General March Weather
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General March Weather
Looks to start off cool tomorrow with SW winds and dry conditions, followed by yet another SW change for the South Island on Monday... What do we think.
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Re: General March Weather
A brisk 3.0 degrees at 7am, sunny and clear apart from some coastal clouds earlier.
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Re: General March Weather
Definitely some coastal thunder in the south late tomorrow. Looks cold!
May some late afternoon convergence over eastern North Otago as well.
Weather looks fine for Auckland today but a bit more moisture there tomorrow to cloud things up.
May some late afternoon convergence over eastern North Otago as well.
Weather looks fine for Auckland today but a bit more moisture there tomorrow to cloud things up.
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Re: General March Weather
4 or 5 days cool weather coming up for Auckland, cloudy next few days with an increasing chance for a light shower from tomorrow, becoming fine Tuesday
A cold looking low system showing up east of the South Island for a few days from Monday, ECMWF map for Monday.
A cold looking low system showing up east of the South Island for a few days from Monday, ECMWF map for Monday.
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Re: General March Weather
September.
CWUweather wrote:Looks to start off cool tomorrow with SW winds and dry conditions, followed by yet another SW change for the South Island on Monday... What do we think.
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Re: General March Weather
Tipped out 8mm from yesterday rain,looks like a cool SW coming up during the day here,even the next few days look the same.
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Re: General March Weather
Very cold air across the South Island by Monday.
500mb chart for 7am Monday.
500mb chart for 7am Monday.
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Re: General March Weather
NZ has better weather when the Highs set up east of the country, a South Tasman high generally means cooler dry weather for Ak.
Drove to Waihi Beach yesterday, the countryside is very dry from Auckland to Paeroa. East of the Ranges looked less dry.
Current weather here sunny after morning cloud, 21C, dp 12C, mod southwest wind.
Drove to Waihi Beach yesterday, the countryside is very dry from Auckland to Paeroa. East of the Ranges looked less dry.
Current weather here sunny after morning cloud, 21C, dp 12C, mod southwest wind.
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Re: General March Weather
I see MS forecasting winds gusting too 120kmph for tonight in chch.
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Re: General March Weather
We need a widespread 25mm here to break the dryness, there's not a lot of rain on offer for the next couple of weeks with the incoming High dominating.
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Re: General March Weather
Youll need more than that. 25mm with another 25 a few days later would be a good start.spwill wrote:We need a widespread 25mm here to break the dryness, there's not a lot of rain on offer for the next couple of weeks with the incoming High dominating.
Although soil moisture levels are the same as for this time last year, we have had much cooler conditions. This dry has been brought on by the darn winds. I thought by the different conditions we wouldnt have such a prolonged dry spell as last year but we are on par with last year. Hopefully we can start to get some rain late March like we did last year.
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Re: General March Weather
Lower humidities this year as well with the SW winds. The 11mm at Mangere for Feb is less than what was recorded last Feb.
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Re: General March Weather
first fog of the season in Reefton today.
temp currently 9.4°C with still no breeze to blow it away. hopefully it'll clear shortly to get some warmth going.
temp currently 9.4°C with still no breeze to blow it away. hopefully it'll clear shortly to get some warmth going.
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Re: General March Weather
Lol we'll send you some wind sooneinzack wrote:first fog of the season in Reefton today.
temp currently 9.4°C with still no breeze to blow it away. hopefully it'll clear shortly to get some warmth going.
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Re: General March Weather
well fog lifted around 1.30pm but still no wind.
highest gust so far of 9km/hr, so nothing's got here yet!
highest gust so far of 9km/hr, so nothing's got here yet!
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Re: General March Weather
It could be May before we get the rains back again. The pattern change/rain was early last year.jamie wrote: Hopefully we can start to get some rain late March like we did last year.
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Re: General March Weather
April can bring in autumn rains
any longer and will be a disastor for the currently dry areas
any longer and will be a disastor for the currently dry areas
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Re: General March Weather
And we'll try and send you some rain.... it WAS dry here til a week ago.....Manukau heads obs wrote:April can bring in autumn rains
any longer and will be a disastor for the currently dry areas
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Re: General March Weather
A band of heavy showers crossing the Waikato this morning with 20mm at the EW rain gauge at Raglan.
Auckland about to get a soaking by the looks.
Auckland about to get a soaking by the looks.
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Re: General March Weather
4mm in Waiuku....3mm here...
enough to call off our school swimming sports day...but otherwise only good for the tropical Kikuyu grasses that are still green..and to keep the dust/sand from blowing around for a few hours...
enough to call off our school swimming sports day...but otherwise only good for the tropical Kikuyu grasses that are still green..and to keep the dust/sand from blowing around for a few hours...
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Re: General March Weather
A few mm over this way as well but 20 -30mm is needed to get moisture back into the soil.