thunderstorms heading towards the auckland area! (4pm)

Manukau heads obs · Wed 24/11/2004 21:21

that line of showers i was watching just fizzled up all of a sudden, LOL
some showers /cb's off northland now...

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 24/11/2004 22:05

Theyre probably getting the southern perifery of the dreaded SW north of the low system

Manukau heads observer wrote:that line of showers i was watching just fizzled up all of a sudden, LOL
some showers /cb's off northland now...

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 25/11/2004 11:14

North Island looks gold today for storms. Nice cold pool of upper air, ground should get heating as there's pretty much no high cloud about from what I can see on the sat pics. Have a good one people!

Not sure for down here, the temp and dewpoint will have to rise...Inland may get something if conditions stay like this?

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/11/2004 11:19

had some light showers here
but they are not getting to any great height...
it just does not look thundery at all!
DP only 10.5oC

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/11/2004 11:52

it just does not look thundery at all!

Quite agree, alot of flattening in the Cu tops at the moment. Dewpoints also on the low side for Auckland. Having said that, I still think a few cb's/thunderstorms will fire this afternoon as the upper air is very cold.
Highest risk area is inland Waikato/Bay of Plenty.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/11/2004 12:22

Conditions here are suiting thunderstorm development... Cu tops are increasing. Little breaths of wind, 19c currently, sunny periods... but humidity is rather low. However instability over-rides all of these factors!!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/11/2004 13:26

8/8 cloud now and some are looking thundery and dark...

19c and calm

Auckland's gonna get the cold SW gales tomorrow! ahhaha

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 25/11/2004 13:41

foggy, I'm sure Hamilton will have a Sunny, warm day tomorrow with light winds.

Here's a photo of Cu near my place 30 mins ago.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 25/11/2004 13:46

LOL, GFS has forecast showers for auckland with gale SW...
GFS has forecast showers clearing with SW on a beaufort of 5 for Hamiilton

Showering now

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 25/11/2004 13:53

Hopefully you guys get something, not looking the best down here.

Good photo Spwill!! Looking foward to more from today's events.

Achten · Unread post by **Achten** » Thu 25/11/2004 14:56

Thunder here in the Hawkes Bay. Its all happening very quickly, skys darkening and looking good. An hour ago I thought we might miss out!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 25/11/2004 16:47

Latest sat pic shows an Ioslated cb off the coast of Hawkes Bay.

Just a couple of weak cb's over east Auckland. Fine here with 20C,dp10C.
Not quite moist/warm enough for good convection.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/11/2004 16:52

there is a good cb wtih possible hail way to the north of auckland
cleary visible from here

Manukau heads obs · Thu 25/11/2004 16:59

photo

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 25/11/2004 17:00

Here is that Cb just North of Auckland.

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Thu 25/11/2004 19:47

Did 500+km today

Had a few heat showers around the Kaimai area, nothing exciting though. I could see that cb north of Auckland from Matamata, very 'yellow' looking through the haze.

Only pictures today were of mythical Wardville and a few scenic shots.

Cheers,

G