A Bigga Trough's' a'Comin' and a Goin'

Manukau heads obs · Thu 15/10/2009 10:35

alot of rain coming through at the moment here
another 5mm on top of the 17mm to 9am
update, now 10mm since 9am

David · Unread post by **David** » Thu 15/10/2009 10:47

15mm of rain in the last 2.5 hours here, although it is becoming more intermittent now

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Thu 15/10/2009 11:15

Total blackout your way by the looks of it Brian.. when Glenbrook disappears from view I know we are in for it.

CHCH Weather Chaser · Thu 15/10/2009 11:22

We have reached 22 here now. Still bearly a breath of wind. Best day of October to date

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 15/10/2009 12:25

Worth watching the front out to our west on the satellite. Hopefully we will see fresh anvil blow ups on it.

Manukau heads obs · Thu 15/10/2009 12:28

windspeed slowly increasing here again...signs that the next front is getting closer
picking up strikes way to my NW...
sat animation shows the cell blow ups on the approaching front are weakening if anything...me reckons...

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 15/10/2009 12:36

MS have a severe thuderstorm watch out for auckland northwards... hmmm unless the skies clear i cant really see them happening. unless there is stronger cooling aloft that has been forecast that wasnt yesterday.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Thu 15/10/2009 14:21

jamie.h wrote:MS have a severe thuderstorm watch out for auckland northwards... hmmm unless the skies clear i cant really see them happening. unless there is stronger cooling aloft that has been forecast that wasnt yesterday.

I can see why they have.....
The Front is shifting down the NI and guess whats coming with it...

Manukau heads obs · Thu 15/10/2009 14:23

humm ,yes...
http://www.metservice.co.nz/public/weat ... watch.html

well, there is a second front brewing up now behind the first front...and that will be the one to watch alright

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 15/10/2009 14:47

More rain arriving here now, 16C dewpoint.
Looks very active to the NW of Northland currently on that second line, top of Northland looks to be in the firing line.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Thu 15/10/2009 14:51

agreed, im not so sure we will see much in auckland at this stage. hopefully we have developments further south.

good test of the gisbourne radar today - http://www.metservice.co.nz/public/maps ... 8-hrs.html

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 15/10/2009 15:45

Again abit of CU has developed inland this afternoon also a few puffs over the port hills, clouds are now spilling eastwards.
Maybe an isolated shower from it as the NE here is quite fresh around 30kmh.
That warm front looks beafyish just entering Marlborough now i would say, might be some good falls of rain overnight.
Up to 23C before the NE picked up and now 20C currently.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 15/10/2009 16:13

I agree that it doesn't look interesting for Auckland at the moment. The front seems to lack the punch on the satellite
Upper Northland looks more in the firing line according to lightning tracker.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 15/10/2009 16:27

Thunderstorm near kaitaia moving SE, perhaps the top half of Northland in the firing line currently

Manukau heads obs · Thu 15/10/2009 16:47

wind gone northerly here now
so it could still swing down onto the auckland area

update: unstable looking sky here now

DT-NZ · Unread post by **DT-NZ** » Thu 15/10/2009 17:47

spwill wrote:Thunderstorm near kaitaia moving SE, perhaps the top half of Northland in the firing line currently

No, nothing happened watched the line coming in and all we got was a heavy dumping of rain - then it gracefully rolled in overtop passing over moving SE.

Needless to say I was very abit disappointed that I heard no rumbles, no lightning, not a flash or strike... nada, nil... zilch... so for now, rain, rain... just go away... the tanks are topped and truly overflowing - take care.

edit reasons: correcting typo's and all that jazz...

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Thu 15/10/2009 18:07

Man that 1st cold front died of all lightning activity very quickly.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 15/10/2009 18:23

A few isolated showers about inland south canterbury this evening, the CU further inland from before here has now died off.
If there's good daytime heating tomorrow afternoon once the rain clears, there might be a thunderstorm chance but low at this stage.
Edit that, Karen just said there were some isolated thunderstorms about the Canterbury Foothills this afternoon interesting indeed

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CbFan · Unread post by **CbFan** » Thu 15/10/2009 18:24

Finally something to drag me out of lurk mode

Just back in from picking up the pieces - Monster microburst came through NW Kerikeri at about 17:45. Winds peaked at 138km/Hr. $\:D/$

Looking very brooding over to the west, could be a fun evening.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 15/10/2009 18:31

Jasestorm wrote: Karen just said there were some isolated thunderstorms about the Canterbury Foothills this afternoon interesting indeed .

Where?

JohnGaul
NZThS

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Thu 15/10/2009 18:39

I dont know she just said on one news weather update about the Canterbury Foothills, i am assuming south Canterbury foothills going by this satelitte here taken at 3pm.
http://satellite.landcareresearch.co.nz ... d15109.jpg

Manukau heads obs · Thu 15/10/2009 18:57

there is someone I have not heard from for a while, Cbfan

sounds like a good squall came through your area!
looks like a nice bow echo on the rain radar moved across northland
the auckland area is going to miss out on this line

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 15/10/2009 18:59

i am assuming south Canterbury foothills going by this satelitte here taken at 3pm.

1 strike showing up mid Canterbury foothills.

not a flash or strike... nada, nil... zilch...

The shower line that crossed Northland looked quite active on the radar, good to have those reports from Northland

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 15/10/2009 19:03

Hi Cbfan and thanks for report. A 138km/h gust from convection is something!

Looking forward to a dry day in Auckland tomorrow before the instability rolls in again Saturday.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 15/10/2009 19:25

spwill wrote:
i am assuming south Canterbury foothills going by this satelitte here taken at 3pm.
1 strike showing up mid Canterbury foothills.

Looking interesting towards 'Thunderstorm Corner' with some cloud wind shear forms, at the moment but sadly ,it's getting late in the day.

JohnGaul
NZThS

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