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Wild in Welly.. Flight diverted back to Auckland.. Cruise ship delayed 24 hours..

the wind in wellington is currently very normal for the time of year
the media are hyping things a bit for wellington at the moment

it is expected to get much worse there however

Gusts creaked house @ 6:30, 17C, 4/8 cloud. Calmer now 8am, 7/8 cloud 19C.
Orion down to 1453 customers without power, mostly inland, lots due to tree on line near Darfield.

now the wind is really ramping up at wellington
(and at the same time its dying away here (will be related))

Yea mt Kaukau is going to be blown off the map soon. 161km/h there in the last hour.

Getting some moderate spillover rain here.

jamie wrote:Yea mt Kaukau is going to be blown off the map soon. 161km/h there in the last hour.

I am across the valley in Khandallah.. Can't see the mast right now.. Pretty gusty here..

Yes, spillover here now in Ilam, quite moderate. Reports power out in oxford? Not too nice there at the moment. Still only moderate NW breeze here.

And some thunder heard...

Skywatcher wrote:And some thunder heard...

Your tracker is going nuts!

Very gusty here in Wellington out by the airport. Could very well get worse this afternoon too looking at the surface pressure charts for 1pm. Big pressure gradient over NZ!

03Stormchaser wrote:Your tracker is going nuts!

It's ranging it a bit too close but Blitzortung is showing a cell that has moved inland from the West Coast and got stuck in the foothills

The one rumble I heard was from (elevated?) lightning that generated the strike that appears east of BP.

Rain clearing now.

cape foulwind on the west coast is getting gusts over 50kts now

thats higher than during the recent big NW blow

and should be a good indicator of the potentia for whats coming
yes?

Skywatcher wrote:

03Stormchaser wrote:Your tracker is going nuts!

It's ranging it a bit too close but Blitzortung is showing a cell that has moved inland from the West Coast and got stuck in the foothills

The one rumble I heard was from (elevated?) lightning that generated the strike that appears east of BP.

Rain clearing now.

It's been going off pretty good down here for an hour or three. Good to see the various lightning detectors getting a bit of a work-out.

5500 CG strikes over NZ in the past 120 mins. Thats incredible.

Strong noreaster has sprung up here in Riccarton. Wasnt expecting that!

Other than a few really strong gusts about 5.00am its been light to moderate N wind

had it all so far today in Reefton.
gusty winds, heavy rain, hail and thunder.
but it's been quite squally. everything goes at once then it calms down for a bit with only light rain, and then it all comes in again.

Lots of Lightning! Lovely
View Oceania's Lightning Live at http://NZAPStrike.net

wouldnt be nice if that mid tasman front stayed like that as it crossed the north island

Thunder rumbling and rolling around here just now.

Just had a tremendous display directly above Omarama: There was an almost literally blinding flash immediately followed by a huge and rolling bit of thunder at least 30 seconds long, and stuff fell from shelves as the windows rattled and the cat went apesh*t.

bpo wrote:Just had a tremendous display directly above Omarama: There was an almost literally blinding flash immediately followed by a huge and rolling bit of thunder at least 30 seconds long, and stuff fell from shelves as the windows rattled and the cat went apesh*t.

Oh wow,sounds fantastic

All the thunder is around the hills here,hoping it comes further out soon,winds getting strong in the last half hour

Manukau heads obs wrote:wouldnt be nice if that mid tasman front stayed like that as it crossed the north island

We seem to miss out on it here Brian. Typically weakens as it comes onto NI.

The hot air coming off New South Wales into the Tasman is the was causes the elevated thunderstorms because it steepens the upper level lapse rates. The jet stream provides the lift as well orographic effects of Alps.

Manukau heads obs wrote:The jet stream provides the lift as well orographic effects of Alps.

Yes,you can see that orographic effect of the Alps in that the lightning is not happening near the coast but along the Alps and to the east.