Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 09:55
That sure was a big flash/rumble in Parnell. Got into the office just minutes before that heavy rain hit.
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Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 12:23
Woke at 4am by the front and an awesome short sharp thunderstorm.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 13:06
Two more showers this morning, so we are up to 40mm for the month, all from mountain spill over rain.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 14:11
what is the average for the month?
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 17:11
Heavy showers here with hail observed.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 17:23
Some good Thunder with some CB's on the trough that have come through Raglan presently.
General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 17:43
Decent thunderstorm just hit me.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 19:53
Looking very squally over the west of the North island overnight and tomorrow morning and a few wind damage reports possible. Auckland could be affected as well, particularly tomorrow morning after day break if BOM model verifies.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 19:56
Nice looks like I might top 50mm by the end of the month.Richard wrote:Two more showers this morning, so we are up to 40mm for the month, all from mountain spill over rain.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 20:36
Report of a couple of lightning strikes hitting a school north of Westport at about 12.15pm today...
'Lightning strike hits Karamea School' - NZ Herald
Intersting that the school principal is quoted as saying, "there was no thunderstorm warning or watch for our area ... it just came out of the blue". Yet that area was included in MetService's Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued at 8:49am and again at 11:54am…
'Lightning strike hits Karamea School' - NZ Herald
Intersting that the school principal is quoted as saying, "there was no thunderstorm warning or watch for our area ... it just came out of the blue". Yet that area was included in MetService's Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued at 8:49am and again at 11:54am…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
Issued by MetService at 08:49 am Thursday 28 July 2016
Valid until 11:00 pm Thursday 28 July 2016
This watch affects people in the following weather forecast districts:
Nelson
Buller
Westland
Thunderstorm activity in Buller and western Nelson is expected to increase again this afternoon with the approach and passage of a front across central and northern New Zealand. There is a moderate risk some of these thunderstorms could be SEVERE during the afternoon and evening with westerly winds gusting stronger than 110km/hr.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
Issued by MetService at 11:54 am Thursday 28 July 2016
Valid until 11:00 pm Thursday 28 July 2016
This watch affects people in the following weather forecast districts:
Nelson
Buller
Westland
Thunderstorm activity in western Nelson, Buller and Westland north of about Greymouth is expected to increase this afternoon with the approach and passage of a front across central and northern New Zealand. There is a moderate risk some of these thunderstorms could be SEVERE from this afternoon until late tonight with westerly winds gusting stronger than 110km/hr.
General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 20:58
A big of lightning to my west suddenly. Looks out over the sea.
General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 21:03
Impressive lightning now. Lighting up the entire cell.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 21:23
Yea some good Lightning then, looks to have eased off now though....
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 22:18
More Thunder just now, got some more cells moving this way. Some more cells moving over the Bombays as well I see.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 22:52
blowing a good westerly gale here...
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Thu 28/07/2016 23:20
With these current weather systems, we seem to be quite sheltered here in Canterbury. 
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 06:49
Agreed, unlike Jamie who gets to enjoy the show in the Waikato, over here in the Bay of Plenty on the Eastern side of the Kaimai Force field, a bit of wind and rain was all I noticed.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:With these current weather systems, we seem to be quite sheltered here in Canterbury.
Glad for those who got a good show.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 06:50
I think Auckland should get some CB's this time re next front
(we just missed those ones last night that passed through South Franklin and north Waikato)
(we just missed those ones last night that passed through South Franklin and north Waikato)
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 07:20
Watch the skies tomorrow pm John. ingredients look to be there tomorrow particularly Banks Peninsula.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:With these current weather systems, we seem to be quite sheltered here in Canterbury.
I was in Timaru a couple of weekends back and weather was clear for the 3 days.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 07:40
I drove down to the Bombays Hills yesterday evening to try grab a couple of lightning shots looking south into Waikato, missed the best stuff but a couple of attempts here.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 07:51
For Wellington city so far this month, rainfall is barely half average, temperatures above average and sunshine more than an hour per day above average.NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:With these current weather systems, we seem to be quite sheltered here in Canterbury.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 08:29
July has been quite good here but has turned wet, thunder here now with yet another Tstorm over sw Auckland
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 08:38
Some parts of Canterbury, we had periods of strong winds yesterdayNZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:With these current weather systems, we seem to be quite sheltered here in Canterbury.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 08:53
just had the weirdest hail here... about 5 seconds of hailstones larger than pea size then back to ordinary rain.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2016 08:58
One or two nice Cbs around.
Central Auckland has quite good sheltering from the wind, strong winds are quite rare here.
Central Auckland has quite good sheltering from the wind, strong winds are quite rare here.