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Re: General February Weather

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Cloudy day here today turning to drizzle/light rain this evening. Southerly winds. 4mm of dribble for today, but there was the odd shower this evening.
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Interesting thermal contrast for the South Island today. Timaru forecast high 15C, Hokitika 21C.
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Looking like a week long heat wave for many inland areas starting this Friday, be nice to have some late summer warmth.
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In Picton trying to head back North. The incomming ferry can't dock due to the wind gusts which must be hitting 100kph and blowing the moored boats in circles.

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25C looked a common temperature today in the west and north of the country. But Timaru only got to 13C while Milford Sound got to 23C.

New PLymouth airport suffered severe SE gales today with peak gusts above 50knots.
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Cold day here, but not as cold as Texas o_O . got the fire going :crazy:
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cbm wrote: Tue 16/02/2021 15:20 In Picton trying to head back North. The incomming ferry can't dock due to the wind gusts which must be hitting 100kph and blowing the moored boats in circles.

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Ive got a daughter on that boat, 12 hours since leaving Wellington. The boat recorded a 85 knot gust apparently.
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cbm wrote: Tue 16/02/2021 15:20 In Picton trying to head back North. The incomming ferry can't dock due to the wind gusts which must be hitting 100kph and blowing the moored boats in circles.

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Ive got a daughter on that boat, 12 hours since leaving Wellington. The boat recorded a 85 knot gust apparently.
Sorry to hear that. It's those people onboard I feel most sorry for. However it's also has not been much fun waiting 7 hrs and counting since checked in and not knowing when it might be known if going to go some time tonight, or not.

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Richard wrote: Ive got a daughter on that boat, 12 hours since leaving Wellington. The boat recorded a 85 knot gust apparently.
Sorry to hear that. It's those people onboard I feel most sorry for. However it's also has not been much fun waiting 7 hrs and counting since checked in and not knowing when it might be known if going to go some time tonight, or not.

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That boat is docked and tied as of 2min ago. Now I get to make an unexpected night crossing in this weather.

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I see that some pine trees have been blown across the road in the National Park and blocked it
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NZstorm wrote: Tue 16/02/2021 17:05 But Timaru only got to 13C while Milford Sound got to 23C.
Rather cool day here with it only getting up to 13.2C for today. 16.7mm of rain overnight but easing away this morning but remaining rather cloudy for the rest of the day. Fine way out to sea east from here.
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Dunedin Airport on 1C this morning and Invercargill 2C, Timaru 3C.
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NZstorm wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 06:18 Dunedin Airport on 1C this morning and Invercargill 2C, Timaru 3C.
Certainly a shock to the system in mid February. Bottomed out at 3.5 here at 6am
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Was that last system a 1 off? Nothing for another 10 days at least.


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Razor wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 08:26
NZstorm wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 06:18 Dunedin Airport on 1C this morning and Invercargill 2C, Timaru 3C.
Certainly a shock to the system in mid February. Bottomed out at 3.5 here at 6am
Bit of cloud kept it above 6.7deg. Least its a warming trend now up till the weekend.
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jamie wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 08:35 Was that last system a 1 off? Nothing for another 10 days at least.


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MJO is tapering off into the null zone. Never made it into phase 8 which is the active low pressure phase. Looks like we will need to wait and see if it can get active again in March. Most Ninas have a lot more phase 6-8 MJO activity than this one has.
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Razor wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 08:26
NZstorm wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 06:18 Dunedin Airport on 1C this morning and Invercargill 2C, Timaru 3C.
Certainly a shock to the system in mid February. Bottomed out at 3.5 here at 6am
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Must be some slight instability, quite heavy clouds this evening and some light spits after a mostly sunny day earlier
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David wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 20:19 Must be some slight instability, quite heavy clouds this evening and some light spits after a mostly sunny day earlier
Noticed that. Drought not as bad as last year for sure 133mm here
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David wrote: Wed 17/02/2021 20:19 Must be some slight instability, quite heavy clouds this evening and some light spits after a mostly sunny day earlier
Sea breeze convergence. It looks like convergent breezes again tomorrow afternoon, just some cloud.
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Blue dome day here after the overnight cloud cleared away resulting in a cool start this morning.
From 4.3C, it climbed up to 20.5C for today.
Looks like nothing much happening over the rest of the week and into next week. Fine Fine Fine <3
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Old Ghost ultramarathon over un the Buller mountains this weekend, looks magnificent, not too hot and clear blue dome skies.
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Razor wrote: Thu 18/02/2021 09:31 not too hot
Ummmm :-s
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TonyT wrote: Thu 18/02/2021 09:58
Razor wrote: Thu 18/02/2021 09:31 not too hot
Ummmm :-s
Westport is forecast to be 20 degrees. It'll be maybe mid 20s on the trail I'm thinking, thats perfect
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Re: General February Weather

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Just need a cool breeze to take the edge off.

Looking like low 30s for Canterbury early next week and possibly a big dump of rain on the west coast which will be good for the lakes.
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