Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Archive of NZ Weather & Climate
Forum rules
These topics are a read-only archive and may be subject to out-of-date information.

For today's weather discussion head to: New Zealand Weather & Climate
eugnz
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri 24/09/2010 23:31
Location: tauranga
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by eugnz »

We are hosting a festival/party labour weekend and are expecting, hoping for, praying, chanting and "Thanking Ahead" for an amazing, sunny, still, warm weekend!
Not too much to ask eh........
What is the common thought on past patterns and future predictions?

Thanks!
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30
Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

labour weekend is traditionaly unsettled
hopefully this one is not...as we have an wild food festival here too
Image
Brian Hamilton, weather enthusiast. My weather dataEmail: [email protected]
spwill
Posts: 9907
Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39
Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Has thanked: 839 times
Been thanked: 866 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by spwill »

Too early for Labour weekend weather predictions, about a week to 10days out is when we start to see the possibilities. :smile:
User avatar
Dale
Posts: 1070
Joined: Sun 27/07/2008 08:59
Location: Greymouth - Feral Coast.. NZ
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Dale »

I'll take a punt for AKL without checking anything.. partly cloudy 17º max with Michaels favourite directional wind..
User avatar
tgsnoopy
Posts: 3653
Joined: Fri 25/03/2005 21:17
Location: Tauranga, NZ (Curse you COVID-19 :-( )
Has thanked: 816 times
Been thanked: 283 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by tgsnoopy »

Manukau heads obs wrote:labour weekend ...as we have an wild food festival here too
Details please... Could be worth a look.
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

I think there will be a dry off between now and Xmas. So odds are that labour weekend won't be bad.
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30
Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

Details please... Could be worth a look.

the PTA have organised for a local wild deer to get shot to provide venison sausages from a local butcher for a BBQ
that will be out contribution :)
there should be lots of food stall with "wild" food and local wines and live entertainment :)


OT: out school is putting down a bore for water: interesting stuff: the aquifer is an ancient shell bed....nearly 200ft below sea level....the whole auckland area used to be a shallow bay duing the last big ice age I think...and there is a 5m thick deposit of shells from the bottom of this large shallow bay!
(the peninsular did not exist....that has formed since....as part of a sand bar from when the waikato river emptied into the bay I think....anyway, fascinating stuff to see these shells they have brought up with the return water while drilling...looked like cockles...but really thick shells)
(Kaawa Aquifer, laid down in the Pliocene period (0.5m years ago (good ol google):
http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/ ... 201%29.pdf
)
Image
Brian Hamilton, weather enthusiast. My weather dataEmail: [email protected]
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

I think it will be fine.
... but then it could be wet over Labour Weekend. :?: :?

JohnGaul
NZThS
JohnGaul
NZThS
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Michael »

wild people :lol:
probably agree with Dale,pretty standard scenario
Manukau heads obs wrote:

the PTA have organised for a local wild deer to get shot to provide venison sausages from a local butcher for a BBQ
that will be out contribution :)
there should be lots of food stall with "wild" food and local wines and live entertainment :)

User avatar
tgsnoopy
Posts: 3653
Joined: Fri 25/03/2005 21:17
Location: Tauranga, NZ (Curse you COVID-19 :-( )
Has thanked: 816 times
Been thanked: 283 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by tgsnoopy »

Manukau heads obs wrote:the PTA have organised for a local wild deer to get shot to provide venison sausages from a local butcher for a BBQ that will be our contribution :)
there should be lots of food stall with "wild" food and local wines and live entertainment :)
Sounds interesting, throw in a late afternoon thunderstorm and I'd be there.
Which day/time?
Manukau heads obs
Posts: 12305
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 16:30
Location: West Coast Road, Manukau Peninsula, North Island
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

its on the sunday :)
thunderstorms on labour weekend dont ring a bell....LOL
you never know though!
Image
Brian Hamilton, weather enthusiast. My weather dataEmail: [email protected]
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

GFS forecast for Sunday Labour weekend. 384hrs!
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Michael »

where did you get that far ahead? that site only goes for n.z to the 15th.
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

On the 12Z runs it goes out to 384hrs for Oceania.
User avatar
Dale
Posts: 1070
Joined: Sun 27/07/2008 08:59
Location: Greymouth - Feral Coast.. NZ
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Dale »

Just gotta know where to go.
Moneys lookin good at tis stage :)
spwill
Posts: 9907
Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39
Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Has thanked: 839 times
Been thanked: 866 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by spwill »

Starting to get a glimpse of what the weather might be like for Labour weekend, looking good so far with high preasure over NZ, rain/shower risk over the far SW of NZ.
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

GFS continues to prog high pressure over NZ with a slow moving trough onto the SW.

Sundays 00Z chart 264hrs :smile:
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Michael »

Thats exactly what we need,no doubt it will change.
User avatar
tgsnoopy
Posts: 3653
Joined: Fri 25/03/2005 21:17
Location: Tauranga, NZ (Curse you COVID-19 :-( )
Has thanked: 816 times
Been thanked: 283 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by tgsnoopy »

Michael wrote:Thats exactly what we need,no doubt it will change.
Sadly Michael is right. It could change. Historically Labour Weekend hasn't been great weather.

I'm hoping we will get showers... Late afternoon thunderstorms actually.

I wonder what Murphy will deliver.
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

The ECWMF is in agreement with the gfs currently. I'm starting to believe we will get a fine labour weekend.
User avatar
Vertigo
Posts: 1184
Joined: Sun 09/12/2007 23:50
Location: Henderson, Auckland
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 12 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Vertigo »

fingers crossed, going to be on the track at manfield that monday!
User avatar
NZstorm
Posts: 11333
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 19:38
Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland
Has thanked: 342 times
Been thanked: 361 times

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by NZstorm »

The weather set up for Labour weekend is about as good as you could expect for October with a big high crossing. Could be a bit breezy around some of the coasts. The trough approaching the South Island will bring rain to Fiordland from Sunday and further north Monday.
User avatar
Michael
Posts: 7210
Joined: Thu 27/03/2003 12:04
Location: Rainy Manurewa, Auckland - "City of Gales"
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by Michael »

I reckon Sat/Sun will be rather anticyclonic gloomy at this stage,Friday probably be sunnier while the SW is still strong though monday for several days looks the best period with sunshine.
User avatar
03Stormchaser
Moderator
Posts: 4428
Joined: Tue 09/12/2003 12:11
Location: Prebbleton
Has thanked: 104 times
Been thanked: 184 times
Contact:

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by 03Stormchaser »

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/4263177/S ... ur-weekend
The warmest places during the weekend would be on the eastern side of the country, in Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Christchurch, where temperatures would peak around 24 degrees on Sunday
NZ Largest Storm Chasing Facebook Pagehttp://www.facebook.com/nzstormchasers
NZ Largest Storm Chase Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZStormchasersGroup
NZ Stormchasers TV https://www.youtube.com/@NZStormchasers
cantygal
Posts: 125
Joined: Sat 19/12/2009 18:02
Location: Kirwee, Canterbury
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: Labour weekend 2010- sunny!

Unread post by cantygal »

I see Metservice are saying a southerly is due in Canterbury on Sunday evening and drizzle patches on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday-perhaps not the brightest of endings to the long weekend now :(
Locked