General December Weather

[Weetbicks]

This summer feels like summers 15-20 years ago - sun sun and more sun, hot in central otago with plenty of afternoon thundershowers, love it !

[spwill]

Yes the pattern this week has been good for Central Otago, I think La Nina is generally good for that part of NZ.


We have atleast managed near average temperatures here despite the cool air sitting over northern NZ off late, much warmer air will push in with the subtropical low this week.


Some cloud for Auckland today but plenty of sunshine also, light winds, 23C, perfect Xmas day weather.

[Manukau heads obs]

GFS has flip flopped back to bringing in rain and warm northerlies again now...

[Nev]

Have you other Auckland guys noticed the real lack of summer temperatures this month? Even on a fine day we are lucky if the temperature reaches 23ºC. Yet to record a 25ºC day in Howick....

Most 'offical' Akld sites have recorded 24.0C or more once or twice so far this month, the exception being 6 times at ARC/Watercare in Pakuranga. Both Pakuranga ARC/Watercare and Ardmore Aero also managed 25.2C on Dec 5th, while NIWA's Pukekohe site got to 24.8C on the 9th.

Relatively warm nights have kept average mean-temps up.

[Manukau heads obs]

Jan/Feb are the warmest months for auckland
bit more heat today

has taken a while to warm up after the last southerly air mass I suspect

[Richard]

Second day with temps over 30 today,just on 32deg at 5.00pm with a light NE which is normally the warmest wind here.

[Andy]

Yep some here Richard 30+ as well.

[Richard]

Another foggy morning with a 8deg start here and hot one again later on,other than that looking rather boring weather wise today.

[Michael]

Dont think a 32c maximum would go down boring in Auckland
though has remained fairly pleasant over the holiday period so far....

Another foggy morning with a 8deg start here and hot one again later on,other than that looking rather boring weather wise today.

[spwill]

Dont think a 32c maximum would go down boring in Auckland

Frost in December would not be boring also.

Boring weather is what you want during the holiday season, tropical lows are bad news.

[Richard]

Dont think a 32c maximum would go down boring in Auckland

Frost in December would not be boring also.

Boring weather is what you want during the holiday season, tropical lows are bad news.

yes i suppose,and also this boring weather makes for good swimming down at the river as well,so bring it on

[tgsnoopy]

yes i suppose,and also this boring weather makes for good swimming down at the river as well,so bring it on

Good thing you don't live in Darwin... Swimming in the river would likely be the last thing you ever did. Shame too as it's so tropical over there.

So far the weather has been pretty good, I'm hoping for some interesting weather in the coming days.

[Richard]

Hard yacker working out in the sun now,just had a look at the gauge and its showing 31

[spwill]

Good thing you don't live in Darwin... Swimming in the river would likely be the last thing you ever did. Shame too as it's so tropical over there.
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Some Darwin like weather is on the way, humid with downpours, thankfully no crocs.

[tgsnoopy]

It could do anything out there at present.

Shame as I need to do some work at a radio site some 40+ km away and don't trust it enough to make a start.

[Richard]

A westerly kicked in around lunch time and at times been rather breezy,currently on 30deg been 32 earlier on,really drying out here now after three hot days in a row so bring on the rain Thursday.

[Captain Salty]

did a lap on the bike today through lewis and arthur's pass, very hot inland.

[Richard]

did a lap on the bike today through lewis and arthur's pass, very hot inland.

Not in leathers i hope,been hot inland alright.

[Vertigo]

Dont think a 32c maximum would go down boring in Auckland

Frost in December would not be boring also.

Boring weather is what you want during the holiday season, tropical lows are bad news.

tropical lows/cyclones im summer are what i live for!

[Richard]

Nice to have a high cloud layer over head today to keep it a bit cooler,13deg overnight low with the continuation of yesterdays westerly,though much lighter than it was late afternoon.

[Chris Raine]

Thornbury ; front through at 0630 hours, no rain .In fact only 2.5mm since 5th December. Ground hard and lots of brown everywhere

[David]

It's the warmest day here in nearly 3 weeks, at 23.3ºC....just shows the lack of hotter days so far this summer. A nice day with high cloud and sunshine.

[Manukau heads obs]

explosive development on the front just NW of NZ

[jamie]

yes really explosive. Northland could get some good falls from it.

[Manukau heads obs]

lightning active too now