General March Weather

Weather reports, prognostics, questions and discussion. Climate diagnostics, drivers, and outlooks. Weather stations and websites.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

North west winds got quite strong here during the night. Woke me up at 2.30am and I could hear lots of banging in the yard and the roar of the wind was quite noticeable.
User avatar
Richard
Posts: 8369
Joined: Tue 14/07/2009 07:32
Location: Medbury, Inland North Canterbury
Has thanked: 1656 times
Been thanked: 800 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Richard »

Same here, some damage noticed with a few uprooted sunflowers and one tobacco plant snapped off
User avatar
Nev
Moderator
Posts: 6216
Joined: Tue 07/03/2006 15:24
Location: Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf
Has thanked: 468 times
Been thanked: 1064 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Nev »

Reports of tornado damage in Greymouth last night...

'Wild weather: Tornado rips through South Island town as heavy rain warnings continue' - NZ Herald
Orion
Posts: 3994
Joined: Sun 08/08/2010 16:49
Location: Ashburton, Mid-Canterbury, 110m asl.
Has thanked: 1367 times
Been thanked: 329 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Orion »

Southerly wind now strong and rising, hissing through tree-leaves.
Overcast, 14.1°C.
JP.
Posts: 344
Joined: Mon 12/06/2006 15:16
Location: Christchurch
Has thanked: 30 times
Been thanked: 99 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by JP. »

Southwest winds strong through Christchurch now, gusting up to 50kph. Still around 14c
User avatar
TonyT
Moderator
Posts: 2878
Joined: Thu 08/05/2003 11:09
Location: Amberley, North Canterbury
Has thanked: 352 times
Been thanked: 1146 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by TonyT »

Richard wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 07:57 Same here, some damage noticed with a few uprooted sunflowers and one tobacco plant snapped off
Holy smokes!
User avatar
Richard
Posts: 8369
Joined: Tue 14/07/2009 07:32
Location: Medbury, Inland North Canterbury
Has thanked: 1656 times
Been thanked: 800 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Richard »

TonyT wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 09:26
Richard wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 07:57 Same here, some damage noticed with a few uprooted sunflowers and one tobacco plant snapped off
Holy smokes!
:lol: oh yes, its a pretty grim situation here this morning
Orion
Posts: 3994
Joined: Sun 08/08/2010 16:49
Location: Ashburton, Mid-Canterbury, 110m asl.
Has thanked: 1367 times
Been thanked: 329 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Orion »

Wind must be swinging around, just noticed raindrops on west-facing windows which rarely happens.

12.2°C currently.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Orion wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 10:07 Wind must be swinging around, just noticed raindrops on west-facing windows which rarely happens.

12.2°C currently.
It’s calmed down significantly here now, looks like the sun could almost come out. I have noticed the wind swinging around too.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Hardly any rain here, just overcast with a cold westerly wind blowing. The heavy falls must be way out to sea?
JohnGaul
NZThS
User avatar
Storm Struck
Posts: 4859
Joined: Wed 17/11/2004 21:25
Location: Belfast Christchurch
Has thanked: 23 times
Been thanked: 373 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Storm Struck »

Just light spotty rain so far here which I was expecting all going by the surface maps, this will increase this afternoon along with the big gales especially about the coast and Banks Peninsula.
Have had a few spells of gusts just on gale force 60kmh about 20 minutes ago.
The system only starting to wind into the coast now.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
User avatar
Richard
Posts: 8369
Joined: Tue 14/07/2009 07:32
Location: Medbury, Inland North Canterbury
Has thanked: 1656 times
Been thanked: 800 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Richard »

Nothing much here either, we are not going to get much at all.
Orion
Posts: 3994
Joined: Sun 08/08/2010 16:49
Location: Ashburton, Mid-Canterbury, 110m asl.
Has thanked: 1367 times
Been thanked: 329 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Orion »

Some puzzling lines from Stuff:

[bbm]

"A tornado moving up the country has torn off roofs and brought power outages to southern regions, and warnings remain in place for Canterbury."

