Settled Weather Coming Up ??
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Settled Weather Coming Up ??
Looks like it is going to be fine here in Canterbury for ever, well for the coming week
Never seen such an elongated spell of fine, settled weather, forecasted, especially for September?
How awful for us weather enthusiasts
I hope the forecasters are wrong
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Re: Terrible Weather Coming Up
Isn't it dreadful when it doesn't rain and everything dries up?NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I hope the forecasters are wrong
On another note, yes it does seem no rain will fall in the Canterbury area within the next week. Hoping that the rain with heavy falls forecast at this stage for Thursday will actually eventuate, unlike the last dud system which sprinkled out a miserable 2mm here.
At least it will be fine down there, up here recently most rainless days have been quite cloudy with the odd exception.
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Re: Terrible Weather Coming Up
You've had plenty of dry Septembers in the past - here's a few of the driest ones in fairly recent times (ChCh Gardens readings):NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Looks like it is going to be fine here in Canterbury for ever, well for the coming week
Never seen such an elongated spell of fine, settled weather, forecasted, especially for September?
How awful for us weather enthusiasts
I hope the forecasters are wrong
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2006 7mm
2001 12mm
1997 11mm
1988 6mm
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Re: Terrible Weather Coming Up
And I call a monthly total of 50mm dry...RWood wrote:You've had plenty of dry Septembers in the past - here's a few of the driest ones in fairly recent times (ChCh Gardens readings):
2006 7mm
2001 12mm
1997 11mm
1988 6mm
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Re: Terrible Weather Coming Up
We will get a big thunderstorm with rain enough to make up a whole month lol
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Fond memories...haven't had a really big thunderstorm here for quite a while (2 years?) Must be due for one sometime...tornadoman18 wrote:We will get a big thunderstorm with rain enough to make up a whole month
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up
I see ECMWF wants to bring back winter next week.
Too long range to be very reliable though.
Too long range to be very reliable though.
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up
Yeah, noticed that today also spwill ,thay are not the only models predicting a cool phase at the end of the week Dare we think the possibility of snow
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up
Should be a good chance for thunderstorms if it agree's up until the crunch .
In the meantime days like today are much appreciated with blue dome skies and 17C, perhaps a different story in the next few days with some anticyclonic morning and night low cloud or fog.
Bit of heat convective CU went up inland over the plains today a happy reminder .
Cheers
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In the meantime days like today are much appreciated with blue dome skies and 17C, perhaps a different story in the next few days with some anticyclonic morning and night low cloud or fog.
Bit of heat convective CU went up inland over the plains today a happy reminder .
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up
forget about snow, always in my opinion and esp this winter thats been and gone people are bringing up these events when they have so far to go, and when its crunch time, BANG! nothing happens!Karshvardidgâh wrote:Yeah, noticed that today also spwill ,thay are not the only models predicting a cool phase at the end of the week Dare we think the possibility of snow
And then people have been disappointed, its happened time and time again during the winter months.
I would agree with Jase on it, that most of the time you see some cold change coming Thunderstorms will be more the reality now and is on the cards.
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Re: Terrible Weather Coming Up
RWood wrote: You've had plenty of dry Septembers in the past - here's a few of the driest ones in fairly recent times (ChCh Gardens readings):
2006 7mm
2001 12mm
1997 11mm
1988 6mm
You are right there, Rupert, just looking back through my weather diaries
Nothing much either in rainfalls totals, well some 100mm totals but nothing substantial.
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
Some good CAPE values for Wednesday,looking like their going to have a good time top of the North,quite a interesting end to the week with the lows, will be quite interesting to see what happens. Get your Cameras on charge folks
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And LI values look a bit promising...Karshvardidgâh wrote:Some good CAPE values for Wednesday,looking like their going to have a good time top of the North
And isn't it great I'll be on holidays and so will actually be here to watch and monitor any interesting weatherKarshvardidgâh wrote:Get your Cameras on charge folks
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
Well since I started this thread, it has been mostly cloudy and drizzly on the odd ocaasion, nothing really sunny and fine for the week as origionally forecasted.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Looks like it is going to be fine here in Canterbury for ever, well for the coming week
Never seen such an elongated spell of fine, settled weather, forecasted, especially for September?
