Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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I am not sure if auckland will get a storm today.. but hopefully we do. there will definatly be some storms around the north island thats for sure.

heres this mornings thunderstorm outlook.
Valid to: Midnight Monday 16 Dec 2019

Issued at: 8:03am Monday 16 Dec 2019

Unstable and humid northerlies affect central and northern New Zealand today, with a general low risk of thunderstorms over the North Island and upper South Island as depicted on the chart. The most unstable area, with afternoon and evening wind convergence, extends from western parts of Northland to Taranaki and northern Manawatu, and across to Taupo and inland Hawkes Bay. There is a moderate risk of thunderstorms in this area, which may produce localised heavy rain and hail, as well as a low risk of SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS producing localised downpours of 25 to 40mm/hr.

Elsewhere, no thunderstorms or significant convection is expected.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Thunderstorm at northland currently.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Yes, Northland and Waikato have a storm or two.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Shame there is no sunshine, that would crank up the instability. DP at the airport is 19C so very moist.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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i Am starting to see blue sky here in takinini so hopefully we might get something otherise we might have to wait for tommorow.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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The sun has come out here for a few minutes and has me given 25c with a 20c DP. Hoping for a rogue downpour to settle the dust....
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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There have been a couple of decent rumbles over Stanmore Bay with steady rain now. Hoping its all over by the time my flight leaves this evening!
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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I see theres a storm in northern auckland now. hope it makes it south. or i hope another storm forms my way
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Yes, I thought I heard a faint rumble before, sounds like I did then. Blitz showing an isolated strike to my north. Radar closing in on the east coast bay beaches on the North Shore.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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yes, heard that rumble from the north!
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Wellsford had a cell that had big updrafts.scud cloud to ground level. .tornado weather.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Strong updrafts and low hanging scud on these storms around here. Some places are getting huge downpours. Nothing to write home about here yet but I suspect we will have our turn this afternoon. Thunder in all directions at the moment.


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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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i have not heard any thunder yet so far here at takinini yet. I am really wishing for some thunder and lightning...
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Not a lot going on here. Sure hoping tomorrow delivers, we are so overdue for some decent rain...
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Two good rumbles in Waihi, not much action yet.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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David wrote: Mon 16/12/2019 14:33 Not a lot going on here. Sure hoping tomorrow delivers, we are so overdue for some decent rain...
I know. its no fair we havnt had a good storm here for a while now :( :-(
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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Nothing here.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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One just sparked up north of us here in Swanson, thunder with some dark bases
Edit - now north, west, and south of us. Blew up quite quickly looking at the last couple of frames on the wx radar
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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yes i see thunderstorms now forming over auckland now

its mainly in west auckland. god dam it. wont make it here to south auckland proberly
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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tornado wrote: Mon 16/12/2019 18:05 yes i see thunderstorms now forming over auckland now

its mainly in west auckland. god dam it. wont make it here to south auckland proberly
Sad to see you never got thunderstorms in your neighbourhood today.
We should get heaps of thunderstorms on Friday, here.
Got my fingers, toes and arse crossed for a good storm before we head north for Christmas. :smile:
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Mon 16/12/2019 19:15
tornado wrote: Mon 16/12/2019 18:05 yes i see thunderstorms now forming over auckland now

its mainly in west auckland. god dam it. wont make it here to south auckland proberly
Sad to see you never got thunderstorms in your neighbourhood today.
We should get heaps of thunderstorms on Friday, here.
Got my fingers, toes and arse crossed for a good strom before we head north for Christmas. :smile:

yeah I havnt heard a single rumble this month. Hopefully we in auckland can get a good storm tommorow.
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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um metservice has taken tommorow afternoon thunderstorm chart off for some reason. they have tommorows morning up but nothing about the afternoon. strange.
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tornado wrote: Mon 16/12/2019 21:00 um metservice has taken tommorow afternoon thunderstorm chart off for some reason. they have tommorows morning up but nothing about the afternoon. strange.
Yes. I noticed that too. Now the morning's one gone as well.
Maybe they are up dating their thunderstorm page?
A nice fancy one will do with lighting bolts showing where the most likely thunderstorms will occur?
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Re: Thunderstorms around the North Island - Dec 16-17

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just got woken up by a heavy shower. woah look at this radar image !!!!



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