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Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 07:00
by NZstorm
Front was fairly weak compared to what was forecast. Still, we got 15mm here which is useful for the garden. Its time to batten down the hatches now for a several days of wintry southerly quarter weather!
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 07:23
by Manukau heads obs
we missed that tail end all together....another 0.5mm only
but i think the coast side of the peninsular would have goten more yesterday
the next tasman front might give us some rain...and back to the SWer....been a nice break from it last few days!
i see kaimai kid got 25mm
(good to see the graph on your web site kaimaikid (but you have lost the summary image?)
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 08:17
by spwill
Most of the heavy stuff passed to our E/NE.
Good to 15mm for the garden, we are on volcanic rock here.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 10:58
by Michael
The SW are back and Rising
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 11:36
by kaimaikid
Still mainly nor-westers here, dewpoint is 18° and hopefully them sou-westers kick in here mid to late afternoon to give things time to really warm up as the current temp is only 20° but has been higher...
bring on the thunder
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 13:59
by borris89
rain just passed thru havelock north with some thunder and very heavy rain.
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 14:17
by Achten
No thunder at my place, but very heavy rain 2mm per minute rate. What total did you get at Havelock James?
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 14:40
by borris89
i do have some photo's but they are on my phone and i have no idea how to get them onto my computer. it was cool to watch the 'wall of rain' move across the plains
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 15:45
by jrj
My rain gauge no longer in operation, but we had a decent heavy shower (12mm in Hastings) and I had to make a rapid gutter-clearing dash up the ladder!
Posted: Wed 20/12/2006 17:56
by kaimaikid
Hate to say it but another dissapointing day
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 09:44
by jrj
If you are on Telecom 027, set up an on-line gallery on the PC, then download photos from the phone. They can then be easily accessed to your PC files.
(You may have to be with Xtra)
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 13:07
by Willoughby
Some heavy showers from Taranaki to Cape Farewell at the moment, poor day time heating probably wont lead to much over the upper north.
Some cold nights on the way.. should drop to 5C tonight!!
Few mornings of frost look set for Waiouru.
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 13:53
by Manukau heads obs
just having some hail here now...very small stuff....
...14.0°C now, 1:50pm...and its summer...?
big beefy cb's showing up to my SW now
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 14:09
by dija
miserable day here in Turakina... Been trying to do 40 metres of fencing (atleast its light rain and no wind) but a tad chilly at 12 °C. decided to come inside to have a hot drink and now cant be buggered going back out..
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 14:25
by Manukau heads obs
we have SW winds gusting to 35knots here today
its spring again!
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 17:47
by Manukau heads obs
some pictures from at coast this afternoon
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 18:41
by kaimaikid
Still some pretty big Cu's forming over the Kaimais...
Crawled over the Kaimais around 2ish this arvo, felt like it was only around 8° - 10° up there at the time, we had an edge of a very heavy squall come through the mount around 4ish, man did it pelt down but no sign of any electrical activity around Tauranga though...
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 18:44
by spwill
poor day time heating probably wont lead to much over the upper north.
Fresh to strong Westerlies reduced heating and convection, any heavy showers were short lived.
Did a drive down to the Bombay hills mid afternoon, drove through 3 hail showers. Cb cloud in the photo below produced hail up to 1cm size, around 2pm.
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 18:49
by Manukau heads obs
nice spwill....yes, the best of the showers went south of the bombays....
there was some good ones out to sea, but they kept on weakening as they approached the auckland area
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 18:57
by Manukau heads obs
my sister just phoned , heavy hail shower, just SW of whakatane...white on the ground...
it shows up well on the sat map
and right in the area of the met services greatest risk...again, well done met service
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 19:44
by Storm Struck
Nice footage tonight on TV one weather of lightning caught on camera in Wellington last night by a young boy perhaps a fellow storm chaser
.
Did you see or hear anything last night Rwood?.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 20:32
by kaimaikid
Just shot this looking due south rom my driveway...
Posted: Thu 21/12/2006 22:37
by RWood
Jasestrm wrote:Nice footage tonight on TV one weather of lightning caught on camera in Wellington last night by a young boy perhaps a fellow storm chaser
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Did you see or hear anything last night Rwood?.
Cheers
Jason.
No - either I was distracted, or asleep...
Posted: Fri 22/12/2006 16:52
by kaimaikid
Again things are looking hopeful tomorrow afternoon for more thunder in the Bop region - fingers crossed...
anyone up for a chase if it goes off?
Posted: Sat 23/12/2006 08:38
by Manukau heads obs
from out of nowwhere there is a nice little squall line/font moving over us now...from the WSW...heading towards the big smoke...
now only 11.9°C at 9am, after that shower....looks like winter is setting in