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Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sat 24/09/2011 19:58
by CHCH Weather Chaser
and pigs fly....

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Wed 28/09/2011 07:30
by NZstorm
Saturday October 1 may not be so bad for Eden Park now with a ridge holding the Tasman Sea weather back. Looks like a mod to freash ENE with cloudy conditions. The ENE wind is usually not a bad wind direction south of the harbour bridge.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Wed 28/09/2011 11:14
by spwill
The England team have been inside for 3 weeks so will have forgotten how to play wet weather rugby.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 10/10/2011 10:09
by spwill
Looks like cloudy dry weather for the semi-finals in Auckland this weekend, I will go with southwest flow around high pressure.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 10/10/2011 10:24
by Manukau heads obs
I think you made the call , spwill, that a la nina spring will mean not bad weather for the RWC
good call that!

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Tue 11/10/2011 08:12
by spwill
Manukau heads obs wrote:I think you made the call , spwill, that a la nina spring will mean not bad weather for the RWC
good call that!
I dont put a lot of faith in seasonal outlooks. :-)

Some weak troughing for the weekend so there looks to be the chance of some showers

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Thu 13/10/2011 18:56
by NZstorm
Excellent news from the gfs, looks like it should be dry Saturday and Sunday nights. We'll have a weak ridge over us with the risk of showers in the west but fine at Eden Park by the looks.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Thu 13/10/2011 21:35
by Michael
Labour weekend and the final looks the same too according to ecmwf....pretty much the same anticyclone ridge regrouping.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sun 16/10/2011 23:05
by bmo
Looks like we will have nice weather to show of our new cup next week!

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sun 16/10/2011 23:34
by spwill
It can rain on Friday, play off for third/forth :D .

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 17/10/2011 07:33
by Michael
Given the type of weather late,seems to be sunny and calm on the all blacks games.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 17/10/2011 21:02
by spwill
Both GFS and ECMWF suggest a good chance of dry weather for the Final and Bronze Final this weekend.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Wed 19/10/2011 07:24
by NZstorm
Looks like the summer ridge arrives this weekend! But given a moist onshore flow under the inversion, should see plenty of stratocumulus with just a slight chance of a drizzly shower in the west.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Wed 19/10/2011 08:12
by spwill
NZstorm wrote:Looks like the summer ridge arrives this weekend! But given a moist onshore flow under the inversion, should see plenty of stratocumulus with just a slight chance of a drizzly shower in the west.
Nothing to ruin a Rugby game which is great news.
Yes, more ridging onto us from now with the summer Low forming over northern Australia. Auckland weather tends to be cloudier until December with the stable southwesterlies. La Nina may bring in the humid summer easterlies earlier this season as it did last year.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Fri 21/10/2011 10:28
by Michael
The All Blacks will win judging on the weather on the day of their games (sunny windless has on each at eden park) and the weather inbetween both the day prior and the day after been unsettled and sunday appears this way too.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Fri 21/10/2011 18:55
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
My pick is
Fine 23
Wet nil
JohnGaul
NZThS

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sat 22/10/2011 20:36
by Willoughby
EC pointing to some showers tomorrow afternoon...

All Blacks by 20 :D

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sat 22/10/2011 21:00
by NZstorm
GFS however shows air too stable for showers, the inversion quite close to the surface. Looks like am low clouds burning away in the afternoon.

I agree 20pts to the ABs :smile:

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sun 23/10/2011 07:19
by spwill
6 months ago if you had to make a forecast for Auckland for today it would have been, southwest breeze , cloud, isolated light showers possible, afternoon sunny spells possible, min 13C ,max 18C.

Hopefully the AllBlacks have a win tonight and the game is a good game unlike the boring bronze final which I think did confirm the AllBlacks are the best team in this tournament.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Sun 23/10/2011 07:23
by Manukau heads obs
not as hazy here this morning, but just as cloudy, but also less windy :)

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 24/10/2011 00:07
by bmo
Might have been a bit humid for John Key!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwkiJ4G5 ... e=youtu.be

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 24/10/2011 07:51
by NZstorm
A golden sunrise this morning!

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 24/10/2011 08:46
by Richard
NZstorm wrote:A golden sunrise this morning!
Dam >_< too much fog here this morning to see it :-w

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 24/10/2011 09:07
by Michael
France gave us a good run but it was the one point that made it.

Re: Rugby World Cup Weather

Posted: Mon 24/10/2011 11:46
by spwill
Michael wrote: it was the one point that made it.
Yes, the prize is the same whether you win by 1 or 100. :D