General October Weather

[Richard]

Thanks to some thin high cloud that moved through during the night it didn't get to cold,over night low of 2c and a warm one coming up.

[Michael]

Think most people be happy with a sunny labour WE all weekend,may get convergence up here though so will be good too.

[Tahii]

Nice high freezing level, thats for sure. Was about 2770m when I measured it earlier.

Nice light winds up there. Its odd, was 100kt+ winds up there only 48 hours ago.

[David]

Clear skies here, looks like the temperature has flattened out now at 19C. Seems odd to me that we're a week from November and the highest temperature I've had is 20C. Aren't we supposed to get average to above average temps this Spring/summer

[NZstorm]

The SW flow is having a cooling effect.

I notice some haze today, wheres that coming from?

[spwill]

Clear skies here, looks like the temperature has flattened out now at 19C. Seems odd to me that we're a week from November and the highest temperature I've had is 20C. Aren't we supposed to get average to above average temps this Spring/summer

Yes, I think we have had a poor spring in Auckland. Waiting for the humid weather to arrive now and hopefully some weather interest with it.

Atleast some nice holiday weather, currently clear 19C .

[Manukau heads obs]

only 16C here....still have left over cold air from that last cold snap I guess
haze I would think is left over salt spray

[Nev]

19.9C here.

Yep, a very cool month overall so far. Also very dry, except for East Cape to Wairarapa. And very sunny, especially in the South Island.

[Manukau heads obs]

so far, its been -0.4C colder than normal here for October....

[Dale]

Haze all day, light fog from around 0600 but the haze hasnt lifted.. spanker of a day though!

[Michael]

Yes lovely here but nowhere near the "Darwin temperature" in Whangarei shows 32.6c

[David]

only 16C here....still have left over cold air from that last cold snap I guess
haze I would think is left over salt spray

Quite interesting to see that difference, your high was 16C today and up to 19-20C for here and Grey Lynn. Shows the sun light must be getting strong Not sure where the official high of 21 came from today, certainly doesn't represent what most of Auckland had.

[snowstormwatcher]

Mostly fine here this afternoon after morning low cloud burnt off around midday managed to get a high of 17 degrees at 4pm.

[Richard]

Only light winds here today with a high at 4.00pm of 22C.

[NZstorm]

Tomorrow (Sunday) should be a slightly warmer day for Auckland as we lose the SW. Flow goes around to light NE and hopefully its too early in the season for sea breeze convergence cloud. A weak upper trough out to the north of NZ will possibly thicken the high cloud a bit.

[Nev]

Quite interesting to see that difference, your [Brian's] high was 16C today and up to 19-20C for here and Grey Lynn. Shows the sun light must be getting strong Not sure where the official high of 21 came from today, certainly doesn't represent what most of Auckland had.

I suspect that was taken from Whenuapai - quite a bit warmer on the North Shore and out west today by the looks. Also don't forget that Brian is about 90m asl - nearby Clarks Beach managed over 19C today.

[spwill]

The 21C could have been 20.6C, not a huge temp spread across Ak today.

[Dale]

20 easy up here on the hill, didnt have the cooling effect of the breezes.. winds light and variable all day. Almost felt like an SeQ storm day!

[Tornado Tim]

20 easy up here on the hill, didnt have the cooling effect of the breezes.

Yea didnt have that cooling effect here either......

[Dale]

This morning it was light NW, then swunge round to SE.. picked up a very slight W movement around 3pm then went back to NW again.. been in long shorts and tshirt all day mucking around with the parrots, probably scared them all with my honky legs!

[David]

20 easy up here on the hill, didnt have the cooling effect of the breezes.

Yea didnt have that cooling effect here either......

You're ages inland though! Auckland airport was only around 17 this afternoon when I was looking on Metservice site - of course it is exposed to the SW wind that was blowing today (and there is not really any land to heat up the air before it gets there)

[Michael]

The University of Cologne site gave us 17 for yesterday,it seems pretty accurate

[Manukau heads obs]

Also don't forget that Brian is about 90m asl - nearby Clarks Beach managed over 19C today

I dont have much land heating from the SW wind, being only 2km inland!
not sure how good the instrument shelter is with the Clarks Beach station...wouldnt mind visiting that station one day...

[spwill]

Manakau area is a bit warmer on a NE flow to central/ eastern Ak( days with sun little or no seabreeze)

[Manukau heads obs]

yes, same effect in opposite
especially waiuku in a NE wind flow....they have alot of ground heating upwind in a NE wind...