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Re: General October Weather

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Have had quite a bit of NW wind over the last few days, stronger today .
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Re: General October Weather

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A fine day here with a maximum of 22.2C. with light winds this morning but during the afternoon westerlies began to develop, breezy at times.
Expecting clagg to roll in with the southerly change later on this afternoon or evening but nothing happened and only light winds here.
Clouding over later.
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Closest thing I've seen to a 'southerly change' since I've been in Auckland sitting on my doorstep right now. Making me miss Wellington!
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Evening convergence was a bit of a dud here, not enough to measure in the rain gauge. That wind direction switch from SSW to E at 6pm was unusually sudden, would normally swing round gradually or have a lull in between
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A fine day down here in Geraldine with a bit of a SE to easterly breeze with some cloud forming toward the hills later this afternoon in hazy conditions.
Today's maximum was around the 16C mark.
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After slight frosting this morning, a fine blue dome day eventuated.
Today's maximum was 20.8C here today. Light NE winds.
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Re: General October Weather

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Ashburton Aero currently on 28.3C - first to break 25C this spring (maybe even 30C?).

Interesting to see New Brighton Pier currenty struggling on about 14C compared to 21C at the Chch Aero... :-s
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Nev wrote: Sun 23/10/2022 14:19 Ashburton Aero currently on 28.3C - first to break 25C this spring (maybe even 30C?).

Interesting to see New Brighton Pier currenty struggling on about 14C compared to 21C at the Chch Aero... :-s
Warm day here too Nev, just cracked the 26C mark. :smile:
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A pleasant temp here on 23.5 but quite a stiff NW wind that came up around 11.00am
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Beautiful day here, sunny and the warmest of Spring so far with almost 22C.
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A warm fine blue dome day with light NE wind if any.
A bit of high cloud increasing later on this afternoon and evening.
Today's maximum was a warm 28.3C.
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Southerly change just arriving here now. Quite gusty, some weak mammatus just before the change on the NW cloud band.
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darcyplumb wrote: Mon 24/10/2022 10:56 Southerly change just arriving here now. Quite gusty, some weak mammatus just before the change on the NW cloud band.
Temp. 16.8°C a moment ago, now falling.
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What a contrast of weather in 2 days.
Yesterday melting in the heat and today I have just lit the fire with it raining and outside with the temperature figures in the single digits. :rolleyes:
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Yes. Definitely much cooler than yesterday with today's daytime maximum being 13.7C with grey overcasts skies developing after the southerly came through around 10am this morning. Overcast grey skies today with it coming onto rain from about 2pm and raining throughout until about 10pm this evening with a total of 13.4mm falling. Southerly winds easing away later this afternoon.
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Very lucky there John to get that much rain, barely just on 1mm for Christchurch which was always going to be the case anyway.
A rather mixed weather situation coming up from Tawhirimatea, with a few low systems set to bring heavy rain to the west and north of both islands at varying stages, and occasional spill over rain on the plains.
Models showing some early signs of instability and open ridging next Monday 31st, so could be some isolated storms on the plains I'd rate it low risk being so far out.
Do I also see the roaring 40,s returning next week for the first time this spring 🤔, some big gales possible and then switching SSW by the end of the week also a time to watch.
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Storm Struck wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:03 Do I also see the roaring 40,s returning next week for the first time this spring 🤔, some big gales possible and then switching SSW by the end of the week also a time to watch.
I doubt gales will be in the mix, but look out for multiple days with thunder in western areas.
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TonyT wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:21 I doubt gales will be in the mix, but look out for multiple days with thunder in western areas.
Judging from the lightning strikes in thunderstorms delivering flooding in the SE regions of thunderstorms in Australia, it could be quite active along the Alps as the fronts move eastward over NZ in the next couple of days or next week, depending on upper level development. ?
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A rather cloudy day with light NE winds from midday.
Cloud clearing this evening and becoming fine.
Today's maximum was 13.4C.
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Re: General October Weather

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TonyT wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:21
Storm Struck wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:03 Do I also see the roaring 40,s returning next week for the first time this spring 🤔, some big gales possible and then switching SSW by the end of the week also a time to watch.
I doubt gales will be in the mix, but look out for multiple days with thunder in western areas.
Really? Next week looks like decent risk of gales going by GFS anyway
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Fine overnight and this morning but during the day, mid range to high cloud cover moved over from the west thickening later on.
Light NE but turning to a more southerly direction this afternoon. Mild though, 22.3C for today.
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Storm Struck wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:03 ... A rather mixed weather situation coming up from Tawhirimatea ...
Had no idea where that was, had to look it up.
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Orion wrote: Thu 27/10/2022 18:48
Storm Struck wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:03 ... A rather mixed weather situation coming up from Tawhirimatea ...
Had no idea where that was, had to look it up.
Probably somewhere west of Te Waipounamu ?
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A generally wet and a grey overcast day with 12.5mm of rain for today.
Cool too with a maximum of 11.3C with a light NE here.
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Orion wrote: Thu 27/10/2022 18:48
Storm Struck wrote: Tue 25/10/2022 16:03 ... A rather mixed weather situation coming up from Tawhirimatea ...
Had no idea where that was, had to look it up.
:smile: Not quite a place, Tawhirimatea is the Maori weather god (Tikanga).

Some quite needed splashes of rain over the past 24 hours in Christchurch, not as much as further south but 6mm so far and a little bit more in the coming days.
Monday still remains in the models, showers developing through mid canterbury northwards with a thunder/hail risk.
Nothing too big in terms of hail size but good convergences should lead to localised heavy falls.
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