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Does look like a moist easterly will keep the weather mucky in the north this week, despite the ridge. Extensive low cloud and showers, the worst of it about east coast Northland. Heavier showers by the weekend. Some light showers in Auckland this evening.
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Good bye to our Golden Spring, enjoyed it.

Charts now point more toward showers for us especially from thurs.
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Yes mostly cloudy easterlies but should stay mostly dry, few weekend showers in Northland only, possibly Auckland.

We might need some rain again soon...
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I see that tonight on TVOnes weather that Brendon got it wrong with last months maximum temperature.
This after keeping us in suspence throughout the news :D
Also i see there is major low development in the North Atlantic brewing.
I wonder if it will die out before reaching Ireland or the UK.

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0.5mm of rain, first rain for weeks...farmers need some rain right about now, should be more from fridasy by the looks, sepecialy saturday
then back to westerlies?
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must have been that low from the tropics to the NE of us that pushed alot of moiture into the high to get pushed onto us in the easterly, or maybe its a convergenece zone around the high (have not had a lookie at the sat pic yet, too early in the morning, LOL)
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Midnight sounding shows a temperature inversion at 2200m with very moist, unstable air under the inversion, hence the anticyclonic gloom we are now getting. More light showers here this morning. Temp 14C, dewpoint 13C.
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now mainly sunny , but windy, 17oC, almost summery look to it
thats auckland weather for ya, changeable...
i think it was a convergence zone around the high ;)
maybe a few more showers from time to time though over the next few days?
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Long periods of drizzle in the morning, few fine breaks now (3mm today)
Humid with a north-northwest breeze, 18c

Yes Steven you're right, showers do look widespread for Northern districts
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Unfortunately abeit slow the durge is starting to come back to ruin the weather later in the week :evil:
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Interesting to see the rakaia mouth flooded yesterday. A conbination of high tide and heavy rinfall in the catchment, wonder if it flooded again today with the NW still persistent about canterbry.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Also i see there is major low development in the North Atlantic brewing.
I wonder if it will die out before reaching Ireland or the UK.

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Still looking interesting still according to ECMWF, looking like a "Drewery Connected Side Rod System" :roll: event developing. :-k
Storms a plenty coming up for the UK and Ireland.

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I wonder if it will die out before reaching Ireland or the UK.
Looks like the Atlantic Low will weaken however a lot of South Westerlies and horizontal showers on the way for the UK, Michael might enjoy it there.
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GFS seems to be having trouble with forecasting this weekend up here(jumping all over the place!)
But.. it has it's eyes firmly set on Tuesday-Wednesday of next week for northerlies and possible thunderstorms, especially Northland.
Potentially severe thunderstorms for inland NSW too.. a sure sign spring is here
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Little in the way of showers here this week so far, still very dry for the time of year.
Have been on Great Barrier Island, just a couple of brief showers over there yesterday.
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yes, farmers keep asking me, when is it going to rain
no body can remember a weather pattern like its been since the begining of august...

had a 1mm shower yesterday, and i see some light showers today in the north and east of the district...
must be rain coming this week though surely!
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Rain arrived hideous :evil: .. the farmers can have it but not in the city ;)
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yes, farmers keep asking me, when is it going to rain
There is resonable convective potential in this trough. Have to wait and see. We need the humid air to spread south.
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Michael wrote:Rain arrived hideous :evil: .. the farmers can have it but not in the city ;)
After a heavy fog this morning the weather has turned magic. Spring, spring, spring...!
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Partly cloudy day today, though it has been the windiest in atleast 2 months (with moderate E), 15c

Showers or rain developing tonight, easterlies persisting with thunderstorms possible in the coming days. ;)

Monday-Tuesday still looking very warm with the northeast wind, especially southern North Island (GFS and it's outputs forecasting Wellington to hit 21c on these days :shock: )
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21mm recorded at whangerei now i see...
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They get no wind from the NE even when the isobars are packed.It was like that in 1988-89 ;)
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Monday-Tuesday still looking very warm with the northeast wind, especially southern North Island (GFS and it's outputs forecasting Wellington to hit 21c on these days :shock: )
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Michael wrote:They get no wind from the NE even when the isobars are packed.It was like that in 1988-89 ;)
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Monday-Tuesday still looking very warm with the northeast wind, especially southern North Island (GFS and it's outputs forecasting Wellington to hit 21c on these days :shock: )
Our downside was a cloudy working week, the upside a glorious weekend.
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Mostly overcast day here but warm (19c) with lazy easterlies, not much in the way of precip as it's been forecasted.

Big broad low coming :D, but t-storm risk seems low.
Heat showers tomorrow for NI inland parts - humidities and temperatures on the rise, pressure dropping.
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but t-storm risk seems low.
Solid cloud cover over the North island today, shut down the thunderstorm risk. We have had a few showers over Auckland this afternoon.

As for tomorrow, isolated afternoon thunderstorms possible over the North Island.
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Agree NZstorm, possible afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow for inland north Island areas. Of course we have to get that cloud out of the way for heating might I add!
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