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Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 11:34
by 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!
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 11:43
by 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
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 21:06
by 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?
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 22:03
by Razor
Lightning towards Lake Ellesmere just now. Looks to be a decent cell on the radar
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 22:09
by Chris W
Razor wrote: ↑Tue 17/08/2021 22:03
Lightning towards Lake Ellesmere just now. Looks to be a decent cell on the radar
Rainy mess from here, can't see it
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 22:31
by Razor
Looks short-lived
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Tue 17/08/2021 23:33
by 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.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 07:14
by David
Some fairly hefty showers around Akl this morning. Only last a few minutes at a time though in typical fashion
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 10:27
by Awhituobs
I did get woken by a few rumbles of thunder during the night
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 10:28
by 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!
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 18:24
by David
Ominous looking skies around 5pm. Got a bit wet 20 minutes after taking the pic. Tiny hail mixed in with the rain.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 22:11
by Awhituobs
hail shower through here at 9pm
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Wed 18/08/2021 22:44
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
A fine day here today apart from some cloudy periods this afternoon.
Today's maximum was 15.2C.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 08:07
by Chris W
2C down at Naval Point for the lockdown exercise this morning, nice clear start though.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 08:16
by 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.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 08:33
by Awhituobs
next weeks shows mild NE or N winds over NZ
August is going to end up being above average temperature for sure
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 08:37
by 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.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 11:49
by Awhituobs
i am running 0.6c above (over 15 years data)
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Thu 19/08/2021 22:42
by 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
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Fri 20/08/2021 23:16
by 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.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Sat 21/08/2021 22:32
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
After a white frost this morning, a fine ay eventuated. 13.8C for today.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Sun 22/08/2021 08:03
by Chris W
0C at the airport but 10C in Lyttelton right now, love mornings like this! Blue skies and birds chirping away.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Sun 22/08/2021 09:13
by 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.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Sun 22/08/2021 18:17
by Orion
Nor'west arch, and a streak of neon-pink cloud in the last of the sunset sky just now.
Re: General August Weather
Posted: Sun 22/08/2021 19:09
by 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.