Yummy Auckland weather!~

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/08/2006 11:14

it refers to almost a continous line of rain/showers, like a frontal line....but not quite...i.e more organised than just descret showers that are independent from each other....
thats the way i intepret it

Paul Mallinson · Unread post by **Paul Mallinson** » Wed 02/08/2006 11:18

Make that 'Organised bands of showers' ... you get the idea.

Paul

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/08/2006 11:22

ah ha, i missed the play on words there, silly me

i fondly remember Bob Mcdavitt on the National Radio program saying:
" A banana shapped high in the Tasman...."
LOL
(which it was, exact description)

C-Nimbus · Unread post by **C-Nimbus** » Wed 02/08/2006 11:35

yes i know, i was trying to inject some humour into an otherwise grey day.

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/08/2006 12:28

yup, we are all getting desparate for some exciting weather!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 02/08/2006 14:33

Not much movement in our temps over the past couple of days. Down to 14C last night, up to 16C today, mostly overcast.

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Wed 02/08/2006 15:14

Well at least it's not cold

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/08/2006 16:41

great for grass growth for the farmers.....(soil temperature has come up alot (now 11.5, has been down to 8oC)....will need to mow the lawns!
Cameo1, are you able to come over for the enthusiasts meet this sunday?
(see under offtopic)

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 02/08/2006 19:53

The 'organised bands of showers' has been a favourite line of the Met Service for years. I guess an organised band of showers represents a front or convergence zone as opposed to air mass popcorn type stuff. Looking at tonights sat pic, it all looks fairly weak in the Tassie. By in large we have had a stable winter this year. Early indications are for a settled spring.

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 03/08/2006 01:15

A few flickers of lightning to the west of Auckland tonight as I was driving home.. so theres a little action out there

Manukau heads obs · Thu 03/08/2006 09:35

mum reports a good thunderstorm right overhead in Waiuku at 4:30am this morning

13mm of rain from it:
http://ps.gen.nz/~hamgap/waiuku.htm

must have just slipped by us here...

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 03/08/2006 09:44

Very heavy rain in a line early this morning!

My wind speed readings have flunked

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Thu 03/08/2006 10:58

Foggy, check your inline joiner... that it hasnt got wet or dirty contacts..

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 03/08/2006 12:28

Thanks.. that was the problem.. dunno how it got out from under the roof-liner material?

Cheers

Manukau heads obs · Thu 03/08/2006 14:01

had trouble myself today...and i knew it could be a potential problem....rain ran down a cable into the ISS
just got it fixed up, but had visitors when i first noticed it...typical!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 04/08/2006 14:22

Some small towering Cu around this afternoon, mild, sunny here 18C dewpoint 13C.

Can still see fog and mist down the Airport way.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 04/08/2006 15:03

No wind here.. those T/Cu are going nicely, partly cloudy.

Who else can smell the air of SPRING??

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 04/08/2006 15:49

Cloud buildup over east Auckland, not high topped.