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is a big dry forming. concerning all the high pressure forming around the north? a front tommorow. but wont be much to help our forever lasting drought

tornado wrote: ↑Mon 31/08/2020 13:01 is a big dry forming. concerning all the high pressure forming around the north? a front tommorow. but wont be much to help our forever lasting drought

With a La Nina we likely won't get a very dry summer like the last two.

Convection will be more possible as well as possible lows from the north.

tornado wrote: ↑Mon 31/08/2020 13:01 is a big dry forming. concerning all the high pressure forming around the north? a front tommorow. but wont be much to help our forever lasting drought

Dry already, if we dont get a decent shower tomorrow I'm going to have to start watering the garden

I hear you Richard. Was out watering the lawn and the garden yesterday. The ground is rock hard! Hoping for 15mm or so tomorrow, anything less with the very mild weather quickly kicking back into gear by the end of the week is a rather worrying moving forward.

NZstorm wrote: ↑Mon 31/08/2020 15:36

tornado wrote: ↑Mon 31/08/2020 13:01 is a big dry forming. concerning all the high pressure forming around the north? a front tommorow. but wont be much to help our forever lasting drought

With a La Nina we likely won't get a very dry summer like the last two.

Convection will be more possible as well as possible lows from the north.

Hopefully the La Niña happens. Was a poor thunder season this year for winter. As predicted. But we should get some this summer though

NZstorm wrote: ↑Mon 31/08/2020 15:36 With a La Nina we likely won't get a very dry summer like the last two.

Convection will be more possible as well as possible lows from the north.

We very much need this to be the case... Went into winter with a 250mm yearly rain deficit and have ended the season with a 300mm yearly deficit.

I see niwa is predicting normal to above normal rainfall for spring, here's hoping.

Snow is settling in Ashburton. Lower than forecast. Radar shows a deep convection hint there

models has tonights front. strenghening a little as it crosses auckland. could be a heavy shower or two.

nice to see some action weather for canterbury (changeable spring weather/snow)
I wonder if the late SE change here tomorrow will cause some CB's

Awhituobs wrote: ↑Tue 01/09/2020 11:25 nice to see some action weather for canterbury (changeable spring weather/snow)
I wonder if the late SE change here tomorrow will cause some CB's

well a low risk of thunder here tomorrow. moderate risk in the west. a low risk for thunder tonight. as the front comes in. see what happens. we might get more rain just a tad than forecast.

late in the day spring SE changes can give us thunderstorms

Interesting day to start of Spring for 2020.
Rain overnight turning to snow from early this morning and gradually easing during the morning.
Today's daytime maximum was 8.7C
24.9mm of precipitation for today..

easterly wind change here already
barometer rising and the temperature dropping
its a wet high in the tasman though with a upper level NW flow making for tradewind windflow type showers still
looks to be a new low forming NW of Taranaki, but it probably will roll over up and onto northland

The all-time lowest September minimum for Christchurch of -4.4C may be under real threat come tomorrow morning - all the ingredients are there with a cold air mass, clear skies and light winds all in the mix...

Starting off the month with a useful rainfall of 29.4mm, and yes a very cold one coming up tonight

Bradley wrote: ↑Wed 02/09/2020 07:33 The all-time lowest September minimum for Christchurch of -4.4C may be under real threat come tomorrow morning - all the ingredients are there with a cold air mass, clear skies and light winds all in the mix...

Christchurch Gardens, which is generally a little warmer than the airport, recorded -4.8C on this day in 1919.

Nev wrote: ↑Wed 02/09/2020 08:29

Bradley wrote: ↑Wed 02/09/2020 07:33 The all-time lowest September minimum for Christchurch of -4.4C may be under real threat come tomorrow morning - all the ingredients are there with a cold air mass, clear skies and light winds all in the mix...

Christchurch Gardens, which is generally a little warmer than the airport, recorded -4.8C on this day in 1919.

Thanks for that Nev - one would have to wonder what the airport would have recorded!! the -7.1C recorded at the gardens on 19/07/45 you would think would easily translate into a -8.5C for the airport!

looks like some showers about to cross auckland. the nz wide radar is still available so will be watching on that. the town /city radars are down due to what has happened.

i see the fire down there is still not out despite snow.; and they say it may take months. and it could end up getting bad as a wildfire.

the low is easily seen on the rain radar , going to pass over northland this evening

A fine day today after yesterday's short wintry event.
Today's maximum was 12.5c.
Here's a photo of Mt. Peel which I took today.

Just looked at the GFS model run for sunday afternoon. Looks like an upper trough to cross over Canterbury sunday evening with a chance of heavy showers/ hail and maybe even a storm. Could be one to watch for.

Yes plenty of snow in the Canterbury high country yesterday.Taken at Lake Clearwater around 700metres asl.

bit cold looking to be riding a bike?
did you ride in shorts too?

Gosh the English Oaks are in a hurry this year. They usually do come out in September, but it's only the 3rd.

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