razor]

Its ridiculously hot in Lincoln now

[darcyplumb]

Rain developing inland again. Some storm cells appear to be forming inland of Timaru.

[Storm Struck]

These towers have shot up last 20 minutes to the west not too far from here, shower has just started inland behind this in the photo.
27C Wind shifting between Northerly and NE.

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