Thunder, Squalls (13 to 14th April)

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 13/04/2015 18:29

Yea we got 74km out of that squall. Not quite the 103 you got Brian but was enough to notice there was a squall.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Mon 13/04/2015 18:33

Wow, some really severe winds have just passed through here. Seriously strong. I was outside and it was rather scarey for a short time.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 13/04/2015 19:05

Where in south Auckland are you sandy?

Manukau heads obs · Mon 13/04/2015 19:15

brief hail shower.Sandy is in Papakura..the westerly will be blowing straight
in there

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 13/04/2015 20:10

I see the airport had a gust of 51knots.

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Mon 13/04/2015 21:32

That last decent shower suddenly intensified over the Rotorua Lakes then promptly died back again. Could the lakes' surface, still being relatively warm, have caused that?

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jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 13/04/2015 21:59

Very interesting......

It makes me remember a forecast in the summer just gone in the thunder outlook. Metservice mentioned "convergence zones caused by sea and lake breezes.....". That was the first time I've seen them mention lake breezes.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 13/04/2015 22:26

Just had big hail stones in the last shower.

David · Unread post by **David** » Mon 13/04/2015 22:48

10.6 degrees at the moment - the coldest of the year so far lol!
Nothing interesting here so far, hope to hear some thunder or hail early morning when the upper cold pool moves in...

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Tue 14/04/2015 06:08

Had about 5 or 6 classic coldie thunder booms so far in West Auckland along with some intense squalls with strong gusts and a mix of rain and hail.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 14/04/2015 06:38

must be one of the earliest weather patterns like this for many years
a sign of a building El Nino?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 14/04/2015 06:43

Yes, coldie thunder woke me here about 1am and 4am. Some bright flashes at 4am here.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 14/04/2015 06:58

Woken by a couple of Tstorms overnight and hail, got some lightning on video but out of focus

An early start to our Winter thunderstorm season.

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 14/04/2015 07:12

Yep saw some lightning and thunder just west of here just before 4am. We got 13mm of showers since midnight.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Tue 14/04/2015 07:21

Didn't notice any thunder here.

7.2C here this morn and 19.5mm here in the last 24 hours. Still looks quite wet to the NW but blues-skies out east.

Pretty windy last night though. That 94 km/h gust is also fairly high for the airport, along with 85 km/h at Whangaparaoa and around 90 km/h at Tiritiri and the Waitemata.

David · Unread post by **David** » Tue 14/04/2015 08:05

Just heard a distant rumble. Not sure where it came from as there is nothing too ominous looking on the radar...

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 14/04/2015 08:07

Yes, just heard thunder to the southwest, more showers moving in.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 14/04/2015 09:06

wind has gone SE here now
and only 9.2C
a winters day!

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