Westerlies continue over NZ, 21 Nov -

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 25/11/2006 09:14

When one looks out the window at the never ending coldish SW and the stratus this morning when summer will take some form

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sat 25/11/2006 12:43

Well nice day here again warm at the moment on 24.5C and a fresh gusty westerly great night for xmas in the park

although could be the odd shower mainly about the peninnsula though.
Looks like thunder is looking likly tomorow now

so hopefully all shall go ahead certainly feels like that time of year when storms can get firing.
Today in 2004 we had a thunderstorm that was the roll cloud storm of which I got my first lightning on camera.
Cheers
Jason.

kaimaikid · Unread post by **kaimaikid** » Sun 26/11/2006 08:13

Had a few good gusts yesterday here,

Record high wind gust : 66.8 kmh from 225Â° at: 14:17 on: 25 Nov 2006

Only fired WD up in late October so thats my best one yet...

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 26/11/2006 12:19

Few strikes being picked up from down south now, Oamaru way. Clearish skies here now. Wait and see what happens. Might add looks like there are some pretty heavy hail showers amongst this aswell.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 26/11/2006 14:17

Wow, the Invercargill sounding has a very unstable lapse rate. Very cold down there. The onshore flow over Canterbury should provide good convergence with the inland westerly to produce a thunderstorm or two.
Hopefully some storm pics coming from down that way today

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 26/11/2006 14:53

Just back from two nights in the Catlins. Cold. Hail and showers were frequent yesterday morning and again at night. Blimin' loud in a tent when it's hailing.

Pretty cold again today and as we drove to Dunedin a large grey bank of cloud lay to the north. Seems to be pushing in from the west now. Hopefully a rumble to come?

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 15:01

Thunderstorm in Ashburton at the moment just starting to get going can see towering CU to that way from here

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Steve txt me to say it's hailing with heavy rain and thunder and he is in Ashburton.
All the ingrediants are there today now all we need is patiance

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Cheers
Jason.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Sun 26/11/2006 15:29

NZstorm wrote:Wow, the Invercargill sounding has a very unstable lapse rate. Very cold down there. The onshore flow over Canterbury should provide good convergence with the inland westerly to produce a thunderstorm or two.
Hopefully some storm pics coming from down that way today

Sunny day with a current reading of 15.6Â° - looking dodgy inland.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 15:51

Quite loud saferics on radio and tracker seems to be picking up strikes around Rakia but also on the west coast although I am thinking that it's coming from the same storm

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Cheers
Jason.

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 26/11/2006 15:53

storm not far from Christchurch now. beaut forming down south!
loud seferix now we will see if it gets here or not.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:09

Yes black line to the south here we go

Cheers
Jason.

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:15

It isn't doing much. Haven't heard any thunder yet. Can see through the rain curtain thing.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:24

Seems to have come to a hault possibly because of all this mid layer cloud once again

but usually a storm would suck that mid layer cloud into itself.
Quite annoying not being able to see the storms because I can't even get any photo's

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Plenty more time to come yet

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Cheers
Jason.

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:26

Heh, yeah it just died when it arrived at the city, right on queue. Heh.

dogmelon · Unread post by **dogmelon** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:32

Still the odd bit of lightning heard loudly on the radio. Could there be a reboiling before it is all over?

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:35

Well the southerly is only arriving possibly in Dunedin right now and that will be a really good trigger

so here is hoping.
Yes few loud saferics returning to the radio now.
Cheers
Jason.

Andrew Massie · Unread post by **Andrew Massie** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:37

dogmelon wrote:Heh, yeah it just died when it arrived at the city, right on queue. Heh.

Yeah, that's EXACTLY what's happened!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 26/11/2006 16:40

Looks like most of the TS action was toward the foot Hills.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:01

Now very dark to the south-west of here

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:03

Well storm cell gone over us now had one rumble of thunder and a quick bucket down of rain with 4.6mm in 7 minutes

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Still NE and clearing skies without that mid layer stuff to the SW now looks to be another one forming too

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Cheers
Jason.

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:19

Rumbles.... Probably slide under Dunedin though. Looks like a front has arrived in Invers too

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:20

Went done to Ashbourton this afernoon didnt see much on way down, coming back toward ChCh drove thru heavy rain and hail, probably up to about 10-12mm hail. Heard abit of thunder and saw a few flashes. Not really any good photo oppourtunites as there was alot of crappy cloud around and it was pouring down.

Although I dont think that is completly finished today, still Tstorms firing down south.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:25

Fujita Phil wrote:Rumbles.... Probably slide under Dunedin though. Looks like a front has arrived in Invers too

Squally change arrived about 5pm but no storms.

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Sun 26/11/2006 17:33

Winds here have been all over the place today. Gusty mild NW early morning changed light cool SW by 8am. Fresh cool NE by early afternoon died and went moderate mild NW for an hour or so mid afternoon, then light SW. Now fresh cool S-SE and some rain. Looked like a huge CB anvil covering the whole of the southern half of the sky as the change moved north, but no thunder heard here yet.

Edit: By 8pm rain had cleared (6mm) and winds have gone back NE!

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 26/11/2006 18:39

Hail now, soft to start with but getting a bit harder and about 7mm at the biggest