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Re: General December Weather

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a bit of drizzle later this morning but a partly cloudy day with wind from the SE direction.
Sc layers coming in this evening.
19.2C for today but it did feel a bit cooler than that.
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Re: General December Weather

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A mainly cloudy day for Christmas Day this year but not cold despite a bit of a ENE this morning and this afternoon.
Clearing away later today with a fine evening. Today's maximum was 20.8C.
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Re: General December Weather

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Just crunching the numbers and nationally, 2021 is looking likely to topple 2016 as NZ's warmest year on record.

It's also looking like Auckland, Tauranga and possibly Hamilton Aero may end up with their warmest December on record.
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Re: General December Weather

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Another stunner here today with 18C min 26C max
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Same max temp 26 deg as here also
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The general Auckland dew point today was around 19C and there was not much sea breeze reaching my suburb making for a very humid day here.
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Re: General December Weather

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Fine day here with light variable winds and 28.1C for today. Some scattered NW cloud this afternoon but generally a blue dome Boxing Day.
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Re: General December Weather

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Sun just risen after a very pretty scarlet pre-dawn sky 0_o

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MS have moderate risk up in coastal north Canterbury.
They must be looking at the ecmwf maps as GFS isn't aligned.
Personally I prefer the GFS models when it comes to thunderstorms. I'd say a low risk but aaron, Steve and I will head up and see what happens anyway
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Not looking at all interesting for thunderstorm development even though the NW has been replaced with a SE
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Re: General December Weather

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Maybe tomorrow???
Forecast still says rain moving north over Canterbury when according to the radar , it is moving NW to SE across the South Island.?
Clagg here today with emperors in the mid to low teens.
Edit: I mean temperatures in the mid to low teens. Bloody predictive Text. :mad:
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Richard wrote: Mon 27/12/2021 15:32 Not looking at all interesting for thunderstorm development even though the NW has been replaced with a SE
More potential on the other side of the Alps judging by the rain radar. :-k
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Getting darker to the west, still maybe some hope yet.
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Richard wrote: Mon 27/12/2021 17:07 Getting darker to the west, still maybe some hope yet.
Probably not. Light NE here with rain moving across from the NW not the south as forecasted by MS. Probably overthrow rain but then the southerlies will come in later tonight as a low develops to the east of the South Island?
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Mon 27/12/2021 18:27
Probably not.
Yep, ya right. Hope Steve, Mike and Aaron didnt make the trip north
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Re: General December Weather

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As expected nothing today. Keep watch for Thursday.
Coastal otago/Canterbury.
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An overcast and grey day today, direct opposite to the summery weather yesterday.
Had the heater on today whereas yesterday had the fan going to keep cool.
Today's daytime maximum was just 15.6C compared to the 28.1C yesterday.
3.3mm of rain for today.
Wind if any was from the east to NE especially this afternoon.
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The rain not eventuating here this morning. Overnight low 20C, dewpoint 19C.

Looks like plenty of sunny warm weather around NZ to start 2022.
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Re: General December Weather

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Signs of an ex-TC approaching NZ, from the Metservice 5-day rain charts. Possibly around the 4th of January.
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Re: General December Weather

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Clagg around again today :(
Any thunderstorms anywhere?
MS going on about lots of thunderstorms going on in various districts especially the lower NI. in their forecasts this morning?
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Clagg around again today :(
Any thunderstorms anywhere?
MS going on about lots of thunderstorms going on in various districts especially the lower NI. in their forecasts this morning?
Lovely day up at Glentanner Mt Cook...outlook looks even better with temps in the 30s in the weekendImage

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A tropics like day with unexpected decent amount of sun, high 26.6 then 50mm fell in 1hr in parts of town. Got about 25mm at home just when garden was drying right out.


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Cold day here with 16.3mm of drizzle and rain overnight and this morning, but bighting up later this afternoon and evening but with some asperitas cloud forms towards Mt. Peel this evening. 16C for today.
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cbm wrote:A tropics like day with unexpected decent amount of sun, high 26.6 then 50mm fell in 1hr in parts of town. Got about 25mm at home just when garden was drying right out.


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Eh? You talking Hamilton? I had a couple mm. Didn’t notice any cells nearby. That’s crazy!


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jamie wrote: Wed 29/12/2021 07:57
cbm wrote:A tropics like day with unexpected decent amount of sun, high 26.6 then 50mm fell in 1hr in parts of town. Got about 25mm at home just when garden was drying right out.
Eh? You talking Hamilton? I had a couple mm. Didn’t notice any cells nearby. That’s crazy!
Cambridge got dumped on between about 5:30pm and 6:30pm going by local PWS's... 8-o
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