Hot Weather for the South Island

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Looks as though some hot weather courtesy of Australia should move across ther South Island on Saturday.
Even places like Invercargill should top 30C.
Interesting to see what and where the country's maximum will be

[Flutterbye]

I doubt it'll hit 30 at the airport - it's too affected by the breeze off the estuary. But in Invercargill itself? Possibly....especially if Christmas Day was anything to go by.

Now back to the high - 'officially' who knows but I'm sure there will be plenty of 'home' station fanatics that'll be trying to out do one another...

[RWood]

Invercargill Aero has managed 30C+ on 5 occasions in the period 1949-2008, with a maximum in that period of 32.1C. As I pointed out in a post a long time back, the annual mean there is only about 0.6C lower than at a former urban site.

[Flutterbye]

Good evening RWood - I can always count on you making a comment when it comes to Invercargilll.

It would be interesting to know what the annual means stats are for other places with two sites to take their daily high from, ie, airport/city or town such as Oamaru, Kaikoura, Wanganui, Wellington etc

Was that former site inside a building on a reserve at the corner of Queens Drive and Yarrow St?

[RWood]

Good evening RWood - I can always count on you making a comment when it comes to Invercargilll.

It would be interesting to know what the annual means stats are for other places with two sites to take their daily high from, ie, airport/city or town such as Oamaru, Kaikoura, Wanganui, Wellington etc

Was that former site inside a building on a reserve at the corner of Queens Drive and Yarrow St?

I used to know where it was, but can't remember now. Would have to look up some archives - not sure if CliFlo has the info. in its notes. Just checking CliFlo - not clear as there are several town sites and some have no location description added. Older ones mention Lennie Nursery, Janet St and Baird St but then there is a blank for later sites.

Re airport vs town, Ch'ch has the same difference as Invercargill - 0.6C (overall mean).

[mattyj46]

I don't think I've ever seen 29c forecast for Invercargill, they'll Definantly feel it down there

[Michael]

one of those days was in february 1998 when I was in Invercargill.it was about 20 at night as the low,think it was the 14th or 15th,have to look it up.

[melja]

I see temps for chch are coming down on M/S only 25C tomorrow not 30C.

[03Stormchaser]

Tomorrow night looks esp warm for Chch

[Richard]

Its going to be bloody hot here i know that,thats if the NW wind doesn't come up

[Richard]

The temp is on 3.5deg which is as low as it got over night,looks as though the wind flow will be light this far up the island so there wont be much in the way of a cooling breeze its going to fry

[Orion]

The day begins with 10.0 degrees at 7am here: let us see where it goes

[NZstorm]

I think 35C could be achieved in a number of places today.

Tomorrow should see more heat over the upper SI and lower/western North Island

GFS also picking isolated heat thunderstorms over the ranges of the South Island on Sunday. There is a weak shortwave crossing.

[Andy]

18 degrees here ATM with sunny skies should be a hot one!

[Richard]

GFS also picking isolated heat thunderstorms over the ranges of the South Island on Sunday. There is a weak shortwave crossing.

Where do you reckon these will be most likely Steven

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

19 degrees atm with a northeast blowing. I don't see it getting past 24 or 25 here today with the nw kicking in late this evening. Warm night ahead though and warm morning tomorrow but looks like winds will change light southerly late morning so that prob limits the temp tomorrow too. Central otago looks to swelter today.

[Orion]

now 20.2 degrees here

[Richard]

Central otago looks to swelter today.

Any of the inland valleys really.

Its days like these where temps in some remote micro-climates would exceed the NZ record yearly i believe ,ive heard of one location from a number of musters who have worked in this area and they reckon its the hottest place they've had to work in.Its up the Clarence river in behind the Seaward Kaikoura rangers to the east and the Inland Kaikoura's to the wast,the Seaward's stop any of the sea breezes from reaching the valley.

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&ll= ... 3&t=h&z=14

[NZstorm]

Dunedin Airport metars would be interesting to see this afternoon. Today could be a record max for there.

[Richard]

27.5 here now with a light NE

what is the record for Dunedin Airport ?

[Orion]

26.5 deg. here at present - very nice!
Going to bath the dog

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

24 degrees here. Northeast at 20km,h currently on average. Very nice though it is keeping it comfortable. Gore on 27

[Richard]

i see Mosgiel is on 33.7 as of 1.00.

just on 30deg here now

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Wow and expect temps to really rise over next couple hours! Where you get that mosgiel reading from Richard?

[RWood]

Central otago looks to swelter today.

Any of the inland valleys really.

Its days like these where temps in some remote micro-climates would exceed the NZ record yearly i believe ,ive heard of one location from a number of musters who have worked in this area and they reckon its the hottest place they've had to work in.Its up the Clarence river in behind the Seaward Kaikoura rangers to the east and the Inland Kaikoura's to the wast,the Seaward's stop any of the sea breezes from reaching the valley.

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&ll= ... 3&t=h&z=14

Jordan would be a fair representative, and it reached 42.3C on 7/2/1973 though the equipment hadn't been monitored for some time. It had 100.7F during February 1967.