Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Very windy and raining lots here as well.
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Temp Now 6.7C,R.H.87%,Still getting strong gusts >30kph from Southerly direction.Baro rising to 981mb.rain.
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Yeah raining now here aswel, SW wind is blowing out there to.
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Temprature now 6.0C and seems to be steady,R.H.93% and still rising,getting strong gusts at times ,Baro still rising.
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Karshvardidgâh wrote:Temprature now 6.0C and seems to be steady,R.H.93% and still rising,getting strong gusts at times ,Baro still rising.
What's all this got to do with the topic? which was for thunderstorms in the north island?

Looking like we'll only just have a couple of showers in Auckland tonight and strong winds - probably near zero chance of thunder.
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Don't be so Auckland centric David...much of the country had thunder in the sights today
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were does it say North island in the topic ;)
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Oops :oops:
Well it originally said North Island but it must have been changed to suit the thundery weather up and down the country.
And I am not being "Auckland-centric" - its just theres only a bit of rain down there and no thunder - as usual ;)
Just mentioned weather up here to keep on topic but thats all.
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Squally thunderstorm just through here and the temp has dropped to a cool 8.8C. :)
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Foggy wrote:Squally thunderstorm just through here
Where are you getting your lightning strike data from????
Auckland tracker shows no lightning down over Hamilton.
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Well it would have been silly to make another post for South Island thunderstorms ;) which is why we all share.
Winds up to near gale force here around 50-60kmh and moderate falls of rain, Temperature 7C and dropping.
Still looks very changable on the horizon ahead so every chance counts as we dig deeper into October.
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I just thought it was all part of the same system, sort of :? sorry :oops: ,well it's now 5.0C here and falling slowly,and the highest gust so far has been 38.9kph @21:46 SE,It's still raining,and baro is still rising and at 982mb,R.H. 91% :)
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David wrote: Where are you getting your lightning strike data from????
My ears and eyes. :shock:
David wrote:Auckland tracker shows no lightning down over Hamilton.
I've said it before that Ricky's boltek doesn't do very well getting the sferic distances correct down into the Waikato; I should have mine back running again properly soon. Ricky also has his squelch set to 2.

Oh, and Click here with lightning ticked and you'll see a few strikes recorded over the Waikato.
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Just come back in from Morris Dancing practice, (thanks to the TV3 slot on thursday we managed to get somepeople tome along)
Lots of tree/blossom rubbish on the roads.
Anyway a big gust of the SW about a quarter to 10 tonight just about lifting "The Little House on the Prairie" off it's foundations :shock:
Coming onto rain from then on with an associated as usual, temperature drop.
No thunder, or lightning flash :( :( well I lost interest this afternoon when the sky looked so unproductive. :( :cry:
Still very windy from the SW, because of the low
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Paul Mallinson wrote:
Well, it looks like thunderstorms in Cny are a miss today. That's the way it is in this game. You don't always get it right as many of you know.

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You did well Paul, this time for other parts of the country, but for Canterbury, I'm sorry no T-shirt for you this time [-X

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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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What a wild night in Auckland - I'll take you through a tour:
2am - thunder and lightning to the north
3.30am - torrential downpour and very strong winds
5.30am - heavy shower with hail
6.50am - thunder loud with an almighty flash of light!
And its cold as well, only 8C with the gusty winds.
And yes I know this because I woke up every time from rain pounding my windows and so I am quite tired as a result.

Looks like we may have some more nasty stuff to get through today by the looks of the satellite loop. 8-[
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Having snow in Gore at the moment quite heavy too just starting to settle.
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tidd66 wrote:Having snow in Gore at the moment quite heavy too just starting to settle.
Can you take a photo of it for us to see? :)
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Camera broken will have to draw a picture thin layer on the ground but will probably stop soon.
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Was looking good for snow to low levels this am so good to see a report of it happening down there.

Got woken by heavy rain and thunder around 1.30am this morning. 7mm overnight.
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Thinking it had been quite a thunderous year up here, I looked back through this year's stats - we've already had 16 days with thunder heard this year, and 35 days this year with rainfall totals of at least 10mm.
Wind is picking up here again now - and the ground is now saturated with another 8mm overnight.
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"You did well Paul, this time for other parts of the country, but for Canterbury, I'm sorry no T-shirt for you this time

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Well I'm just going to have to work harder for you Cantabs. That T-shirt is the ultimate goal!

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paul mallinson wrote:Well I'm just going to have to work harder for you Cantabs. That T-shirt is the ultimate goal!

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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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The Canterbury Thunderstorms went north with the Ranfurly Shield :D ;)

Woken twise last night by our stormy weather.
Some deep shower cloud with very cold air to the SE of NZ, not seen much of this this year. Good to hear it's snowing in Gore.
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Re: Thunderstorms 1st-3rd October

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Heavy hail storm at the moment in the Christchurch CBD now :shock:
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