Ex-TC's affecting NZ - Jan 17-19

[bmo]

Just starting to rain now but very warm and humid tropical feel out there! Massive drops!

Please sent the rain north to northland and auckland region

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Just starting to rain now but very warm and humid tropical feel out there! Massive drops!

Please sent the rain north to northland and auckland region

We are in desperate need here sorry ourselves, facing water restrictions! Hope some finds you though!

[spwill]

18.8 degrees, 80% humidity.

Dewpoint of 15C Orion.
Humid conditions across NZ, dewpoint at Dunedin is 15C, Christchurch 17C, Wellington 20C, Auckland 22C.

[bmo]

Not too bad here in Kaukapakapa/parakai area
http://weather.parakaiaviation.org.nz/summary.gif

[snowstormwatcher]

Getting some light rain here now hardly enough to wet the ground though. If that rain band on the rain rader continutes to drift south we could get some more heavier stuff later on. Mild and humid here currently 19 degrees with 85% humidity.

[bmo]

Zelia about 2 hours ago
http://www.hurricanezone.net/tcgraphics ... t4/vis.jpg

[bmo]

Now it's just horrible in Parakai area
http://weather.parakaiaviation.org.nz/summary.gif

[David]

Now it's just horrible in Parakai area
http://weather.parakaiaviation.org.nz/summary.gif

You honestly believe those readings?
That station majorly over reads. It said 40 one day recently.

22.5C here and air still completely saturated

[Avalanche]

Brian i think it looks like cloud thats being exited by Zelia an not the eye or middle of the storm or though it looks like the tip of Northland is recieving a direct hit by Zelia now amazing still no warnings in place by the metservice.

[bmo]

Now it's just horrible in Parakai area
http://weather.parakaiaviation.org.nz/summary.gif

You honestly believe those readings?
That station majorly over reads. It said 40 one day recently.

22.5C here and air still completely saturated

i know but it really is very very hot here it was nice a few minutes ago but then the sun broke through and now it is hot and muggy our temp in our house is 27.3

[windwatcher]

If Zelia is making a direct hit on the tip of NZ at the moment does that mean it will be further down the country by evening?

[bmo]

If Zelia is making a direct hit on the tip of NZ at the moment does that mean it will be further down the country by evening?

Would imagine so unless it is drunk and decides to do a turn to another place.

[bmo]

rain is about to hit cape reinga according to MS rain radar
http://www.metservice.com/IcePics/ob/7d ... LANDL0.png

[Michael]

Maybe your cache??? Metservice played that trick on me today even control f5 refreshed yesterdays stuff,though their ads changed,as I tried it on another PC and it showed the 18th.

Brian i think it looks like cloud thats being exited by Zelia an not the eye or middle of the storm or though it looks like the tip of Northland is recieving a direct hit by Zelia now amazing still no warnings in place by the metservice.

[windwatcher]

To say its currently at Cape Reinga, weather here isnt as bad as I thought it was going to be. Quite gusty winds but little to no rain. Not sure if the winds are set to worsen but arent up to damaging speeds yet.

[David]

Dew point nearly 24C at Whangerei, the sun must be out there for them to be up to 27C. Maybe a bit brighter here this afternoon? Temperature hasn't really budged from what it was at dawn

[bmo]

Kaukapakapa-Blue skies lots of sunshine and lots of wind.

[Vertigo]

the rain band approaching cape reinga is NOT the cyclone, its just the remains of the cloud top associated with it earlier.. it has since detached itself from zelia, which is spinning WNW of auckland currently.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Reportd of plenty of surface flooding from family in Westport. 14mm in the last hour and coming down even heavier now apparantaly!

[windwatcher]

the rain band approaching cape reinga is NOT the cyclone, its just the remains of the cloud top associated with it earlier.. it has since detached itself from zelia, which is spinning WNW of auckland currently.

So the cyclone is still north of NZ or is it WNW as you said? Sorry, bit confused.

[Vertigo]

its WNW of auckland.

[bmo]

Observation of clouds around Kaukapakapa 3 levels
level 1 low cloud moving south
level 2 mid cloud moving north
level high cloud moving south

strong gusts of wind

[windwatcher]

Wow its really sped along then. Impressive speed its maintained. So I would imagine the worst of the weather for the Mid-North is over?

[Manukau heads obs]

finally can see some decent rain bands about to move onto the far north now..
associated with the low center
which is west of northland now

as far as winds go, so far, a fizzer
central pressure must have come up alot from the 989 at norfolk island...

[bmo]

can't wait for the next TC!