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reports of thunder and hail from around central NI last few days (including on the mountain)

Chased today with Mike, Tilly and Aaron. Ended up around the Rangitata Gorge, saw a bit of lightning and hail, but location wasn't very chaser friendly. Don't like storms in the hills, bugger all road options and the hills obstruct the lightning. Still good to get out and hear some thunder!

Richard wrote:

David wrote:Marge Simpson maybe

Well done David ,only difference was the cloud wasn't blue like Marge's hair

Oh that is brilliant Nev

Some cold upper air still over the North Island today and a low thunder risk over the kaimai ranges if the NE sea breeze can come out of the BOP.

The good news is the BSCH site is up and running again for NZ!

Another day with weak ts recorded in central NI ranges.

The update for El Nino is for it to stay weak.

no depth and lack of early heating today, 2moro looks less likely

Had a little bit of thunder in Dunedin this afternoon and storms yesterday just inland from town.

Turned out to be quite a nice day today after a drizzly start.. the last couple of days have been pretty mint really
Certainly has that Spring/Summery feel in the air, overnight temperatures & the lack of firewood being burnt are reflecting that.

Yes lovely day here as well,23deg and a light NW wind

More cloud than sun here today, but almost got to 20°C when the sun was out

Mid twenties in town here

Southerly up to near gale around Akaroa for about an hour from 11.30am, looked dark but no rain, just low cloud. Temperature sure took a dive with the wind. (was warm before, even though a lighter southerly)

The wind change hasn't made it this far yet,but i see some low cloud to the south though.

Supposed to have been drizzly/rain here today but nothing of the sort, sun & more sun, which actually had some bite to it around lunchtime!

That front over the North Island on Saturday looks good for some decent rain, farmers will like it. Precipitable water values will be 30mm which is moist air.


Overcaste morning in Auckland but skies will clear and 21C on the cards.

Starting to get close to my highest October temp (22.7) which was recorded on the 30th of the month. We are on 22.2 right now. I don't see it getting to 22.7 but good effort considering there are another 2 weeks of the month to go.

21.2 was the maximum here, my highest for Oct is 22.6

it's got to 24.9°C here today - a bit short of my October high of 26.1°C.

jamie wrote:Starting to get close to my highest October temp (22.7) which was recorded on the 30th of the month. We are on 22.2 right now. I don't see it getting to 22.7 but good effort considering there are another 2 weeks of the month to go.

I stand corrected. It got to 22.7 just after 4pm so equalled my record.

Quite a big range today with 5.2-22.7.

Yeah it really warmed up along the coast here.. being tempered somewhat by the Tasman didn't really do much, too much bite in the sun this afternoon for both daughter & I.. no complaints though

einzack wrote:it's got to 24.9°C here today - a bit short of my October high of 26.1°C.

It's interesting that Reefton doesn't feature much in the nation's national highs.
Kawerau does quite frequently and that is, Reefton is in an area similar to that NI town.?

We only have a NIWA station in town - closest Metservice is Springs Junction which is quite a different climate.
It is interesting that we get our own forecast on the Metservice website under "towns & cities", but don't actually have a Metservice weather station. It's not unique, but it's always seemed a little strange.

I know my station reads higher max's than the NIWA station. I tracked it quite closely for a number of years. My average temps are very similar to the NIWA site, but I record warmer highs and colder lows. But the NIWA site has had some calibration issues in the past so I gave up tracking it and decided just to be comfortable with what I record.

I wouldn't have thought Reefton compares that well? Kawerau is somewhat further North, think it's lower altitude and also has Geothermal activity.

Looks like a chance for a thunderstorm set up over the North Island Sunday. Will depend on position of surface trough/moisture. Worth a mention at this early stage.