0_o
Razor
Moderator
Posts: 5121
Joined: Fri 10/02/2006 15:14
Location: Halswell, Christchurch
Has thanked: 717 times
Been thanked: 923 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Razor »

Decidedly stormy in Lincoln, heavy rain set in an hour ago and increasingly gusty winds. Chch in the firing line I would say, particularly with king tides
Christchurch Rocks
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

The wind is really picking up here now, by far the strongest it’s been all day.
User avatar
Storm Struck
Posts: 4859
Joined: Wed 17/11/2004 21:25
Location: Belfast Christchurch
Has thanked: 23 times
Been thanked: 373 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Storm Struck »

Some very heavy rain here now I'll call it torrential, but is probably being driven down by high winds a little higher up.
The winds have been quite blustery although seem to be getting up again now, a few small branches down in the city.
It looks rough in Akaroa with the sea up over the roads.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
User avatar
David
Posts: 7578
Joined: Sat 18/08/2007 21:02
Location: Howick, Auckland
Has thanked: 416 times
Been thanked: 825 times
Contact:

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by David »

Temperature dropped from 21 to 16 with the cooler change here around 2pm, along with 14mm rain this afternoon
Image
tich
Posts: 3467
Joined: Sat 15/03/2003 18:32
Location: Christchurch (St Albans)/Akaroa
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 91 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by tich »

Storm Struck wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 19:01 It looks rough in Akaroa with the sea up over the roads.
Pretty wet and windy over there today, with heavy rain on the odd occasion and gale gusts at times. Harbour looked wild as I was coming back this afternoon about 4-4.30, but the sea wasn't washing over the road at Duvauchelle (it was high tide), though not far from it. No flooding or major branches down that I could see.
NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Posts: 18488
Joined: Wed 12/03/2003 22:08
Location: Raukapuka Geraldine
Has thanked: 1769 times
Been thanked: 1412 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

Fairly windy here all day from the west to he south to SW but not much rain.
Only 0.7mm falling from today's 'heavy falls'.
Temperature around the 12C mark this afternoon.
JohnGaul
NZThS
User avatar
Richard
Posts: 8369
Joined: Tue 14/07/2009 07:32
Location: Medbury, Inland North Canterbury
Has thanked: 1656 times
Been thanked: 800 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Richard »

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Tue 21/03/2023 20:43
Only 0.7mm falling from today's 'heavy falls'.
1.2mm here today
spwill
Posts: 9907
Joined: Sun 29/06/2003 22:39
Location: Mt Eden Auckland
Has thanked: 839 times
Been thanked: 866 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by spwill »

14mm here since yesterday afternoon, fine conditions now.
Razor
Moderator
Posts: 5121
Joined: Fri 10/02/2006 15:14
Location: Halswell, Christchurch
Has thanked: 717 times
Been thanked: 923 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Razor »

As expected, some issues in the usual places around chch

40mm plus in a few Banks Peninsula locations, 30mm at home in Halswell, I see 30-40mm across Spencerville/ Kainga too all from the ECAN rain gauges

From the CCC;

⚠️A number of roads are closed in the Christchurch area due to flooding and fallen trees.

CLOSED
‼New Brighton Rd, closed from Palmers Rd to Pages Rd
‼Avonside Drive, closed from Wainoni Rd to Kerrs Rd
‼Newport St
‼River Rd, closed from Medway St to Banks Ave
‼Owles Tce, closed from Seaview Rd to Hardy St
‼Beresford St, closed from Owles Tce to Hardy St
‼Maces Rd, closed from Ruru Rd to Lupins Ln

We'll update this post as we receive information. Take care on the roads and drive to the conditions. Stay safe Ōtautahi.
Christchurch Rocks
Hypno
Posts: 27
Joined: Fri 02/05/2008 12:40
Location: Halswell,Christchurch
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 9 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Hypno »

Big swells have also been cause for some concern. Wainui boat ramp looked to have taken some damage, and saw some a report of 3m or erosion at the ashburton mouth as waves came of the top of shingle bars.
darcyplumb
Posts: 760
Joined: Sun 06/12/2020 20:15
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 1576 times
Been thanked: 404 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by darcyplumb »

Hypno wrote: Wed 22/03/2023 15:37 Big swells have also been cause for some concern. Wainui boat ramp looked to have taken some damage, and saw some a report of 3m or erosion at the ashburton mouth as waves came of the top of shingle bars.
Out of interest, where did you get your info about the Ashburton River mouth? I’m not able to drive down there for a look this evening so pictures will have to do!
Dean.
Posts: 1710
Joined: Mon 10/03/2003 20:29
Location: Ashburton
Has thanked: 425 times
Been thanked: 525 times

Re: General March Weather

Unread post by Dean. »

darcyplumb wrote:
Hypno wrote: Wed 22/03/2023 15:37 Big swells have also been cause for some concern. Wainui boat ramp looked to have taken some damage, and saw some a report of 3m or erosion at the ashburton mouth as waves came of the top of shingle bars.
Out of interest, where did you get your info about the Ashburton River mouth? I’m not able to drive down there for a look this evening so pictures will have to do!
Posted on the Outdoor Access Facebook page

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

Post Reply