Unstable Trough

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 14/05/2004 07:20

The unstable low moved onto northern areas overnight. Heavy showers here around midnight and again around 6am this morning with 22mm recorded. More heavy showers look to be on the way. Isolated thunderstorms possible. Currently cloudy in AK with 14C.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Fri 14/05/2004 14:16

Have some very big CB clouds around Auckland this afternoon.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 14/05/2004 16:18

13 lightning strikes recorded here this afternoon....

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 14/05/2004 16:29

Too much cloud around today for good observing. Localised heavy showers developed during the afternoon. Heard just one rumble of thunder from cb to east.

This Cumulus buildup was quite inpressive and formed a cb with heavy shower. But with a higher layer of cirriform cloud blocking out the light, it did not come up well in the photo.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 14/05/2004 16:44

there is a very very intense CB off the Kaipara harbour at the moment!!!!
if it moves SE, auckland, look out!!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 14/05/2004 17:23

I see the Ak airport reported thunderstorm/heavy rain at 4.30pm (speci)

5pm satellite.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 14/05/2004 17:49

No good to us down here in Christchurch where we have had to put up with horrid weather over the last few days, well week actually

...and MetService is saying that this grey/overcast drizzly/non-drizzly crap hanging around until monday now.
A lot of people have been asking me- "when is this weather going to end?"
I just say not likely as there is nothing much around to shift it

Good weather for suicides??

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 14/05/2004 18:10

Just like our SW

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Good weather for suicides??

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 14/05/2004 21:18

Rain Rain Rain all it is tonight

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 14/05/2004 21:56

No good to us down here in Christchurch where we have had to put up with horrid weather over the last few days, well week actually ...and MetService is saying that this grey/overcast drizzly/non-drizzly crap hanging around until monday now.
A lot of people have been asking me- "when is this weather going to end?"

You've been looking at the severe weather outlook, but MetService's actual long-range forecast says fine weather for the South Island from Sunday, except for showers in coastal Malborough on Sunday. The current forecast for today and tomorrow sounds worse than what the weather has actually been like in Chch today - it was certainly drizzly early this morning, but otherwise it's just been cloudy in the central city. Still rather bleak, but not too bad. But watch out Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 14/05/2004 22:07

i am sure glad we have been missing the rain here that the city has at the moment (from the front sprialing into the low center) ( i see grey lyn are up to 15mm for the day, and 134mm for may already ...
as its now wet enough under foot (mainly becuase there haas been no drying due to the lack of sun and or wind)

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Sat 15/05/2004 08:12

We got 40mm between 5pm last night and this morning - the low area of the lawn is flooded. May totals here are 132.5mm + 40mm from last night = 172.5mm. Wet!

G

Manukau heads obs · Sat 15/05/2004 08:36

wow, more than mays average rain in only 2 weeks!

SE now for a while, (5 days?) which will dry things out

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 15/05/2004 11:21

There was 40.5mm here in Grey Lynn yesterday(24hrs).

There was some very unstable air around yesterday, pity we don't get more of those kind of troughs in summer. Problem with this time of year, there is not much forcing from day time heating.

Looks like winds remaining easterly quarter over NZ for another week!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 15/05/2004 11:40

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:No good to us down here in Christchurch where we have had to put up with horrid weather over the last few days, well week actually ...and MetService is saying that this grey/overcast drizzly/non-drizzly crap hanging around until monday now.
A lot of people have been asking me- "when is this weather going to end?"
I just say not likely as there is nothing much around to shift it
Good weather for suicides??

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael, is that you...?

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Sat 15/05/2004 17:37

A very brief drizzle shower this morning, otherwise just partly cloudy in Chch today - though today's radars show various little drizzle patches scattered throughout parts of Canterbury. Rather a chilly day, though the southerly hasn't been strong.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 15/05/2004 19:39

Had a nice red sunset tonight here

There were distant cbs towards the southwest however today

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 16/05/2004 12:25

Clear day here after a frosty start. Kinda cold though... great!!!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 17/05/2004 11:33

Foggy Hamilton wrote:Clear day here after a frosty start. Kinda cold though... great!!!

-1.2Â° overnight here in Omarama, and currently sitting on 4.4Â° and foggy, Foggy.