General February Weather

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 02/02/2022 06:23

Razor wrote: ↑Tue 01/02/2022 21:58 A wee question for the Hivemind here...
...a friend is planning to swim accross Lake Pukaki this weekend. Looking at the maps and models I'm struggling to give him a lead steer on the better conditions, seems a bit of a lottery for that area this weekend?

Sunday is looking the better.
Sounds quite a mission, question any idea how cold that lake is?

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Wed 02/02/2022 08:14

Richard wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 06:23
Razor wrote: ↑Tue 01/02/2022 21:58 A wee question for the Hivemind here...
...a friend is planning to swim accross Lake Pukaki this weekend. Looking at the maps and models I'm struggling to give him a lead steer on the better conditions, seems a bit of a lottery for that area this weekend?
Sunday is looking the better.
Sounds quite a mission, question any idea how cold that lake is?

Thats what I've advised him. He'll be in a wetsuit. He does a lot of this stuff, swims lakes, rivers, etc all over the place. The length of the Buller and Clutha Rivers, Lake Colerage, Brunner for eg. Hes written a book about it too.

darcyplumb · Unread post by **darcyplumb** » Wed 02/02/2022 11:05

A broad, low risk area for thunderstorms for the rest of the day and evening across the central South Island.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 02/02/2022 11:18

darcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:05 A broad, low risk area for thunderstorms for the rest of the day and evening across the central South Island.

They seem to have deleted today map and have up only tomorrows because it say below ' Issued: 11:10am Wed, 2 Feb
Valid to 6am Fri, 4 Feb

darcyplumb · Unread post by **darcyplumb** » Wed 02/02/2022 11:33

Richard wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:18
darcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:05 A broad, low risk area for thunderstorms for the rest of the day and evening across the central South Island.
They seem to have deleted today map and have up only tomorrows because it say below ' Issued: 11:10am Wed, 2 Feb
Valid to 6am Fri, 4 Feb

Oh yes, sorry for the oversight.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 02/02/2022 12:52

Richard wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:18
darcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:05 A broad, low risk area for thunderstorms for the rest of the day and evening across the central South Island.
They seem to have deleted today map and have up only tomorrows because it say below ' Issued: 11:10am Wed, 2 Feb
Valid to 6am Fri, 4 Feb

I noticed that too. Maybe they are more interested in the West Coast rain event rather than thunderstorms?

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 02/02/2022 14:15

darcyplumb wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:33
Richard wrote: ↑Wed 02/02/2022 11:18

They seem to have deleted today map and have up only tomorrows because it say below ' Issued: 11:10am Wed, 2 Feb
Valid to 6am Fri, 4 Feb
Oh yes, sorry for the oversight.

No worries

Surely someone at the MS has noticed the missing data they posted this morning, today's thunderstorm chart was a lot more interesting than tomorrows

snowstormwatcher · Unread post by **snowstormwatcher** » Wed 02/02/2022 15:49

Getting hot here now with 31c as the high cloud we've had for most of the day shifts eastwards. Feels more humid also compared to a traditional northwester.

darcyplumb · Unread post by **darcyplumb** » Wed 02/02/2022 15:53

28 degrees here now and agree with above - quite humid.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Wed 02/02/2022 16:35

Currently 31.3°C and 42% humidity at my place.

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Wed 02/02/2022 16:54

27c with 60% humidity currently in Christchurch. I see the forecast overnight low here will be 25c!

Going to be a sticky night

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Wed 02/02/2022 17:00

31 degrees with a high dewpoint unusual for here

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Wed 02/02/2022 17:12

27C with 50% humidity in Lyttelton, doesn't feel at all oppressive in the house with the windows open. Been a windy afternoon with some moderately strong gusts. Projected minimum temp for tonight is 23C. Didn't see/hear any wave lightning this arvo.

Sun out for the first time today at 5:17pm $\:D/$

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Wed 02/02/2022 17:33

Just hit 30 degrees here 5:30pm. First sun of the day. Muggy night ahead.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 02/02/2022 17:39

Felt more like Brisbane than Chch today.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 02/02/2022 21:16

MS has Dunedin on 28C at 9pm, dew point 15C-16C.

Edit , would that be the city or airport ? the airport is less exposed to the low level cooler sea air that likes to push onto Dunedin.

David · Unread post by **David** » Wed 02/02/2022 21:23

GFS has reverted to it's former depressing outlook for here... please change back

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 02/02/2022 22:46

Warm, cloudy day here in Geraldine today.
Temperature maximized itself out at 32.4C this afternoon with high humidity giving the 4 Peaks range a bit of a blueish hue later this afternoon.
Rain overnight and early this morning with 2.1mm. Heard a distant boom this morning which could of been the thunder to the north that Darcyplumb heard.as the Blitz showed a couple of lightning strikes around there.
Warm evening. 25.6C at 10pm. Hot down in Dunedin this evening as well.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Wed 02/02/2022 23:56

26.1 degrees at midnight here in Christchurch

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Thu 03/02/2022 06:57

what is the record highest low overnight temp?

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 03/02/2022 07:56

The dew point at Christcurch is around 16-17C, 26C there would feel muggy.

The GFS modelled dew point for 7 am today.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Thu 03/02/2022 08:17

At last, a breath of cool air coming in the south-east window and temperature has dropped to 23.8°C; 55% humidity. Overcast.

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Thu 03/02/2022 09:00

When I woke up at 6am Lyttelton was 23.1C with approx 60% humidity, Chch was over 26C but can't recall the humidity there. Warm night indeed, but managed to sleep through nicely. Had a cold shower this morning to freshen up!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Thu 03/02/2022 09:53

Any chance we can use dew point rather than humidity? Humidity is relative to temp but dew point gives a standard figure for how moist an air mass is.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Thu 03/02/2022 10:08

Chris W wrote: ↑Thu 03/02/2022 09:00 When I woke up at 6am Lyttelton was 23.1C with approx 60% humidity, Chch was over 26C but can't recall the humidity there. Warm night indeed, but managed to sleep through nicely. Had a cold shower this morning to freshen up!

This works out to be 16.7 dew point

http://bmcnoldy.rsmas.miami.edu/Humidity.html

NZ Weather Forum

General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather

Re: General February Weather