Sub-tropic low affecting North Island, July 3-8th
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Sub-tropic low affecting North Island, July 3-8th
It seems the North island will be greeted by another low coming from the North Island around the 3rd to the 4th of July according to the GFS.
GFS seems be quite adamant of this setup as it hasn't changed much for the past two days.
Forecasted precip amounts are higher in the Northern Waikato, Auckland, and Southern parts of Northland on the 4th of July and spread over the BOP overnight on the 4th and dump quite a bit there too.
Since this Low is forecasted to come from the north, its seems it will be dragging a fair bit of moist air from the tropics with it while having a cold upper air temp. This posses the risk for some T-storms but it seems at this stage they will be more likely showers with possible hail instead.
This is still 4 days out or so but still something to keep an eye out on, especially because it has remained quite consistent in the models for the last few days.
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GFS seems be quite adamant of this setup as it hasn't changed much for the past two days.
Forecasted precip amounts are higher in the Northern Waikato, Auckland, and Southern parts of Northland on the 4th of July and spread over the BOP overnight on the 4th and dump quite a bit there too.
Since this Low is forecasted to come from the north, its seems it will be dragging a fair bit of moist air from the tropics with it while having a cold upper air temp. This posses the risk for some T-storms but it seems at this stage they will be more likely showers with possible hail instead.
This is still 4 days out or so but still something to keep an eye out on, especially because it has remained quite consistent in the models for the last few days.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Yer looking more definite now during today's updates that something like whats showing up in the models will happen.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Last 3 or 4 GFS runs have backed precipitation right off for Canterbury next Monday,Tues, Wed. Looks like it was a fluke run yesterday morning. Could change again however.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Yes, looks like Sunday will be a wet one for Auckland. Too early to make predictions on convection, doesn't look great just now but that could change. We had a thunderless June in Auckland city, I'm hoping thats not repeated in July.
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We havent really had the warmer air inspite of it being not cold,they seem to be "cold lows" also whats required is a good NE changing to an equally strong NW for thunder.
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Might have been thunderless for you NZstorm but I have recorded 2 thunderdays for this month.. and yeah, going to be great for the holidays, not lol.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Looks like Gisborne to Christchurch will have the worst of the weather next week with an onshore flow for much of next week. There has not been much in the way of wintry Southerlies ( polar)so far this winter, usually Dunedin would have had a low level snow fall by now .yeah, going to be great for the holidays, not lol.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Yes, I had noticed the SE flow, which could mean reasonable weather for Auckland next week.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Looking once again less likely that this system early next week is going to affect Canterbury. GFS lastest run now showing 1.9mm for CHCH. So practially dry! Seems a high now to the south is holding the system further to the north so it cant get dragged south between the high in the Tasman and Pacific.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Could well be some flooding issues in the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne regions next week due to persistent rain.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
This is excellent news.CHCH Weather Chaser wrote:Looking once again less likely that this system early next week is going to affect Canterbury. GFS lastest run now showing 1.9mm for CHCH. So practially dry! Seems a high now to the south is holding the system further to the north so it cant get dragged south between the high in the Tasman and Pacific.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Running consistant now. Latest GFS shows 2.0mm. Almost entirely the same.Razor wrote:This is excellent news.CHCH Weather Chaser wrote:Looking once again less likely that this system early next week is going to affect Canterbury. GFS lastest run now showing 1.9mm for CHCH. So practially dry! Seems a high now to the south is holding the system further to the north so it cant get dragged south between the high in the Tasman and Pacific.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
The affect for Canterbury will be some light rain or drizzle tending to clear inland with morning fog.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Charts I've seen suggest its almost completely a north island system coming with the high pushing even further north. It would be great to keep the current sunshine for a good solid couple of weeks
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Blue skies in is agreement with the GFS as well going for just 1-3mm with snow to 400m for the system. So very much looks to be a non event. Yes it can change but the last few have backed each other up. However, due to the size and complexity anything can happen in the next few runs.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
spwill wrote:The affect for Canterbury will be some light rain or drizzle tending to clear inland with morning fog.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
yes it will be ENE or NE
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:spwill wrote:The affect for Canterbury will be some light rain or drizzle tending to clear inland with morning fog.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
[/quote]Michael wrote:yes it will be ENE or NE
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Dunno, with 'Clagg' it is usually light WSW rubbish hereMichael wrote:yes it will be ENE or NE
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Yes looks like the usual boring stuff for here the next week or so, although i dont mind days like today full on blue dome skies just wonderful.
My pick is that from the end of July and into August we will have some unsettled and stormy times ahead, maybe a snowfall equal to the 1992 one we had which brought 30cm to sea level in Christchurch.
Reason i say that is not just my prediction but many others have said a simular outlook, perhaps one of these northern lows will collide with a southerly blast soon enough.
My pick is that from the end of July and into August we will have some unsettled and stormy times ahead, maybe a snowfall equal to the 1992 one we had which brought 30cm to sea level in Christchurch.
Reason i say that is not just my prediction but many others have said a simular outlook, perhaps one of these northern lows will collide with a southerly blast soon enough.
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Re: Unsettled Early July
This is certainly the season for that to be a possibility.perhaps one of these northern lows will collide with a southerly blast soon enough.
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Yeah if its going to rain, then rain. None of the misty nonsense. I saw your article in the Avenues Magazine John. My father (Gerard Thomas) said he went to school with you and you were in his class and he remembers your interest in trains! Small world!NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:spwill wrote:The affect for Canterbury will be some light rain or drizzle tending to clear inland with morning fog.
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Cold one tonight!
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Re: Unsettled Early July
GFS has the wind reaching SE 29knots (54kmh) average over Auckland for this upcoming low...sounds a bit high
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CHCH Weather Chaser wrote: I saw your article in the Avenues Magazine John. My father (Gerard Thomas) said he went to school with you and you were in his class and he remembers your interest in trains! Small world!
Cold one tonight!
Cor, that's going back a few years
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Re: Unsettled Early July
Lets just hope the southerly undercuts the low from up north right around wellington just what i want to see. looking possible but not hopeful of low snow level but if it does there could be some good snow above about 700-800m round here i would think.