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Re: General August Weather

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Swanson thunderstorm :)
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strikes east of Papakura too
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A big cell SE of here
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Just 4mm of showers here today. One was heavy/squally around 4.30pm but otherwise rather uninteresting...
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Reports of jagged hail in Waiuku area..
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Got a whole 0.8mm from the scattered light rain this afternoon.
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Raining again this evening, Still nothing showing up on the Rakaia radar :-k
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Cantab03 wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 19:42 Got a whole 0.8mm from the scattered light rain this afternoon.
Same as here, best rain for ages.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 19:54 Raining again this evening, Still nothing showing up on the Rakaia radar :-k
Wonder if the MS are on to it?
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Re: General August Weather

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Richard wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 20:37
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 19:54 Raining again this evening, Still nothing showing up on the Rakaia radar :-k
Wonder if the MS are on to it?
I sent them an email.
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There was a defined circle in the vicinity of the rakaia radar the other day, so I'd say they will be aware of it.
Normally they post up on social media about technical issues, but nothing as such yet.
Only scratching 1-2mm in town today, while other areas got next to nothing.
Early next week has a good drink on offer though, we are going to need it as it looks like the roaring 40s are making a return for late August into early September.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
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Light rain overnight continuing into this morning and easing away from about 2:15pm but remaining rather cloudy.
Back onto rain this evening with a grand total of 6.8mm for today but nothing showing up on the Canterbury Rain radar, near Rakaia.?
Today's maximum was 12.5C.
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Re: General August Weather

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Foggy, 7.1°C, light air.
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Looks like that front out in the Tasman will cross Auckland late tonight or early morning with chance thunder. The airmass looks reasonably unstable over Auckland tonight with the lapse rate about 7C.

EU showing a cb blow up over Northland this afternoon by 2pm. Dewpoint at Kaitaia airport is currently 13C.
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If the air was more moist here we would see some afternoon development around here.
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those thunderstorms yesterday were very pulsy...you could see how on the rain radar how they would develop very quickly ...but then fizzle quick too
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wow, I see Met Service going all out for tomorrow...damaging tornadoes mentioned!
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... this has to be rare for here - low risk of “damaging tornadoes” tomorrow afternoon 😳 ... chasing from the bedroom window under lockdown 😆🌪 ...
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Latest EC 18Z run has the upper NI Sunday evening experiencing a negative tilting surface trough, 14c DP, -23c @ 500 hPa and low level shear of 40 to 50 knots.
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Breeze has just swung from westerly to N / NE on the North Shore, 17c with DP up to 13c now.
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The convergence producing a little shower over my suburb just now
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Richard wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 20:37
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 21/08/2020 19:54 Raining again this evening, Still nothing showing up on the Rakaia radar :-k
Wonder if the MS are on to it?
Here is the message I sent them last night.
"Is the radar at Rakaia playing up again as we have 6.8mm of rain here in Geraldine today but nothing showing up on the radar except for a cluster around the Ashburton area?"
Haven't heard back from them yet.
It has come all over foggy here at the moment after a bit of a sunny, mild morning with low stratus clouds.
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Been a lovely sunny day here today with a max of 16.5deg, starting to feel like spring.
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Richard wrote: Sat 22/08/2020 16:05 Been a lovely sunny day here today with a max of 16.5deg, starting to feel like spring.
Fog really settling in here :eek: o_O 8-o
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Sat 22/08/2020 17:21
Richard wrote: Sat 22/08/2020 16:05 Been a lovely sunny day here today with a max of 16.5deg, starting to feel like spring.
Fog really settling in here :eek: o_O 8-o
Bugger >_<
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Re: General August Weather

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I see the in coming showers are lightning active
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