Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 03/10/2014 13:20

Sure does look like a windy week coming up.

I see at home I have had a gust of 82km/hr today.

Brian you must be expecting some decent winds throughout the week.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 04/10/2014 07:52

Monday looking like a good day for WSW gales in the north!

Strongest winds though will be over the lower North Island with severe gales/storm force early Monday there. But they are used to wind down there!

Bradley · Unread post by **Bradley** » Sat 04/10/2014 14:09

Hmmmm, windguru has winds for Monday morning for Christchurch Airport at the same strength as last Septembers big blow, I hope for everyone's sake their data doesn't turn out to be correct!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 04/10/2014 14:40

lots of sand blowing on the coastal hills here today (despite the occasional showers)
El Nino/equinox gales, just like the old days

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 04/10/2014 14:41

No thanks.

We don't want any more trees blown over, thankyou.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 05/10/2014 08:12

The front coming up the west of the North Island tomorrow will have some decent wind gusts with it. I think we could see a gust of 50knots here in Grey Lynn early afternoon.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 05/10/2014 09:38

you guys should come out here for a weather meet, i.e go up to the lighthouse, for a wind chase

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sun 05/10/2014 10:35

I'm going to head there if I can finish up before the SW change arrive

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 05/10/2014 11:54

Hope a general pattern change soon.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 05/10/2014 12:27

it will be like this till xmas

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 05/10/2014 16:08

NW starting to blow here now. Had to put a jersey on whilst mowing the lawns. Cool winds.

melja · Unread post by **melja** » Sun 05/10/2014 18:06

Been Nw since around 11am out here, turned while i was running the pegasus 10k run this morning.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 05/10/2014 21:04

Winds died down here at the moment.
Only a slight NW blowing.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sun 05/10/2014 21:58

Been a funny ol day here for wind,the NW arrived about 7.00am ,got very strong a few times over the day,but about 3.00 a mid-strong SE blew for about half hour then swung but again to the NW,had a 60-70kmph period about 8.30pm,now very light.

Karliosis · Unread post by **Karliosis** » Sun 05/10/2014 22:59

Metservice's New Brighton Pier has just had an 80km/h gust. Pretty windy here in Burwood too. Interestingly its only 15km/h gusting 20km/h at the airport...

Also just noticed theres a 2hPa difference across the city, thats quite unusual over such a small distance no?

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 05/10/2014 23:34

Windy again here this evening, also noticed a few flashes out to the west.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 06/10/2014 09:45

NWer gradually getting stronger and stronger here (83kmh gusts now)

matttbs · Unread post by **matttbs** » Mon 06/10/2014 09:55

Nice looking front coming up South Canterbury. Timaru already gusting gale force SW.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Mon 06/10/2014 10:52

It arrived in Ashburton a little after 10am, with rain.

Dale · Unread post by **Dale** » Mon 06/10/2014 11:12

Gone Southerly here too & blowing at a fair rate of knots! Had some gusty Northerlies last night with some very heavy showers/rain but didn't notice any lightning in the mix.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Mon 06/10/2014 11:22

Certainly roared through the CBD here in ChCh as it arrived. Mderate rain and a strong wind, radar looks to have a clearance thru around lunchtime?

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 06/10/2014 12:04

Heaps of hail here now,roared through as well 5 mins ago

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 06/10/2014 13:04

Radar not showing the extent of how heavy the rain is at the moment,certainly looks to be mainly a inland rain

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Mon 06/10/2014 13:33

It sure did rip snort through, just moderate rain here but looked impressive on the radar.
Winds easing now if we get some heating this afternoon there could be some isolated heavy showers with hail and a strike or two as a weak trough moves through the area.

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Mon 06/10/2014 14:29

The wind is making the high rise building I work in creak and move. 85km gust at Hamilton airport must be close to a record. I see Rototua airport has just had a 104km gust.

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