Wet weather starting 9th February

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Thu 12/02/2009 19:51

phew, big gusts here now... blinds are taking a beating, but i cant close the windows

starting to spit too, come onnn heavy rain! could really use it now.

Shepherds Valley WX · Thu 12/02/2009 19:58

My station in Upper Hutt has recorded a all time record (3 years of records) today of 50.9mm since 9am this morning. Still raining here steadily. Manual guage(s) also confirm the amount. Been an excellent rain bearing system for the region. Southerly change came through and was captured really well by my station with a marked 3-4C temp drop.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 12/02/2009 20:09

Moderate rain here now. Temp still on 25C but I'm sure it won't be for too much longer.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Thu 12/02/2009 20:48

Good rain now,Cooler breeze in house.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 12/02/2009 21:13

Temp has dropped to 23C but dp has risen to 22C.

David · Unread post by **David** » Thu 12/02/2009 21:44

Finally just got internet back after a 2 hour crash.

Only patchy rain here with a pathetic 3mm so far. Very warm outside - 23.5C and 90% humidity - could have been the warmest night of them all yet if the SW change wasn't expected tomorrow.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Thu 12/02/2009 22:34

Um....there is supposed to be rain?

Had to water the garden this evening......sigh.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Fri 13/02/2009 06:34

Had 0.2mm of rain rain since midnight.
SW breeze has come through and with it the DP has nicely dropped to 16Â°C from the muggy 23Â°C.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 13/02/2009 06:52

a usefull 16mm here in total
and the humid weather has been blown away
surprising there was not more rain considering the high DP
oh well next time...maybe another week to wait...

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 13/02/2009 08:10

A solid 30mm backed up by 30mm in the manual gauge.

David · Unread post by **David** » Fri 13/02/2009 08:56

Just 7.5mm here.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 14/02/2009 08:28

Constant light rain this morning, looks like an easterly surge type cold front. This front is modeled to drift only very slowly north today and it stalls over the top of the North Island and heads back this way as a warm front on Monday.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sat 14/02/2009 08:36

We might be in for a chilly day with the cloud cover and shower development over cool air slow to clear, only 15C currently. Warm and humid again from early next week.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 14/02/2009 08:53

cold and wet thismorning but i see there is a moderate risk of thunderstorms to the west of here due to a cold pool. Unless this cloud and showers clear i cant see much heating going on.

David · Unread post by **David** » Sun 15/02/2009 20:56

Haven't started a new topic on this, because the models are a bit inconsistent with the dates, but could be a subtropical low affecting the NI later in the week/early weekend. Metservice have a moderate confidence of heavy rainfall in areas north of a line from Taranaki through Taupo and along the ranges inland from the Gisborne area.

This forecast shows exactly what we need (and want!):

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 16/02/2009 07:42

Yes, GFS output is for a wet end to the week (Fri/Sat) over northern regions. Looks like an active front in the mix and dewpoints rising above 20C. Brief heavy falls/thunderstorms, particularly in the BOP. Not a forecast, just model output at this stage.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 16/02/2009 19:08

I don't like low pressure systems coming in from the west that have no cooler upper air. This system could be a fizzer for northern areas. Having said that the gfs indicates a good amount of rain from Thursday to Friday(40mm for Auckland) with quite a high surface dps (20C) giving a low thundery risk for Friday/Saturday.

The South Island looks a different story with quite a deep low crossing and good upper level support. Possibly a lot of rain on the way for somewhere down there, likely Otago/Southland on latest gfs run.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 16/02/2009 20:40

ended up with 1.9mm from outbreaks of rain here this afternoon...(I was not expecting that much)

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 16/02/2009 20:50

Some very light showers here and overcaste but a warmer day, max 23C and rather humid, 17C dewpoints by late day.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Mon 16/02/2009 20:50

I noticed that MHO, No Rain here just overcast..

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