General March Weather

[NZstorm]

Looks a nice cold unstable system mid week for the South Island and west of North Island. A bit early for details but looks like thunder/hail in the west and south and possibly east.

GFS 500mb temps for Wednesday pm

[Manukau heads obs]

looking forward to some action weather and some rain !
lots of people around here on roof water are desparate

[Nev]

Yep, same here Brian. Had to get the tanker in today, which is a first for us. Not even 1mm so far this month, 8.5mm last month and 45mm in Jan.

[David]

Yep, same here Brian. Had to get the tanker in today, which is a first for us. Not even 1mm so far this month, 8.5mm last month and 45mm in Jan.

That's terrible Nev, less than 10mm in 1 and 2/3 months! Crazy low figures for this part of the country....and so persistent too

[Michael]

The westerly belt is pushing forward each passing week,convection will eventually take over eventually into winter unless something from the north comes down,is unusual as now cyclogenis should have started in the tasman.

[Nev]

Yep, same here Brian. Had to get the tanker in today, which is a first for us. Not even 1mm so far this month, 8.5mm last month and 45mm in Jan.

That's terrible Nev, less than 10mm in 1 and 2/3 months! Crazy low figures for this part of the country....and so persistent too

Oops sorry, forgot about the 3mm we got in early March, so 3.9mm for this month, or just 12.4mm over the last 7 weeks.

[Manukau heads obs]

sign to go on the toilet to save water
"if its yellow, let it mellow
if its brown, flush it down"
LOL

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Lots of distant sfericals from thunderstorms away to the SW of the country, tonight.
Might be a flash or 2 in the early hours with very heavy rain, there.
Shame the rain won't last to up north, where they need it.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Captain Salty]

23 outside already

[NZstorm]

Fog in Auckland city. A sign of Autumn. temp/dp 16C.

[Nev]

Fog in Auckland city. A sign of Autumn. temp/dp 16C.

Looks good on the Traffic Cams on MetService's site.

P.S. I know it was equinox yesterday, but it can't be that dark in Chch, lol

[otagoshred]

Amazing display for Thunder and Lightning last night here in Queenstown. Started at roughly 12am and continued through to 5am. First time i have seen and heard such powerful thunder here in Queenstown. Im guessing the mountains help to increase the sound!

[Manukau heads obs]

Im guessing the mountains help to increase the sound!
I reckon that will be right, will help to project/bounce the sound around
same thing happens here with steep hills around

but in the USA midwest where it is flat as, thunder is not as good sounding

[Tornado Tim]

Its going nuts in the SI atm

[DT-NZ]

Its going nuts in the SI atm

Yeah!!! Awesome...

Currently 16 C out - clear blue skies with a light cool breeze - pic taken earlier this morning.

[jamie]

sure was thick fog this morning before the sun came up.

[jamie]

we just had a short period of this cold, wet, liquid stuff falling from the sky. unsure as to what is was

[Razor]

28 degrees here...a scorcher!

[DT-NZ]

we just had a short period of this cold, wet, liquid stuff falling from the sky

Hmm...

anyway... GUESS WHAT? ok... here we go... I snapped this pic about 10mins.

Pic taken looking SW.

[DT-NZ]

It has not rained in such a long time up here in these parts (will post the total rainfall amounts for the FN region tomorrow) I have almost forgot what rain feels like falling from the sky, still...

Autumn has made it's presence known here in part's of the region - with it's various shades and hues of yellow and orange.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Up to 26 again here with gusty NW. I see gusts up to 98km/h at the airport. Very windy in Wellington watching the test on TV. 500 Kg roller was moved along the ground, the helmet behind the keeper went for four from the wind. Groundsman got pulled 20m along the ground when he was holding onto the covers earlier. INSANE! The Tv commentators reckon gusts around 130km/h to 140km/h. I know at least 110km/h there as MS showed this earlier.

Anyhow back home and some big bubbling CU's just south of the city that I can see out my window, not too far away at all. I have taken pics that I will post later. Looked at the 4pm radar and there doesnt look like there is something just out to sea to the SE. Interesting...

[Captain Salty]

here's a bad webcam shot of said CU in the meantime
looking SW over cashmere hills

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Horray. gone SW here now.
More SE later and a very huge temperature drop of a couple of degrees
Not a cloud in the sky except for a bit of one over to the NW.
Bit hazier too

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Lukemyster]

Yeah, that cricket was funny alright! Aussies wern't playing well in the Wellington wind.

Stunning day in Christchurch with 28degress. I see Kaikoura got a hot 30C today. Very rear for the end of March, but thats the Mr Foehn for ya!

[Manukau heads obs]

amazing to see those welly groundsman getting blown off the feet holding onto the covers light that!