Anticyclones Coming Up

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 28/02/2004 19:18

Even tho' I hate them, except for conditions leading to thunderstorm development, I think after this weather episode with Ivy, etc, the weather will get gradually boring as I have noticed the anticyclones are starting to get stronger as they track east.
Well we are moving into a 'labelled' autumn season

Not looking forward to the months ahead

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 28/02/2004 21:08

We can only hope so We have been robbed of most of summer

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 28/02/2004 21:20

Michael wrote:...We have been robbed of most of summer

Summer was actually pretty darn good down here. Lots of long fine spells, and the rain we did get was much-needed.

CbFan · Unread post by **CbFan** » Sun 29/02/2004 09:49

I agree, almost three months without rain is summery enough for me.

The run of 30-odd degree temps didn't help either

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Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 29/02/2004 11:20

Looks an early winter to me(Summer ended at the end of January here)

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 29/02/2004 17:13

Michael wrote:Looks an early winter to me(Summer ended at the end of January here)

Yes, well that's what they have been saying in these parts.
Actually I prefer a cold winter rather than a mild one.
I'd rather be sitting around a fire on a cold night, or lying in a hot bath hearing the wintry hail showers on the roof, rather than having it about 10oC and cloudy outside or an Auckland winter

Calm smoggy nights can be a bit of a bummer tho

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 29/02/2004 20:31

Even though I reckon for more anticyclones to pass over, it dosen't look good at the moment for the North Island again late next WE and early next week as a deepening low moves SE towards the South Island from the Coral SEA

Alot of North Islanders will be thinking ... when is it going to end?

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 29/02/2004 22:00

NEVER

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Alot of North Islanders will be thinking ... when is it going to end?

JohnGaul
NZTS

Ratrover · Unread post by **Ratrover** » Mon 01/03/2004 16:32

Youse are more accurate than weather people on tv. Who can tell me about the weather on Sat 6th??

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 01/03/2004 17:06

Whangarei weather looks okay this Saturday but a cloudy North Easterly developing.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 01/03/2004 18:31

After a cool southery (quite cold in the south - freezing level should drop to 1200 metres) predicted for the next few days, it looks like a settled spell for quite a few days. Finally,

there are no warnings in MetService's Severe Weather Outlook. The only signs of any future change are provided by the ultra long-range UNISYS model, which suggests a low (not a TC - only deepening after leaving southeast Queensland coast) crossing central NZ in about a week's time. But a week is a really long time as far as forecasts are concerned.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 01/03/2004 18:59

Would be great to have the unusual weather here like a big anticyclone and clear blue skies(pretty rare these days)

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 02/03/2004 16:08

Michael wrote:Would be great to have the unusual weather here like a big anticyclone and clear blue skies(pretty rare these days)

Yeah, an anticyclone of about 1030 hPa is the only way to do that for Auckland for nice sunny weather

Here in ChCh we can have a nice sunny blue-dome day at 966 hPa !!

JohnGaul
NZTS

Ratrover · Unread post by **Ratrover** » Tue 02/03/2004 16:20

Sounds good so far - altho they say we are in for showers and thunder tonight in the north?? All sat pics look good to me - however im a newby obviously! Really worried about Sat as i have bout 16m3 of concrete to lay on a hill - no way will the trucks be able to slide up hill if even one more rain drop falls!! Cant put off any longer as expecting rain to start about now and finish in October like last year.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 02/03/2004 16:43

Ratrover wrote:Sounds good so far - altho they say we are in for showers and thunder tonight in the north?? All sat pics look good to me - however im a newby obviously! Really worried about Sat as i have bout 16m3 of concrete to lay on a hill - no way will the trucks be able to slide up hill if even one more rain drop falls!! Cant put off any longer as expecting rain to start about now and finish in October like last year.

I say you will be OK for Saturday. This oncoming anticyclone seems to be the biggest one for a while with central millibar pressure set to exceed the 1030hPa mark. You should be pleased about this one, Michael ?????

JohnGaul
NZTS

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 02/03/2004 17:30

I heard Spherics (sp?) on the radio early this morning - that must mean thunder, though probably far away, as weather in Chch this morning didn't seem very thundery. But raining on and off today - breaks in the cloud at times this afternoon, but no let up in the showers. Cold fresh southerly giving a wintry feeling to the day. Must be some fresh white stuff on the mountains.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 02/03/2004 19:21

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:
Ratrover wrote: I say you will be OK for Saturday. This oncoming anticyclone seems to be the biggest one for a while with central millibar pressure set to exceed the 1030hPa mark. You should be pleased about this one, Michael ?????

As long as it doesnt take that northward movement as it moves across giving us SW

JohnGaul
NZTS

Ratrover · Unread post by **Ratrover** » Wed 03/03/2004 07:55

I see the big high, getting excited - well at least for one week, Its drizling here right now - hoping thatll p-off and some nice dry nor westers kick in.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 03/03/2004 16:24

nice and sunny here all day today although the southerly is near gale force

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 03/03/2004 17:36

Finally started to clear in Chch in the last hour - just a few shower clouds in the distance now. But the showers were pretty frequent prior to that, with a briefly heavy one early in the morning. All liquid precipitation though, but could've easily have been small hail elesewhere in the area. Still a fresh, wintry southerly blowing. Cold tonight if it clears and the wind dies down - light frosts forecast for inland.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Wed 03/03/2004 19:52

Cracker day here blue skies and no wind

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 03/03/2004 21:40

Andy wrote:Cracker day here blue skies and no wind

Should be a cool night unfortuately.

Good MUshroon weather

Had some hudge mushrooms last night from my wife's horse paddock
MUSHROOM STEAKS !
YUM YUM

JohnGaul
NZTS

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 04/03/2004 00:40

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Good MUshroon weather

Had some hudge mushrooms last night from my wife's horse paddock
MUSHROOM STEAKS !
YUM YUM

JohnGaul
NZTS

Part of Gary's dinner (before cooking...) last night.

wxgirl · Unread post by **wxgirl** » Thu 04/03/2004 08:06

The sky is bluer ... the mushrooms are bigger ... and a SW gale is one of those subjects talked about at the pub by the old timers "i remember we had a SW wind once that blew to a whole 15 knots ... blew that little leprauchaun right off his two headed dragon" ....

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 04/03/2004 22:27

wxgirl wrote:The sky is bluer ... the mushrooms are bigger ... and a SW gale is one of those subjects talked about at the pub by the old timers "i remember we had a SW wind once that blew to a whole 15 knots ... blew that little leprauchaun right off his two headed dragon" ....

NOW you're getting it!

If it stops raining after a week, the weather is said to be "changeable" down here. I tell people that old Auckland joke about how, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes", but they don't get it.