Low to cross North Island Monday

Manukau heads obs · Mon 27/08/2007 13:11

yes, amazing jump in the temperature to 16oC from what it was!

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 13:19

Started drizzling again, wind sure is picking up here, gusting 45kph.
Its been up to 18.4Â°C here now

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Mon 27/08/2007 13:22

I donâ€™t know about you guys, but its been getting darker and darker here for over an hour now

Manukau heads obs · Mon 27/08/2007 13:38

baro dropping like a rock!

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 18:16

Auckland storm tracker shows some lightning strikes off the west coast of Northland right now.

TokWW · Unread post by **TokWW** » Mon 27/08/2007 18:24

Steady rain here in the Waikato now - 45mm/hr rate, barometer flattened some after dropping all afternoon = 1006.5hPa, 11.3 deg slowly falling. Oh bummer - virus scan just decided to start and Movie maker and then WD crashed... hmmmm, must upgrade this door stop one day...

just as well I was here... duh - perghaps I did it??

Manukau heads obs · Mon 27/08/2007 18:31

virus scanners are big cpu and HD users
if you have a router and you follow safe email practices then i think virus scanners are not needed (my personal opinion))
yes, strikes off Northland have been occuring

rain radar does show shower lines to the west of the Waipoa forest area
amazing you are getting heavy rain in the sth waikato...only misty drizzle here!
but the sat image shows the front has re fired as it moved south

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 20:09

http://www.mangawhaiweather.co.nz
Looks like a heavy shower at Mangawhai Heads, 20mm since 6pm
Hopefully we'll get some heavy falls tonight as mentioned on TV3 weather

Update:
see the 8pm rain radar, likes like intensifying band of heavy showers moving towards Auckland, same heavy shower as mentioned above.
More lightning strikes showing up on the storm tracker as the rain moves south!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 27/08/2007 20:36

Yes, a few Thunderstorms this evening over southern parts of Northland with a heavy shower area which is drifting south.
Dewpoints here are 14C so moist air for August.

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Mon 27/08/2007 21:32

Yes, I am expecting some very heavy showers tonight as we experience a clash between the very warm nor-east air mass above us and the cooler south-west change on its way

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 21:37

Although the lightning activity off the west coast of Northland had died down the 9pm rain radar shows an area of heavy rain to move onto Auckland, looks more like east Auckland rather than the west

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 27/08/2007 21:46

Nice to see convectively-induced showers again.

Yes spwill, those dewpoints are great! 15C all the way from Cape Reinga to Auckland! CAPE values are even rising up above 800j/Kg at the centre of the trough north of NZ.

12mm here today.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 21:53

steady light rain developed here is very slowly becoming heavier - almost moderate rain now

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Mon 27/08/2007 22:04

Sat image shows the convergance zone well...

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 27/08/2007 22:27

The rain radar loop shows it to be moving quite slowly - maybe some moderate totals over parts of Auckland overnight (10mm+)?
Rain heavier here now.

What is supposed to happen with the disturbance west of Northland out in the Tasman?

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Mon 27/08/2007 22:53

Sporadic lightning over northland now.

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 28/08/2007 07:10

Strange... the edge of rain moved over here last night but then swerved away

total overnight 6mm
Southwest gusty right now 12C

TokWW · Unread post by **TokWW** » Tue 28/08/2007 09:39

Similar here - winds about 12km/hr, 12ÂºC, 18mm overnight to about 8:30am, full overcast, mild - 90% rH.

The lunar eclipse is not looking too good for tonight...

while the winds stay in this direction and the Low is slow moving - well perhaps the southerlies will come and clear the skies as the High approaches...

May be on yet... :dontknow: But then maybe a pessimist exists - the high humidity we have at the moment and the look of clouds in the Tasman on the Sat pics, not likely at the moment...

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Tue 28/08/2007 15:55

Overcast this am, sunny afternoon, virtually no rain. Already 152 hrs of sun to yesterday. Hope the cloud doesn't return this evening!

Manukau heads obs · Tue 28/08/2007 20:06

a windy day here today, gusts over 40 kts off and on (43 kts max)

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 28/08/2007 20:08

Nice to have the raring southwester back at last.

Max gust was 36 knots just before midday.

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 28/08/2007 20:08

7pm conditions at airport
Rain shower
Wind from the WSW (250 degrees) at 40 MPH (35 KT) gusting to 58 MPH (50 KT)
(WSW 64km/h gusting 93km/h)

Must have been a local squall

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 29/08/2007 11:41

RWood wrote,

Already 152 hrs of sun to yesterday

Is that about a third more sunshine than normal for Wellington.

I think August for Auckland will be about average though the weather over the past 10 days has been cool and very cloudy. Street cherry blossom out here now.
Looks to be a Weather pattern change for next week.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 29/08/2007 11:44

Once the southwest winds ease off and change direction next week hopefully will start seeing some spring like temps

high of 18.4C couple days ago was quite nice

Cameo1 · Unread post by **Cameo1** » Wed 29/08/2007 14:45

spwill wrote:RWood wrote,
Already 152 hrs of sun to yesterday
Is that about a third more sunshine than normal for Wellington.

I think August for Auckland will be about average though the weather over the past 10 days has been cool and very cloudy. Street cherry blossom out here now.
Looks to be a Weather pattern change for next week.

What will this new weather pattern bring?

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