How awful for us weather enthusiasts
I hope the forecasters are wrong
JohnGaul
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What I origionally meant the weather being terrible, I was refering to the lask of active cold fronts, whatever, to make the weather interesting for spring, when it could be more exciting, rather than stagnant systems moving over the country
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You just live in the wrong place, John - most days have been sunny for 4-6 hours here in Amberley!NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Well since I started this thread, it has been mostly cloudy and drizzly on the odd ocaasion, nothing really sunny and fine for the week as origionally forecasted.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Looks like it is going to be fine here in Canterbury for ever, well for the coming week
Never seen such an elongated spell of fine, settled weather, forecasted, especially for September?
How awful for us weather enthusiasts
I hope the forecasters are wrong
JohnGaul
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What I origionally meant the weather being terrible, I was refering to the lask of active cold fronts, whatever, to make the weather interesting for spring, when it could be more exciting, rather than stagnant systems moving over the country
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
Dont need to, I just enjoy it!RWood wrote:Prove it TonyT - measure it!
Seriously, though, these last few days have been good examples of how Banks Peninsula funnels the NE flow onto the coast from about Waikuku Beach southwards to Christchurch, keep the city and surrounds mostly cloudy, yet elsewhere in Canterbury the low cloud breaks in the middle of the day with appreciable sunshine.
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Lovely day here with faint breezes.TonyT wrote:Dont need to, I just enjoy it!RWood wrote:Prove it TonyT - measure it!
Seriously, though, these last few days have been good examples of how Banks Peninsula funnels the NE flow onto the coast from about Waikuku Beach southwards to Christchurch, keep the city and surrounds mostly cloudy, yet elsewhere in Canterbury the low cloud breaks in the middle of the day with appreciable sunshine.
I've seen plenty of examples of NE/E cloud swamping most if not all of "lowland" Canterbury, at least from Ch'ch south, particularly in the south (eg Timaru, Waimate). Are you referring to a more situation-specific type of northeasterly?
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
The peninsula also creates a clearer patch in its lee near Lake Ellesmere during northeasterlies - I've seen it many times. (the cloud cover returns by the time I reach Chch)Seriously, though, these last few days have been good examples of how Banks Peninsula funnels the NE flow onto the coast from about Waikuku Beach southwards to Christchurch, keep the city and surrounds mostly cloudy, yet elsewhere in Canterbury the low cloud breaks in the middle of the day with appreciable sunshine.
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I refer this to the "NE Kink", Ben and Tonytich wrote:
The peninsula also creates a clearer patch in its lee near Lake Ellesmere during northeasterlies - I've seen it many times. (the cloud cover returns by the time I reach Chch)
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
Looking pretty settled here this morning, despite the forecast for wet weather on the way.
For some reason it seems the birds wouldn't let me sleep in a bit longer this morning, first a kingfisher chirping its head off, and this was followed by about four circling seagulls/mollyhawks trying to make a racket as well.
Oh well it least it is nice outside at the moment.
For some reason it seems the birds wouldn't let me sleep in a bit longer this morning, first a kingfisher chirping its head off, and this was followed by about four circling seagulls/mollyhawks trying to make a racket as well.
Oh well it least it is nice outside at the moment.
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
You'll get settled weather up there in Auckland late next week/WE as an anticyclone to the east of the country really ridges in thereDavid wrote:Looking pretty settled here this morning, despite the forecast for wet weather on the way.
For some reason it seems the birds wouldn't let me sleep in a bit longer this morning, first a kingfisher chirping its head off, and this was followed by about four circling seagulls/mollyhawks trying to make a racket as well.
Oh well it least it is nice outside at the moment.
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Re: Settled Weather Coming Up ??
The recent cold snap brought our sunshine figures to about average at least