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Bring back the SW!

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...or the dry windy W/NW of much of September, for that matter...:roll:

It's a "3 fat ladies" situation here - in the 10 days from 24 Sept to today, we had 4 overcast days, 2 sunny ones and now 4 more overcast days - most of the dull days have also had mist or very low cloud bases for substantial periods of time. I'm assuming today will stay as is now during daylight...

That's 8 days of 8/8 in those 10. :( :roll:

In decades of living here I can recall very few cases of "lengthy" spells duller than that, even in winter.
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Will a cold howling Southerly be better. :)

SW next week RWood
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spwill wrote:Will a cold howling Southerly be better. :)
Should be Southerly for Wellington tomorrow... And it will go up the East Coast... Could be OK here... 8)
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rwood appears to only like settled weather
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spwill wrote:Will a cold howling Southerly be better. :)

SW next week RWood
Yes, it that's what's needed to finally break up this frontal graveyard. I hate dull spells above all other weather styles experienced in this land - :evil: - would rather have a wet day or storm followed by some sunshine any time :)
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Michael wrote:rwood appears to only like settled weather
:) But not if it's settled on the wrong kind of "block"! :roll:
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How's that southwesterly going Rwood? :D :twisted:

I see Wellington Ap is averaging 70km/h gusting 96.. and Mt Kaukau averaging a massive 100km/h! :o
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Can't tell properly on my sheltered street. But since it's not raining I'm going to walk through the Bot. Garden - should give me an idea.

This is not a high price to shortly see off a gloomy phase of weather :roll:
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Should be coming your way next week RWood :) . Strong cold SW winds for Sydney expected Mon-Tue next week.
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Thank you SW! Much better since the foul fortnight ending last Friday. Sunny and near-calm today apart from a brief shower or two mid-morning. :D But NW grunge looks to be coming back this w/end. :(
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Drastic change in the skies about 30 mins ago - looks as if it's passing just to the east of the city, but not sure yet - very black indeed with signs of downbursts and hail. Was still basking in afternoon sun at the point the dark stuff was covering about 3/4 of the sky - can't see properly to the S/SE from here without walking up a hill.
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I hate SW winds because it make it cooler here, i see that dramatic change in the snowies area few weeks ago down Blue Mts and Snowy Mts. I guess it starting to get warmer there by a massive heatwave developing with temperatures reaching 20C on hills and 30C on surface.
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I guess you all know my view on them ;)

Bring back the NWer and the blocking high to the east
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Blowing steady here all night remained on 11c seems to be worse as an anticyclonic one than the cyclonic one,more steady anyway,now its our turn of overcast days,bring back the NW now :oops:
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You will get your lovely NW winds from Saturday, at least the SWer keeps min temps above 10oC. ;)
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