General August Weather

[Chris W]

Unusual to see a nighttime thunder risk (almost) over Chch in winter, but it's clearly a very active system with the strength of the NW yesterday and today. Wouldn't mind being woken in this manner tonight but not getting my hopes up too much!

[matttbs]

MetService 3 day maps show some reasonably cold air just south of NZ around Friday, cold enough for sea level snow but next to no moisture

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Today's MS forecast not very good for Canterbury. Where's the thunder and hail? Nothing on the radar.
Why was Canterbury linked other regions around the SI even in the updated forecast?

[Razor]

Lightning towards Lake Ellesmere just now. Looks to be a decent cell on the radar

[Chris W]

Lightning towards Lake Ellesmere just now. Looks to be a decent cell on the radar

Rainy mess from here, can't see it

[Razor]

Looks short-lived

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A rather fine day here with thin high cloud layers moving across from the west.
Light southerly winds
Today's maximum was 13.9C.

[David]

Some fairly hefty showers around Akl this morning. Only last a few minutes at a time though in typical fashion

[Awhituobs]

I did get woken by a few rumbles of thunder during the night

[Chris W]

Fair heaving down in Lyttelton now as it has a couple of times already this morning, but blue skies to the west. Feels a little like the start to the original lockdown, just more blue and less cold!

[David]

Ominous looking skies around 5pm. Got a bit wet 20 minutes after taking the pic. Tiny hail mixed in with the rain.

[Awhituobs]

hail shower through here at 9pm

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A fine day here today apart from some cloudy periods this afternoon.
Today's maximum was 15.2C.

[Chris W]

2C down at Naval Point for the lockdown exercise this morning, nice clear start though.

[Cyclone Tracy]

Multiple models showing the polar jet fracturing over the Tasman early to mid next week. Recipe for a rogue cut off upper low and a synoptic scale cyclonic Tasman gyre below. This type of weather system can become a water bomb when trapped by high pressure.

[Awhituobs]

next weeks shows mild NE or N winds over NZ
August is going to end up being above average temperature for sure

[David]

I'm running 0.2C below my stations August mean temp, but that will no doubt climb a bit during the latter part of the month.

[Awhituobs]

i am running 0.6c above (over 15 years data)

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Mild day today after a frosty start. 17.7C it maximised out after the frost this morning. Lovely day for a lockdown

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A bit of drizzle early morning but otherwise clearing away to a fine day, southerly winds turning more easterly / NE this afternoon.
Today's maximum was 11.4C with it becoming frosty this evening.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

After a white frost this morning, a fine ay eventuated. 13.8C for today.

[Chris W]

0C at the airport but 10C in Lyttelton right now, love mornings like this! Blue skies and birds chirping away.

[spwill]

We had a period of ground frost here around early July otherwise it has been frost free, soft garden plants undamaged this year.

For northern NZ it has been a Winter lacking the usual weather events, non stormy.

[Orion]

Nor'west arch, and a streak of neon-pink cloud in the last of the sunset sky just now.

[Chris W]

Stunning golden hour looking towards Mt Pleasant and also Mt Herbert from the port. Could be worse places to be locked down in.