NZ Weather Forum

rain band approaching here...
yes, will have to wait for this rain band to move through and see if it clears up and get some good heating going this afternoon
the 10cm soil temperature is up around 17C now
i.e so ground temperature can heat up quickly once the sun is out

starting to lighten up a bit and rain starting to ease, hopefully it clears up very soon

patches of blue sky emerging after that rain.

Has cleared up in orewa, already looking mean

Tcu over Auckland and getting a bit warmer.

I don't think we have any sea breeze convergence in Auckland (yet)

Warm 19C here

Absolutely torrential rain in Grafton at present!

doesnt take much sun to fire things up again!

Clear spell about to come into Tauranga, heading Waikato way. Patches of blue atm around, temperature gradually rising.

Towers going up! with that rain we have abundant SFC moisture now, with a rising temperature

Looks like a bit of a cloudburst in the city.. can't even see most of the buildings on the 2.27pm webcam shot
http://www.sitecam.co.nz/auckland_webcam/

This current weather is not all that favourable. We are getting frequent skiffy showers passing through that is putting a lid on the heating.

Thunder on the North Shore - excellent!

Yes, heard that! We're normally quite acoustically insulated in our Takapuna building, but it's coming through loud and clear. There it goes again.

Small hail south of Bombay. Very heavy showers.

that northshore CB is fully glaciated
can see it from here easy

Finally a proper clear slot coming in from the east, I hope it isnt too late!
A medium sized cap would be beneficial today, stop the straggly showers from popping up.

I dont have to chase...looks like the CB south of bombay hills is heading my way

we have sunshine ahead of that CB now...yeah!

Thunder in Titirangi at 15:38 hours, excellent !! look forward to more.

Lightning thunder down here near Bombay.

Thunder here

It is bucketting down with heavy rain, no more thunder.
Looks like Hawkes Bay, Napier will have some good action.

Lightning over Manukau City.