General February Weather

[jamie]

After just 15.6mm for the month and what felt to be a very dry (low himidity) Jan, we are looking for soome decent rain but this rain in early Feb looks pathetic and another high pushing in after that. Could be using that dredded D word soon.

[Tornado Tim]

After just 15.6mm for the month and what felt to be a very dry (low himidity) Jan, we are looking for soome decent rain but this rain in early Feb looks pathetic and another high pushing in after that. Could be using that dredded D word soon.

Yup any rainfall that falls between now and the 6th will be evaporated if the next high decides to plonk itself where the other one did.
We can only hope that the next high pressure system won't be a blocking high.

[Manukau heads obs]

maybe northland might get more from the next lot of easterlies by the looks though

[Skywatcher]

Interesting the way the cirrus ended in a distinct line this morning - looking SW.

[Storm Struck]

New month not so sure how different its going to be, but 10-20mm coming up for a region that needs it overnight Sunday and later on Monday.
There might even be a decent thunder set up for Monday evening if the models stay in line, it will be fairly westerly for most of the day with early morning spill over rain then looks like a strong southerly later on.

From a qoute in the press this morning about todays temperatures not getting up there due to any possible early morning low cloud.... Its actually got nothing to do with the low cloud because once that clears the temperature will rocket up its the onshore NE and how strong it is that will put a cap on heating at the coast.
Yesterday classic example mist/fog first up with a westerly land breeze, it then cleared quickly with little to no wind until lunchtime by which time it had hit over 30C.

[snowstormwatcher]

30 degrees here in Fairlie currently, 4th day in row with temperature getting above 30c.

[David]

Very warm start to Feb, got to 26.6C here before when the sun came out for a while

[Manukau heads obs]

been getting to 26C here just about every day for the last 10 days, due to all the land to the east of us to warm the air up
(Waiuku has been hitting 28C alot too)

[Richard]

Melting roads about here today,bloody hot on 34deg at the moment

[Gary McConnochie]

I see Alexandra has 9% humidity at the moment, very dry

[melja]

Very humid here in Rangiora this arvo with a dew point of 17.9C and 22C temp at the moment.

[David]

I see Alexandra has 9% humidity at the moment, very dry

Make that 7%

[Richard]

That's amazingly low,here today it higher than its been the last few days on 40% while it was 34deg

[Orion]

41% here this afternoon, was 31.3 a couple of hours ago, now 29.8 deg.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

24 the high today here but as Melja mentioned humidity much higher today and with an easterly breeze it made for a warm day still, but comfortable. GFS is showing perhaps a longer period of wet weather for reasonable area of the North Island next week now. Something to watch.

[Andy]

Alexandra temp last 7 days

[melja]

Yes great climate there in alex, hot sunny summers for all water sports and magic winters with more chance of snow than here in Chch.

[snowstormwatcher]

magic winters with more chance of snow than here in Chch.

Don't know about that, Seems recently most of the heavy snow is further north, With Southland Otago and Sth canterbury largely missing out.

Ended up reaching 31 degrees here in Fairlie this afternoon,could tell it was bit more humid than the last couple of days

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Interesting the way the cirrus ended in a distinct line this morning - looking SW.

Glad that someone took photos of today's cirrus.
Some impressive displays today, way up in the Canterbury skies.

[RWood]

Alexandra temp last 7 days

Someone needs to find a better site to record Alex. sunshine - perhaps up on a surrounding hill or at least higher ground. The numbers recorded at the currrent site are not very good at all, and a long way behind Cromwell (and lower than for older Alex. sites).

[Richard]

Ive got the second to last round of the New Zealand blade sheep shearing champs today in Reefton,so i'm expecting it to be as bloody hot as it would here,but more humid there.

[Orion]

Fog here at present, visibility 200 metres.
A slight south-easterly breeze at times.
14.8 degrees, 80% humidity.

[NZstorm]

Some rain for most from that trough passing through early week.

Accumulated precip to 12Z Tuesday.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Clouding over with a light SW at the moment but should clear away later.
Looking forward to a bit of rain next week, just really to dampen the ground, but mind you , it has been a bit dewey on the odd morning this week

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Interesting the way the cirrus ended in a distinct line this morning - looking SW.

Just noticed the pussycat about to jump off the roof of the house to the left in the photo