General January Weather

[Manukau heads obs]

left over junky stuff that has originaly come from CB's over the westeran tasman or eastern australia I suspect

[Tornado Tim]

left over junky stuff that has originaly come from CB's over the westeran tasman or eastern australia I suspect

I doubt that, it just developed this afternoon. The dynamics for it however I would agree with you on though.

[Thunder]

Interesting photos Tim, elevated convection is something new to me, especially considering the storm that was on the plains here the other day. Need to learn more.

[NZstorm]

Great pics Tim.

[Tornado Tim]

Auckland Radar picked up on the elevated convection/light virga this afternoon/evening, BOP Radar did not:
Attached is 7.50 PM Radar Image:

[Lacertae]

Lovely 2nd pic Tim !

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Around Halswell, later this morning there was a strong sea smell, like you get around the Kaikoura coast.
Did anyone around the Halswell area smell it?

[Orion]

Moderate to fresh southerly breeze, fine drizzle flying about.
11.5 degrees, 70% humidity.
Very dark still.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Around Halswell, later this morning there was a strong sea smell, like you get around the Kaikoura coast.
Did anyone around the Halswell area smell it?

Can't say I did notice that John.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

No rain or showers here so far today. Radar shows there has been some nice heavy stuff just a little further south. Its seems to be moving west to east the bands at the moment. Could do with 10-15mm today with very brown grass about.

[NZstorm]

Another cool January day for Auckland with the thermometer struggling to get 20C. Unless we get a warm up to finish the month, we could be significantly cooler than average. Not what I expected with la Nina.

Tomorrow looks fine but cool with 850mb temp 5C.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Around Halswell, later this morning there was a strong sea smell, like you get around the Kaikoura coast.
Did anyone around the Halswell area smell it?

Can't say I did notice that John.

Must of just been very local

[Manukau heads obs]

Another cool January day for Auckland with the thermometer struggling to get 20C. Unless we get a warm up to finish the month, we could be significantly cooler than average. Not what I expected with la Nina.

yes, I posted just the other day we are running 1.3C colder than normal here so far for Jan
I have only reached 18.2C here today due to the heavy overcast and patchy rain/drizzle
amazing for what should be around the hottest part of the year
maybe February will make up for it

[RWood]

Another cool January day for Auckland with the thermometer struggling to get 20C. Unless we get a warm up to finish the month, we could be significantly cooler than average. Not what I expected with la Nina.

Tomorrow looks fine but cool with 850mb temp 5C.

Wellington has been somewhat short-changed with both La Nina surges this time - last summer and this one - last summer was down on sunshine, and this one will be the same unless February makes up for December (should be near average for January). Nothing like 1988/89 or 1964/65. However NIWA should remind people that the variability is great - "summer" 1975/76 (dry and sunny in Southland, Otago and some of the SI hinterland but cold everywhere, particularly in February as the price for dry and sunny conditions then) was near the end of a very long-running and often strong La Nina episode.

[David]

Cooler but fine in Auckland today. Quite a dry air mass, have got a dewpoint of 7-8C at the moment.

[spwill]

Natures air conditioning system is on full here today, humidity is gone and our temperature is not moving much above 20C despite the strong January sunshine.

[mikestormchaser]

Where has winter gone? werid how it feels like autumn out there, and yet we are only in middle of summer!!
Heavy showers and hail bom barded the roof last night and early hours, and i layed in bed thinking where is the lightning/thunder as we are in summer after all and not winter.
A cool start this morning to and fresh snow on the alps.
cheers

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Where has winter gone?

Oh its here. Where has summer gone is more to the point? 17 reached here today with cool southerly winds decreasing throughout the day. Cloud has increased this evening. SHould warm up slowly throughout the week before a front crosses on Friday morning.

[David]

Interesting to see all the high cloud rolling in this evening, where has it come from? I'm used to seeing it ahead of a front rather than from an anticyclone. Maybe we won't dip under 10C tonight as I first thought...

[Manukau heads obs]

great sunset here tonight with that high cloud...
just put some photos up on my facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000620049131

[Dean.]

If only....Latest GFS has a low/cyclone forming in the top end of Australia,moving down through inland Queensland,popping out at Northern NSW,crossing the ditch and slamming into the South Island as a low.....interesting!

[snowstormwatcher]

Ice on the car here this morning for the 3rd time this month. Overnight low of 2.7 degrees.

[Nev]

Coldest morn of the year for most of Akld by the looks, c/o the cool SSE'er.

First single-digits here, 9.9C at 6:45am.

[jamie]

was cold last night again. down to 4.3 thismorning which is certainly no Janurary record for me but still damn cold for summer. Hopefully the wind wont be quite as strong today and the temp can climb a bit higher. I do enjoy the lower DP. Means comfortable warmth and no clouds in the sky. I suppose we are getting a taste of southisland summer with this high.

[David]

A low of 9.1°C here this morning, the coldest January temp in several years!