NZ Weather Forum

Deano wrote:Higher dewpoints a bit of a novelty in these parts,nice to feel some more moisture in the air and also holds the temperature up during the evenings.Reminds me slightly of Cairns in the depths of winter.

Yes. It's the strong influence of the La Nina that we are now getting. Hazy skies here looking towards the uplifts on the mountains in the distance. (Totally clear in TC this afternoon)

JohnGaul
NZThS

Looks like something more across to the east of the hills just west of here, CU with a possible shower cell.
Tracker is picking up strikes somewhere to the west.
MS now have a high risk inland and a low risk just outside it, from North Otago to the Nelson Lakes area.
Can definatly see some shower cells now, one looking black to the west so the 5pm radar should be interesting.

Feels like an Australian type heat today: 36% RH atm with a low of 33%. Hamilton AWS is at 33% as well! with warm temps of around 26-27°C

Deano wrote:nice to feel some more moisture in the air and also holds the temperature up during the evenings.

Yes, I enjoy the humid climate we have in Auckland but the high humidity is yet to start here, a brief taste last weekend.
Dunedin dewpoints similar to Auckland today and all that moisture down there + inland heat is firing isolated thundery Cbs over the mnts/hill country.

Looking thundery NW ward from here and have picked up a few sferics.
Cloud forms look much better with my shades on, so no photos

JohnGaul
NZThS

Tornado Tim wrote:Feels like an Australian type heat today: 36% RH atm with a low of 33%. Hamilton AWS is at 33% as well! with warm temps of around 26-27°C

Interesting it's so much lower there, we have around 55-62% most of the afternoon here. Warm max of 24.3, new air conditioner much loved atm..

Philip Duncan wrote:

Nev wrote:At 12pm Akld Aero was on 21C, while Whenuapai Aero, Whangaparoa and I think Ardmore Aero were on 22C, which is interesting because at 9am they were all on 19C. Still lagging with just 21.3C here.

Quite a brisk sou'wester still coming through which I think is knocking it back at those sites. I think inner city gauges will be around 25 or 26 at the moment. It is VERY warm in the sheltered shade at my house today. Been out painting...paint dries before I've finished each plank of wood!

Winds pretty much all over the place but yes, I see Akld Aero and Whangaparoa dropped back to 21C at 3pm, while Whenuapai Aero was on 23C and I think Ardmore Aero managed 24C this arvo.

Yet another sunny day here with a max of 22.9C here at 4:15pm.


P.S. I see W/W have 32C at Murchison today! Murchison also managed 30C yesterday but didn't seem to get a mention, nor did Reefton on 29C, Pukaki Aero on 28C or Wanaka on at least 28C. Also no mention of Wanaka today with at least 29C.

So close yet so far away,been looking up at these tall cb's over the hills since getting back from CHCH at 3.00,certainly warm enough to help produce these clouds with 31C at 2.00 then cooled to 28C at 4.00 but has gone up again and is now on 30C.
Even though its not likely there will be any storm in my area,it still cant stop me from getting a photo of these neat looking clouds,looking up on a 45 degree,which are not the major storms further back in the hills

Richard wrote:looking up at these tall cb's

They look like Cumulus Congestus from that photograph Richard.

16.0 degrees here now, 76% humidity, southerly picking up, murk beyond 500 metres; overcast.

Tornado Tim wrote:

Richard wrote:looking up at these tall cb's

They look like Cumulus Congestus from that photograph Richard.

Oh ok,i thought they are bit more like Cumulus teaseus but wait ...there could be something coming its getting darker here now,temp 29C

Great photo there Richard. Just started raining here sitting on 15 degrees at the moment. Looking hot on monday could crack 30 here for the first time this season.

Raining now no thunder about though, but still nice to have rain

Still plenty of clear sky with some high cloud about. Radar shows inland only for rain/showers. Southerly has arrived though about half an hour ago. Currently 18 degrees.

Interesting cloud, mainly of the unstable SC building type, towards TC, but nothing really coming out of it.
Light Se here at the moment.

JohnGaul
NZThS

Couple of heavy showers here,perhaps the odd clap of weak thunder to the west.
Cool now with the southerly pushing through.

Yes a few showers sneaking up the coast developing on a southerly wind change, and i noticed those cloud forms before too john.
Dead calm out at the moment no wind and very mild on 18C.

currently a balmy 16 here at 3am in the morning! cant complain

cloud layer that rolled in here last night is thicker here this morning
will burn off during the day I presume...

Cloud cover here too,but looks to be that clearing type.

Tipped out 3mm,not a lot but its something anyway and 15C overnight low, will it be another 30+ day?? which would be the fifth this season so far

If the cloud disappears,will with a wind change otherwise it will remain all day but it be better at the xmas parade with the cloud as long as no rain.

Yes, the low cloud will disappear. Quite a warm airmass over us so temperatures will rise.

Looking like some heavy showers will develop this afternoon from the Kaimai ranges to Taupo.

sort of morning you would want to see in the midwest to get storms in the afternoon

This doesn't look too bad but the lift isnt really there unless orographical lift can take place over the Kaimais.

15 degrees overnight here as well. Looking forward to what tomorrow may produce!