General October Weather

[tornado]

I wonder if october is gonna be a wet month or a dry month?

[Razor]

GFS now bringing an intense anticyclone onto the scene to kick the month off

[David]

The first couple days look like mid winter for here, GFS showing around 12-13 degrees in the day time

[TonyT]

Anticyclones and southwest airflow should be the dominant feature until the end of the month when low pressure systems should dominate. So I would say dry for most areas.

[Cyclone Tracy]

American models are locking onto a high intensity cold shot on the opening day of October. Projecting a streaming upper trough that has origins from an upper cold core cyclone with a centre of -44c @500 hPa. NASA's GEOS is putting the 528 thickness line over Auckland Tuesday evening.

EC & UK not at that level at the moment.

[spwill]

Cold weather to affect NZ at times this week
Current GFS is pointing to thunder and hail chance here Tuesday with a very cold trough crossing

[David]

Cold weather to affect NZ at times this week
Current GFS is pointing to thunder and hail chance here Tuesday with a very cold trough crossing

EC showing -32C at 500hPa with that trough later on Tuesday

[NZstorm]

For Auckland looking like isolated storms/hail possible this morning with a weak front and then again this evening with a squally SW flow.

[tornado]

For Auckland looking like isolated storms/hail possible this morning with a weak front and then again this evening with a squally SW flow.

Yes looks good alright. on the first day of october too.

[Richard]

Nothing much to speak off in the way of weather with the current system, just a bit of cloud and one heck of a cool down.

[Chris Raine]

Wet overnight in Southland.10.1mm in the gauge at 9am this morning .Here at Thornbury air minimum got down to 2.0C with occasional showers some with small hail. Currently fine here with a few Scatt TCu around.Temp 8.4C

[Chris W]

It's pretty chilly out there in Amberley. Some pretty dark clouds but the radar isn't showing much more than patches of rain.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Some interesting clouds down this way, better than yesterday.
Wouldn't be surprised if we got a small hail shower.

[tich]

Heavy shower in St Albans, Chch.

[Richard]

Very uncommon time to get a storm, but still, could this be the 20 month long drought beaker, please wish me luck fella's, cant have Tony hogging them all.

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[harleyb]

I don't think I've seen an afternoon temperature like this in Napier before...

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[Ash]

Epic storm in Napier and I suspect Hastings. Looks like it snowed in the entire city from the amount of hail.

[Ash]

The temp plummeted more than 10 degrees in 20 minutes.

[Achten]

Drove through that just South of Hastings. Heavy rain and Hail temp showed 3 degrees in the car at one stage.

[Awhituobs]

not many showers here today in the end
dew point relatively low and been dropping all day, as the airmass has originated in the southern ocean

[tornado]

some big clouds build ups have happened around auckland. can see a few cbs

[GraemeWi]

We have had a couple of hail showers in the last hour in Swanson (west Auck). Feels cold!

[tornado]

i just heard a low rumble of thunder. lots of showers about.

[David]

Only a few very brief showers here today. Certainly feeling wintry this evening

[NZstorm]

Yes, quite a nice day in Auckland today with max 16C, not bad for a polar trough. I don't see much hope for good weather tomorrow though with a blustery SW/showery.