Deep Low to start early August then an unsettled pattern!!

[Tim S]

Overcast and quite cool with the max around 10-11C here, hardly any wind to speak of all day and currently as calm as can be at the moment. Got a bit of misty drizzle around lunchtime but only enough to just wet the ground. Should be a different story tomorrow though!

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Been very calm down here today to date. Hardly any breeze. Thick high cloud dominating.

[snowstormwatcher]

Clam here as well max gust today was only 11kmph suprisingly we got to 15 degrees here this afternoon yet timaru only got to 10.

[Michael]

According to the latest ecmwf run Auckland has rain 8 of 10 days and 6 of them is waikato northwards only.

[melja]

Good shower here from the west about an hour ago, warm now with 14.5C.

[Lukemyster]

When the NW arrives, the temp could possibly reach 20. Im very surprised the moderate NE has kept the temp between 13 to 15 over night.

[melja]

Still not much rain at arthurs pass only 50mm in 25h but i guess there is still 12h of the warning left.

You will find that NE is really NW but near the ground it changes direction a little, dont ask me why tho.

[Lukemyster]

Yeah, that does happen. But surface wind is the same as r2000ft wind.

[Michael]

Probably a local trough from the alps?But be always NW at 500hpa in these circumstances

You will find that NE is really NW but near the ground it changes direction a little, dont ask me why tho.

[burgla]

I am only a Newbie on this , but doesn't the NE come from a combination of a sea breeze & cyclonic flow, & as the strength of the NW'er builds up, the direction will change as it nears the coast - been solid N or E here, if you check the Barrington Weather website !!
We can see a small NW arch forming but it has not reached us yet. It may even end up with low cloud, as it is quite grey out, & some rain from the NW( purely a personal observation from living in suburban CHCH for over 30 years). For that to happen it will have to be 'pissing' down in Arthurs Pass.

Thanks for my 2c worth ..........Bob

[Michael]

Some of it is cookstrait origin I think hence the strength plus coolness passes parallel Kaikoura ranges.

[Kelly_Cattermole]

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Had a few spits of rain about 40 mins ago, no wind at all which is a little odd.

[NZstorm]

Looks like the cold front slowly crosses Auckland tomorrow, stalls to our east and then comes back in as a warm front for Tuesday and then crosses us for a third time on Wednesday as a cold front!

[Tim S]

Looks like the cold front slowly crosses Auckland tomorrow, stalls to our east and then comes back in as a warm front for Tuesday and then crosses us for a third time on Wednesday as a cold front!

Now that's just being greedy!

Very different day here today, min overnight was 10C and yesterdays max looked like occurring around 11:30pm last night when it was around 13C. Currently hovering around 12C with constant rain that varies quite a bit in intensity. Winds are fairly strong here too, especially considering were not elevated here at all. Only 4mm in my gauge so far but its sounded like at least double that. Plenty to come for us until around sunset by the looks of things.

[snowstormwatcher]

Raining here from the northwest currently 9 degrees. Looks like all the wind so far has been confined to coastal areas. it should get gusty here later on this afternoon.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

17 degrees here now in Christchurch. average speed of 35km/h gusting to 50km/h. Im picking a big increase in the next hour or so. Reports from in Westport that its pouring big time and extremely windy. Metservice currently had 56km/h average gusting to 81km/h. If the skies do clear later like forecast to, could see 20 degrees.

[Kimkliff]

Hi folks - yes it is very wet and windy here in Carters Beach, Westport. Maximum gust so far has been 53 km/hr but it felt like much more on the beach earlier with the dog. Rain horizontal and stinging the face. Wind fairly steady between 30 and 40 km/hr. Barometer is dropping fast, now down to 1011.8. Had 30mm rain, mostly in last six hours. We are right on the coast, so I imagine the deluge in the hills is huge. Doesn't look like letting up anytime soon.

[FIREFROG]

Its 16 degrees here and with a light NW @ 6km/h. Only had a couple of gusts and the max was 16.9km/h. 1019.7hPa (rel). i guess the wind is still to come .. time to make a coffee and wait

[Kelly_Cattermole]

Starting to get a little gusty @ kirwee, nothing big though but I would say this is the start of it.

[Dean.]

Im currently sitting at the bottom of Mt Hutt.Blowing a gale with horizontal rain

[Thunder]

And how are you posting onto the forum Deano? You got a t stick or something?

Aaron

[Dean.]

Internet on my mobile phone Aaron.Now back home,17 degrees and a moderate wind

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Reached 19 degrees here over an hour ago.

[snowstormwatcher]

Reached 16.7 here around 2.30 back down to 12 now northwesterly starting to pick up now.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Finally the NW is starting to blow
Happy anniversary.


JohnGaul
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