Canterbury Thunderstorms October the First

[Gary McConnochie]

Blowing a north westerly here in ashburton

[snowstormwatcher]

I'm currently in Timaru and there's nothing happening down here, Mix of sunshine and cloud, Cu over the hills.
Feels around 14-15c with a easterly breeze.

[Razor]

Yes it does seem a longshot here in ChCh now, scattered cloud (mainly low top Cu) and nothing looking remotely threatening to the south....SO FAR anyway. Daytime heating window starting to run a bit short me thinks, if nothing building in the next hour or two the show's over for us before it even begins.

[Chris Raine]

Large Cb to west of Oamaru , radar indiates showers out there

[mikestormchaser]

im home, started early also so i could get home in time for things to fire up.
Isnt to convincing atm but have to remember the trough doesnt arrive untill 5 or 6pm i got told anyways. so thats when u should be watching out for.
There are some nice clouds about though and abit of convergence and shear up there.

[03Stormchaser]

Still looking good for later, currently still in chch... will be leaving in next 10min most likely

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Not looking promising at the moment from here.Some Cu and convergence going on to the east of here and nothing much TC way. It's a cool NW here compared to the easterly when I left Halswell at 1:30pm.
Barometer still dropping but things will probably fire up later, I think.

[mikestormchaser]

same here john quite a gusty NW at my place out here to.

checked radar though and the showers are now starting to develop southwards and creeping closer to the coast so something to keep watch, i will head out soon if it gets any closer

[Gary McConnochie]

Looking south from tinwald.

[Orion]

Back at Mayfield now: some clouds roiling up quite 'explosively' - at one point giving the impression Little Mt Peel was erupting! Some chains or ranks of clouds marching up from the south, wind was unsteady in direction & strength ten mins ago, seems to be gusting from south-east at times. High thin cloud still coming from NW.

[Chris Raine]

Large Cb to NW of Oamaru and another on the Kakanui's not much rain coming out of them tho

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Large Cb to NW of Oamaru and another on the Kakanui's not much rain coming out of them tho

I noticed a red blip on the latest rain radar from this Cb.
Nothing much from here. Cu s breaking up and dissipating. No 'Pegnancy'

[mikestormchaser]

yeah i am not heading out untill signs are better. this NW is killing alot as i thought it might do this and another thing is the cloud cover.
then again i want to be wrong and have a huge storm come up or that i can chase down to. but nothing covinces me to head out yet

[Skywatcher]

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for between Albury and Cave south of Fairlie.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for between Albury and Cave south of Fairlie.

Probably the red stuff I mentioned earlier.

[Orion]

A couple of towering very high clouds to my south.

[Richard]

You got a camera Orion

[Orion]

You got a camera Orion

Alas, most of the time you'll have to rely on descriptive writing.

[snowstormwatcher]

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for between Albury and Cave south of Fairlie.

Yes I drove though Albury 30mins ago and there was surface flooding and hail on the ground. Saw several flashes of lightning but most of the action had already been and gone.

[Razor]

Shows over if you are north of the Rakaia I would suggest, lovely evening though.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes. I think that today's likelihood of thunderstorms is over.
A non- sort of event except if you were in Albury this afternoon
Troughs like this don't give much thunderstormic activity, this time of year. Maybe be more so in summer when surface temps are higher interacting with the cold air above.

[Orion]

Thunder - and again within the minute.

[Razor]

Thunder - and again within the minute.

You never know then, it could surge up accross thew plains, but I'm not expecting it!
Enjoy Orion

[Chris Raine]

Thunderstorm inland from Maheno and Herbert from 5.30pm to 6pm . Lots of fork lightning . Seems to have formed on southerly gust front now through Oamaru at 6.30pm

[Orion]

Light rain, driven by gusty-at-times southerly here since about 7pm.
9.1 degrees here at the moment.