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El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 17/05/2012 18:34
by NZstorm
Looks like we'll have weak El Nino conditions in the coming months.

Should be good for snow on the ski fields.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 17/05/2012 18:44
by Thunder
Good news, a thundery spring come September / October? Here's hoping

Cheers
Aaron

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 17/05/2012 19:24
by spwill
More cold air than usual flowing onto the Tasman Sea ? hopefully a thundery Winter on the way as well.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 17/05/2012 20:44
by Thunder
Yes indeed Simon, look forward to it although might mean I have to travel to the West Coast :D

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Fri 18/05/2012 07:30
by tgsnoopy
I was just thinking with the conditions lately that'd I regret sending my lightning trigger to a friend to trial in the US. She has the same one and commented it had the same insensitivities mine had originally. She can find out if my modified one works better and if she prefers it hang on to it and send her one back which I'll then modify for myself. It would be logical that'd I loan it out and then need it, long may it keep up ;)

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Wed 11/07/2012 18:35
by NZstorm
Chart indicates we are moving into El Nino.

The weather trend for spring should be cloudy and wetter than normal in the west, warmer and dry for eastern regions.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Sat 14/07/2012 05:19
by Michael
Ccould be,1982 i remember was a sunny winter,but again I was in Wanganui at the time and spent a month in Wellington in that winter and was quite a sunny winter I recall and it didnt really pack up till december proper.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Sun 05/08/2012 16:39
by Michael
The last 10 days while we had the low near the country,Norfolk Islands experiencing our "October weather" giving a clue what "we will be in for" in the spring,such ranges as 13-14 minima and 17-18 maxima and persistent SW.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Sun 05/08/2012 17:17
by Manukau heads obs
amazing to see such warm water off the north coast of Alaska
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/climate/i ... obal&c=sst

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Sun 05/08/2012 17:42
by Richard
Manukau heads obs wrote:amazing to see such warm water off the north coast of Alaska
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/climate/i ... obal&c=sst
Yer i'll say,must be a very shallow area of ocean there with little water movement.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 06/09/2012 09:46
by Orion
Thunder wrote:Good news, a thundery spring come September / October? Here's hoping

Cheers
Aaron
Good forecast _b

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 06/09/2012 18:15
by Storm Struck
I was hoping our next chance would be Sunday but it looks to have gone from the models now q- , maybe something on Tuesday.

Yeah bring on El Nino, i remember the stint between 1995-2004 where we had really good storm seasons (not sure if that was an El Nino stint though), sometimes at xmas/new year 4-5 days in a row of thunderstorms typical southerly busters.
If we can get those then there should be some juicy reports for the website.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 06/09/2012 19:20
by spwill
I see Niwa are suggesting weaker westerly pattern than normal for an El Nino Spring. http://www.niwa.co.nz/climate/sco/seaso ... ember-2012
The westerly pattern is certainly active at the moment.


I think there should be a better than normal Tstorm season in Canterbury and perhaps up this way.

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Thu 06/09/2012 19:24
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Yes the SOI is in the negative, with no positive likely, at the monent.
I was quite annoyed last year when the La Nina said it was coming back again :mad:
Made for a useless summer after we were plagued by the earthquakes earlier in the year.
Bring on El Nino :-w

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Sat 08/09/2012 01:55
by Thunder
Orion wrote:
Thunder wrote:Good news, a thundery spring come September / October? Here's hoping

Cheers
Aaron
Good forecast _b
Maybe, or luck! :D. It did feel like we are due for a thunderstormy season though.

Could still be a chance Sunday Jase and even Tuesday next week too, arghhh....

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Fri 02/11/2012 18:36
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Yes the SOI is in the negative, with no positive likely, at the monent.
I was quite annoyed last year when the La Nina said it was coming back again :mad:
Made for a useless summer after we were plagued by the earthquakes earlier in the year.
Bring on El Nino :-w
Sadly, the SOI has gone to neutral, so it's not going to be either a La Nina or El Nino this summer.
So everything is going to be 'normal' or a mixture of both expectations?

Re: El Nino Spring

Posted: Fri 02/11/2012 18:54
by Tornado Tim
Remember that the NINO3.4 Index is still positive by a fair margin, which means the Sea SFC temps are now in a more El Nino state.
I wouldnt rule out a El Nino Event just yet.....