Thunderstorms 20-22/11/2005

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 21/11/2005 15:33

Cloud now glaciating over the Port Hills.
Great line to the south not moving yet

That 'line' is clearly visible to the southwest. 1pm radar showed shower activity as close as about Rakaia - nothing near Chch yet, but shower cloud also visible to the northwest, though not looking heavy there.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 21/11/2005 15:37

I see Milford was 6C at 9am and 16C at 1pm.
Fohn wind must have got in there and no doubt sunny there now.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 21/11/2005 16:49

TonyT wrote:
I was about to post that I have never heard anyone from Canterbury ever refer to the nor'wester as a land breeze, and then John goes and writes it!

Sorry, I was using it the same unmeteorological context as "frost in sheltered areas"

....anyway, broad area of rain and wind now moving in from the south in a somewhat bright sky. southerly wind up a bit too making things cooler.
Few more sfericals crackling away

thunder here soon ??

JohnGaul
NZTS

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 21/11/2005 17:20

And once again we have failed on no thunderstorms how boring

.
A storm did go off inland Canterbury before but i believe all is over southerly is here now cooled down had some rain.
Wednesday looks like our next chance although iam not as confident on that happening now as I was yesterday.
I guess you gotta get something out of it and that was a few good pics i took.
Cheers
JASON.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 21/11/2005 17:45

YES. All over bar the shouting

All alerts cancelled.
Now just boring 8/8 grey Ns sky

Enjoy your day tomorrow North Islanders

Why do forcasters forecast thunder anyway? Why don't they just say rain or fine?? Is it really important for people to know if the sound of thunder is going to be heard today or tonight for example??

Really boring weather ahead for this week with this bloody useless anticyclone in the Tasman Sea hanging around not knowing what it is doing

JohnGaul
NZTS

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Mon 21/11/2005 18:02

I like your last photo there Jason, well done.

Yes no thunder in chch not really bothered, did get a nice bit of hail about 230pm, now heavy rain has set in.

Cant say I have ever heard of the trm 'land breeze', its a new term to use in canterbury when winds are blustering up too 50 kmph

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 21/11/2005 18:38

A good chance for thunderstorms in Canterbury ruined by a Northwesterly wind. The clue that the day was gonna be a fizzer was the 0600NZDT Hokitika upper wind flight which from memory, had a very strong westerly off the surface, over 30kts at 2000ft.

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Mon 21/11/2005 18:48

2nd pic looked real promising... Nothing of interest here at all...

Manukau heads obs · Mon 21/11/2005 19:05

usefull drop of post frontal rain here, 8mm so far, but starting to brigthen up now

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 21/11/2005 19:29

Like your last photo Jason.

Lets stop calling the nor'wester a land breeze can we?

Fohn wind is better.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 21/11/2005 19:33

Better to call it what it is ie a westerly in Whangarei isnt a fohn wind

spwill wrote:Like your last photo Jason.

Lets stop calling the nor'wester a land breeze can we?
Fohn wind is better.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 21/11/2005 20:08

Better to call it what it is ie a westerly in Whangarei isnt a fohn wind

I was talking about Fohn wind Michael, not the direction it comes from.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 21/11/2005 21:05

spwill wrote:

Better to call it what it is ie a westerly in Whangarei isnt a fohn wind
I was talking about Fohn wind Michael, not the direction it comes from.

We could also call our FÃ¶hn wind 'The Antagonizer'.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 21/11/2005 22:29

Michael wrote:Better to call it what it is ie a westerly in Whangarei isnt a fohn wind

Whangarei does have a fohn northwesterly.

Heavy rain this evening peaking at .9mm/min at 4.30.
6mm in the city here but 10mm at the airport and 14mm in Cambridge.

Looking good for showers and storms tomorrow

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 21/11/2005 22:56

Michael wrote:
Looking good for showers and storms tomorrow

Not here it is

Boring for ever

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/11/2005 06:38

Upper cold pool crossing the North Island this morning with a scattering of heavy showers/hail. Day time heating will trigger a thunderstorm or two over the Waikato and into the Bay of Plenty from mid morning. Afternoon should see clearing conditions from the west.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/11/2005 07:10

big showers heading to west auckland now

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 22/11/2005 07:24

yes, cb's crossing AK now.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/11/2005 07:58

http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/mml.html
shows nicely whats going on in the area
(nice one ricky

)

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/11/2005 13:01

Very strong verticular development continues to explode over the Great Waikato Basin today..
Heavy showers peaking this morning at 3,45 am.. .8mm/min

Mostly cloudy, 17c dewpoint 9c, becoming dry at the surface.. winds tending SE

Photos due shortly

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/11/2005 13:10

Manukau heads observer wrote:http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/mml.html
shows nicely whats going on in the area
(nice one ricky )

Where is that reporting CWOP station near Hamilton, Brian?

Manukau heads obs · Tue 22/11/2005 13:15

the ability to have CWOP/APRS stations is a new feature of the MML that Chris has developed
but no, i dont know who the owner is...and I see there is one near onewhero by the looks too

next project for Chris is bouy data,,,and possibley synop data too

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/11/2005 13:41

10.10am, T/Cu

10.26am, SSE, Cb developing.

10.50am SE. Same Cb peaking.

11.12am, SE. Cb widening, flattening.

11.13am, NE. Some Cumulus congestus

12.42pm, WSW, Cb heading up!

Cheers

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 22/11/2005 13:50

Electrical storms in the vicinity now.. great viewing $\:D/$ $\:D/$
Likely hail under there

Surface wind is now easterly-15km/h, scud cloud wind looks to be SSW-50km/h.
Wind shear has developed...

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 22/11/2005 13:57

Nice pics Foggy.

Showers cleared here mid morn. Partly cloudy,SW breeze , 18C
Cb out to our East /SE are more active looking now with the afternoon heating.