General March Weather

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 01/03/2011 07:39

First day of autumn today according to the meteorological calender. Temperature is 14c in Grey Lynn this morning which is cool compared to what we were getting in Feb. Looks like a very warm airmass will cross the country next 24hrs.

Looks like there will be a low thunderstorm risk with tomorrows front over the west and north of the NI. Isolated storms will occur out to sea and may make landfall. Sfc dps 18c with the front.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Tue 01/03/2011 08:47

felt definitively different this morning. car windows fogged up a bit, i see thick fog over west auckland and the upper harbour too.

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 01/03/2011 09:00

Didn't think it was too cool here in Howick this morning, min 14.7, compared to 12.6 yesterday

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 01/03/2011 11:15

Humid 19C dewpoints now and 23C, March is generally warmer than December for the north and west of NZ.

Weather pattern is looking more lazy next week, what we expect this time of the year.

CHCH Weather Chaser · Tue 01/03/2011 12:43

The high forming in the Tasman behind these lows looks like it will stop the NI from being rather wet. Here in Christchurch another very nice day, the aftershock rate per hour is higher than the wind speed most the morning. 25 degrees and steady for the past 2 hours or so. Have high cloud about with a very light easterly. Maybe a couple more degrees on top once the cloud pushes east and the E tend N-NW.

CHCH Weather Chaser · Tue 01/03/2011 15:07

Hit 29 at the airport a short time ago, back down to 27/28 for the moment. Still ENE breeze here and a NNW at the airport. Sunny spells with high cloud

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Tue 01/03/2011 22:26

The strong winds that have been predicted are mow here after a day of manlike light breezes from the north,lovely and warm out there on 19C.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 01/03/2011 23:03

Still 21C here, 17dp.
Looks like NZ will be on the cool side of a High for much of next week.

Has it been 4 or 5 months since a central Tasman Front fired up like this (TStorms) ?

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Tue 01/03/2011 23:36

A few pics here of this arvo's waterspout(s) near Mount Maunganui...

'Waterspouts spiralling at Mount' - SunLive

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Wed 02/03/2011 06:54

Breeze strong at times, seems to be backing to westerly. Cloud and overcast coming across with some rain; smells very 'rainy' (an "ozone" smell?); barometer still dropping; 57% humidity; 21.6 degrees.

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/03/2011 07:23

great looking waterspout
certainly had a look of instability around yesterday

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 02/03/2011 07:39

Yes, you could see the big T/cu around yesterday. Air was cool and unstable at lower levels.

Looks unstable along that front in the Tasman this morn with a lot of overnight lightning activity. Front looks to weaken by the time it gets to Auckland this evening but Taranaki may get some action.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 02/03/2011 07:49

Its pouring down here at the moment,hopefully it keeps up.

Been some strong gusts over night but nowhere as strong as they were forecasted thankfully,like much of Canterbury this morning its so warm,was 24.5 before the rain started but now cooled down to 21C.

CHCH Weather Chaser · Wed 02/03/2011 09:01

Already on the high of 25 here in CHCH. No rain here, the dry conditions continue.

snowstormwatcher · Unread post by **snowstormwatcher** » Wed 02/03/2011 09:06

Moderate northwesterly here gusting to around 40-45km Looks to be getting stronger though. Fine and sunny at the moment after a breif shower this morning. Currently 21 degrees.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 02/03/2011 16:34

Just got home and my weather station says max rain rate was 97mm/hr in a brief shower around 3.30pm...highest I've recorded for a few months

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Wed 02/03/2011 17:35

Could hear the rumblings of T-Storm activity over the Thames/Coromandel area just before 5pm...

Manukau heads obs · Wed 02/03/2011 17:54

showed up well on the rain radar as a line that intensified as it moved east

could see Kelvin wave cloud here around lunch time

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Wed 02/03/2011 22:05

I see snow too 1200m for sat and 1000m sunday in the Cant high country and 800m for southern lakes sat. Summer behind us now

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Thu 03/03/2011 06:45

melja wrote:I see snow too 1200m for sat and 1000m sunday in the Cant high country and 800m for southern lakes sat. Summer behind us now

Yes its got that autumn feel now alright,just starting to get light and its 4.7,should warm up nicely today before the NW arrives back again.

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Thu 03/03/2011 07:30

3.2C here and ice on the roof of my truck.

Tornado Tim · Unread post by **Tornado Tim** » Thu 03/03/2011 17:59

Looks like there is the chance of embedded thunderstorms due to a active cold front crossing Saturday.

Will have to see how the models firm this up......

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 03/03/2011 18:06

Dry for Auckland today with the showers staying up over Northland.
Cloudy humid, max 25C, current dewpoints a sticky 19C.

CHCH Weather Chaser · Thu 03/03/2011 18:49

Cooler today but sunshine all day. 23 degrees the high. Should be a warm one tomorrow with the chance of some brief spillover rain!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 03/03/2011 20:13

its a warm muggy night tonight!

looks like some much cooler temps coming after Sunday. hoping for some storms on the front. haven't seen any good storms this summer here. mind you this front wont be making any good storms either. will be happy to just hear thunder though

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