Subtropical Low - May 1-4
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
I see it has turned humid over Northland with 19C dewpoints, cooler conditions here under overcast skies, light showers, 17C, dp 15C.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Another 14mm of steady rain here over the last 2 hours (total 22.5mm since last night)
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Rain seems to be beefing up according to the radar over the BOP and Waikato.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
low seems to be drifting very slowly east now
re rain, one thing that was missing was cold air to rain out the airmass?
re rain, one thing that was missing was cold air to rain out the airmass?
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Glad it's eased up. Got intense for a while there.
I think we've seen the worse of it, but those South of us may not be as lucky.
Looks about 75mm here.
I think we've seen the worse of it, but those South of us may not be as lucky.
Looks about 75mm here.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Not as much rain as thought as well,may be cut off from colder weather south but certainly over the wind directions of late now and time for some northerly or even a straight westerly direction for once and some oomph too.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Should be a mild day today with 21C on the cards. You can see the front on the sat pic with some cb's on it.
It should be over our way this afternoon but whether there is enough convergence to produce anything interesting, we'll have to see. Pity we don't get these troughs in summer as this would be an active thunder situation in January.
GFS Lifted Index chart for midday indicating a moist subtropical airmass over the North Island.
It should be over our way this afternoon but whether there is enough convergence to produce anything interesting, we'll have to see. Pity we don't get these troughs in summer as this would be an active thunder situation in January.
GFS Lifted Index chart for midday indicating a moist subtropical airmass over the North Island.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
We like Fijis weather in winter(here in summer) there its mostly anticyclonic,if were furthur north even norfolk island maybe in summer it would happen,by winter its the southern ocean regime and then its our storm season.NZstorm wrote: Pity we don't get these troughs in summer as this would be an active thunder situation in January.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Yes our wet season is the late Autumn,Winter, early Spring months due to much better upper level conditions for the development of rain/showers.
Rather humid this morning with dewpoints near 18C, cloudy light winds, 18C.
I see there have been a couple of thunderstorms near the top of Northland
Rather humid this morning with dewpoints near 18C, cloudy light winds, 18C.
I see there have been a couple of thunderstorms near the top of Northland
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Yeah, very active cell moving down from near Dargaville atm by the looks.
Total here of 28.5mm so far.
Total here of 28.5mm so far.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
You have to exclude about 85% of the South Island from that assessment though.spwill wrote:Yes our wet season is the late Autumn,Winter, early Spring months due to much better upper level conditions for the development of rain/showers.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Yes much of the SouthIsland quite different, my comment was for Auckland.RWood wrote:[
You have to exclude about 85% of the South Island from that assessment though.
A band of rain just north of Auckland now moving down.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Some thunderstorm activity over eastern parts of Northland in the last hr, heavy rain band just north of Auckland.
I see MetService have increased the Thunderstorm risk http://www.metservice.com/national/warn ... rm-outlook
I see MetService have increased the Thunderstorm risk http://www.metservice.com/national/warn ... rm-outlook
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
port waikato looks like its getting a good storm at the moment going by the radar
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
very heavy rain band just gone through here
looks like another band to get auckland city soon
looks like another band to get auckland city soon
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Very heavy band of rain moving into the Taranaki now on 4pm radar
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Re: Auckland Tornado - May 3
Very heavy rain band now in the Taranaki. The lightening trackor in the weather forum links is going balistic!
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Re: Auckland Tornado - May 3
Dont believe the hamiltonweather.co.nz one. Tims Matangi one is fine to use though.Its an electric fence short on mine that is sending it wild. Have tried to call dad to turn fence off but cant get ahold of him.CHCH Weather Chaser wrote:Very heavy rain band now in the Taranaki. The lightening trackor in the weather forum links is going balistic!
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
I have got the fence turned off. So now it should all come back into line and make more sence. My one was throwing out the combined results page.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Was there a tornado on the shore today?OK just read it,heard it on the radio but havent really seen the weather today.
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Re: Subtropical Low - May 1-4
Are we waiting for some anticipation to where there.?
from MetService:
Situation for all New Zealand issued at
12:50pm 3 May 2011
A large deep low west of central New Zealand is moving slowly southwards and is expected to cross central South Island places tomorrow evening. This low drags an active frontal band onto the
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from MetService:
Situation for all New Zealand issued at
12:50pm 3 May 2011
A large deep low west of central New Zealand is moving slowly southwards and is expected to cross central South Island places tomorrow evening. This low drags an active frontal band onto the
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