Thunderstorms in West 6th to 8th October

[NZstorm]

The front moving up the country over the next couple of days should be thundery in the west given a good moisture inflow coming down from the North Tasman. Thunderstorms should reach Taranaki by tomorrow night and further north Monday with this front.

[David]

Monday is expected to be dry tho? Next lot of rain is due Wednesday up here (well according to metservice anyway).

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Nice bout of thunderstorms due on the West Coast with the front moving up overnight

JohnGaul
NZTS

[dogmelon]

What are the chances like of being able to see lightning on the mountains on the eastern side like you can sometimes see?

[NZstorm]

Monday is expected to be dry tho?

Yes, front will be back over Taranaki/Waitomo Monday. Precip in Auckland by Tuesday. The trough coming in from the Tasman Wednesday does complicate the situation. Somehwere is going to get a real soaking.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

What are the chances like of being able to see lightning on the mountains on the eastern side like you sometimes can see?

About once or twice a year.

JohnGaul
NZTS

[David]

About once or twice a year.

Why at all bother? When it is that far away you have to actually be looking right at it to even notice it - maybe because it brings back fond memories of the thunderstorms Canty used to get?
(Did you not say storms have been decreasing in Canty John?)

[David]

Some models suggest an interesting scenario for next Friday, a low to move down from the northwest over NI with heavy rain. Hopefully.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Some models suggest an interesting scenario for next Friday, a low to move down from the northwest over NI with heavy rain. Hopefully.

ECMWF have got this low more in the South Tasman Sea and moving over the lower SI but will have to wait and see.

JohnGaul
NZTS

[dogmelon]

OK OK, I won't bother watching then. Alright?

[spwill]

Would like to see Graham Henry get struck by Lightning.


Very nice day here dewpoints just starting to rise 12C, temp is 17C.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Very, very windy here overnight, with very strong gusts.

Dis-gusting

JohnGaul
NZTS

[Storm Struck]

Yes woke up at 5am this morning to gale force NWer's and lashing rain on the windows, not the strongest we have had but certainly strong enough.
Cant believe the news this morning, alot of cheating going down i reackon but i say no more .
Cheers
Jason.

[Inny Binny]

The wind woke me up as well at about 5:00, absolutely howling.

[David]

Unfortunately metservice see the main risk of thunderstorms south of Auckland until the end of tomorrow

[borris89]

well while u guys are havn thunderstorms, here in the bay its about 26c at the moment with no clouds at all.

[Wildland]

A bit thundery here at Tawa between 1730 and 1800 complete with gusty winds - the associated squalls dumped 4 mm of rain.
Some good flashes of lightning. Activity seems to have eased now.
Oddly enough its been gloomy most of the day (the cloud must be very thick) and its only late in the day that things are lightening up (no pun intended) with the passage of the thunderstorms.

[RWood]

Active thunder and lightning right overhead for the city - first decent go I've heard here in daylight hours for a while. Bursts of heavy rain. Overcast all day so no picturesque cloud buildups to be viewed! Great contrast to yesterday's very pleasant sunny conditions.

The elements must be doing a show to mark the burial of All Black rugby (died after 1997 in my humble opinion).

Rain getting heavier!

[spwill]

Thunderstorms from Wellington to Darwin this evening.
http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/L_pl ... er_map.jpg

Dewpoints still on the rise here, now up to 14 -15C. Made the 21C here this afternoon feel quite warm.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Nice to hear of thunderstorms in the Wellington region. You don't hear much about weather on this forum from Wellington.
It's a wonder that Trevor McGavin guy dosen't contribute?

JohnGaul
NZTS

[Michael]

We hear usually about the nice days there only

You don't hear much about weather on this forum from Wellington.


JohnGaul
NZTS

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

We hear usually about the nice days there only


JohnGaul
NZTS

[/quote]
Orrrrr, I dunno about that?

JohnGaul
NZTS

[RWood]

Nice to hear of thunderstorms in the Wellington region. You don't hear much about weather on this forum from Wellington.
It's a wonder that Trevor McGavin guy dosen't contribute?

JohnGaul
NZTS

I think Treevor McGavin is too busy. He stopped writing up notable weather events in the Met. Society's newletters - I think Ben does them now.

[RWood]

We hear usually about the nice days there only


JohnGaul
NZTS

Orrrrr, I dunno about that?

JohnGaul
NZTS[/quote]

I usually can't be bothered commenting on poor weather, most of it doesn't interest me.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I think Treevor McGavin is too busy. He stopped writing up notable weather events in the Met. Society's newletters - I think Ben does them now.

It's ashame as he is/would be a worthwhile contributer.

It's raining here now, unexpected. Wind now died out and calm.
Latest radar show rain coming down from the north.
Barometer rising.

JohnGaul
NZTS