General October Weather

[Chris W]

Looks like we start off with a few days of westerlies, then around the 5th/6th there are signs of a southerly but also some subtropical activity as a monsoon trough looks to be setting up. Polar vortex vs La Nina?

[tornado]

and a big evil anticyclone to keep things dry and boring and droughty for the north island esp auckland sigh

[NZstorm]

and a big evil anticyclone to keep things dry and boring and droughty for the north island esp auckland sigh

The ridge looks to be about what we expect in October, stable, dry with possible low clouds and SW breezes.

[Cyclone Tracy]

2 cents worth.

A complex jigsaw is slowly coming together. GFS is starting to hint the that the atmospheric forcing changes required for La Nina to affect NZ will start to get under way in 10 days heading towards the Maritime continent and Western Pacific, with subsidence in the Eastern pacific. This climatic process is a slow mover but it's the first sign on a major shift in the atmosphere. Once a favourable MJO lines up, this will pop with the increasing tropical easterlies.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Light frosting this morning, but a fine and mild day eventuated. Today's maximum was 18.6C.

[David]

Wow, following a dry September, I see there's no rain at all in the 10 day outlook. Even at the end of the outlook there's still a massive high parked over NZ. Ground is gonna be getting pretty dry by mid October

[Awhituobs]

Fox

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[tornado]

Wow, following a dry September, I see there's no rain at all in the 10 day outlook. Even at the end of the outlook there's still a massive high parked over NZ. Ground is gonna be getting pretty dry by mid October

october is usually a dry month though. december is usually unsettled. november too. la nina should get us some rain over jan/feb

[Razor]

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If you have time do the walk up to Lake Gault. It goes up the hill from Lake Matheson and its a stunning "new" addition to the areas walks

[tornado]

i just saw metservice article from yesterday say a high pressure front. that does not make sense

[Chris W]

Up at the DOC campsite at Mt Cook, wind is cranking and the rain is setting in. Awesome stuff.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

i just saw metservice article from yesterday say a high pressure front. that does not make sense

Where was this?

[Awhituobs]

Dunedin

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[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Fine and rather mild day here from this morning where it got to 22.7C from a zero minimum overnight.
Some lenticular forms to the west.

[Orion]

Red sky this morning

Temp. currently 14.9°C and rising;
Fresh NW breeze.

[tornado]

i just saw metservice article from yesterday say a high pressure front. that does not make sense

Where was this?

On newshub

[wembley]

High pressure front? Doesn't sound logical to me...

[Cantab03]

A balmy 25 degrees here in downtown Christchurch. Expecting more of the same over the next couple of days. We sure need a decent rain event soon!

[Nev]

i just saw metservice article from yesterday say a high pressure front. that does not make sense

The closest I can find are the words:
"It is expected to be another cold night today with frost, as current front passes east and high pressure moves in".

Originally based on an RNZ interview with NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll on Wednesday morning, that same line and story was repeated by several news outlets throughout the day, including Newshub, TVNZ, and the ODT…

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zeal ... sland.html

[Chris W]

Violent winds and sideways rain all through last night at Aoraki Mt Cook. My tent was destroyed, we bailed into the shelter which was incredibly noisy in the wind costing us most of the night's sleep, and the half marathon was called off this morning for the first time in 11 years because they couldn't keep the road signage upright and it was going to be brutal running back up the road. Great trip!

[Dean.]

Violent winds and sideways rain all through last night at Aoraki Mt Cook. My tent was destroyed, we bailed into the shelter which was incredibly noisy in the wind, and the half marathon was called off this morning for the first time in 11 years because they couldn't keep the road signage upright and it was going to be brutal running back up the road. Great trip!

Bugger...great event which we were involved in a few years ago!

[Chris W]

Yep, the organiser was totally gutted but we gave him and team a full round of applause and still had a great time! Comfortably the strongest winds I've experienced since the March 2014 windstorm in Chch, don't know how the tent didn't totally blow away.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yep, the organiser was totally gutted but we gave him and team a full round of applause and still had a great time! Comfortably the strongest winds I've experienced since the March 2014 windstorm in Chch, don't know how the tent didn't totally blow away.

Might of been that high pressure front moving through?

[Awhituobs]

Nice warm temperatures in Dunedin currently

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Warm day here with today's maximum being 24.7C.
Some scattered high cloud.
Variant wind flow with any breezes coming from the SW direction, otherwise calm.