General December Weather

[spwill]

Latest model runs for Auckland for Xmas day point to a dry morning followed by one or two afternoon showers, the showers forming along a convergence zone running from Northland down into Waikato.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

After the clearance of cloud this morning, a fine warm day eventuated with light winds
Today's maximum was 26.6C. Light southerly this afternoon.

[Storm Struck]

Feeling somewhat grateful to have the sea breeze this afternoon, has maxed out at 26C and I don't think it will climb too much more.
There's still a lot of variance in the models in regards to around Christmas boxing day, but will certainly be a mix for sure.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Warm here with the temperature pushing towards 31C with just a light breeze.

[snowstormwatcher]

27.5c here, unpleasant due to high Dewpoint (17c) for this area.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

32C now with Dewpoint of 17.5C.
Making it uncomfortable cleaning the Barbecue for tonight meal.

[spwill]

Reports of a waterspout off Orewa, North Auckland this morning around sunrise.

Some early clouds otherwise a sunny day here, max 26C, dewpoint around 18C.

[Richard]

32C now with Dewpoint of 17.5C.
Making it uncomfortable cleaning the Barbece

Head down into town and have greasies instead

[Richard]

Today here is the first 30+ day for 2013-24 summer. Was 31.5 before the arrival of the NW wind, this will slightly moderate the temps over the next few hours.
Went and visited a mate in Diamond Harbour, car gauge said ( no where accurate with hot roads ) 24deg there, Taitapu 31deg, then Woodend 21, got home to 33deg. Big range.

[darcyplumb]

Today here is the first 30+ day for 2013-24 summer. Was 31.5 before the arrival of the NW wind, this will slightly moderate the temps over the next few hours.
Went and visited a mate in Diamond Harbour, car gauge said ( no where accurate with hot roads ) 24deg there, Taitapu 31deg, then Woodend 21, got home to 33deg. Big range.

29.4deg C here with a light easterly. The easterly normally cools things down but it hasn’t today. Also I concur with the greasies recommendation. That’s exactly what we did!

[Razor]

32 at Tai Tapu for our work.lunch. I'm still sweating after my evening bash up the Port Hills, very hot day!

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Indeed a warm day developing here with high dewpoint readings as well. 31.7C.
Got the barbeque cleaned and cooked up some sausages from out local butcher.
Light winds, sometimes a light southerly sea breeze.

[Nev]

Reports of a waterspout off Orewa, North Auckland this morning around sunrise.

Pic of yesterday's early morning waterspout...

Orewa waterspout ℅ Grant Birley - 2023 Dec 20.jpg

'Waterspout off Auckland’s Ōrewa: Humid summer weather helps capture beautiful moment' - NZ Herald
''Beautiful' waterspout captured off Auckland's Orewa Beach' - 1news

[JP.]

I see its 25c at 7:30am in Timaru! Its already 20c in Christchurch, sure was a warm ride in on the bike this morning. Work xmas bbq today and couldn't have picked a better day for it

[Richard]

Looks like a feast of widespread thunderstorms coming up from Christmas/Boxing Day onwards. I wonder how many of them will be severe?

How are we looking now Tony

[darcyplumb]

Very warm here this morning - up to 24 deg C. Blustery southerly change now moving through as I type.

[Storm Struck]

Yes thankfully a light southerly has just kicked in here, would be a scorcher over 30C even before lunch otherwise.
Currently 25C and not even 9am, but I see the moderate southerly coming in on the radar.
Lots of haze in the sky from the aussie bush fires, sun has a dimmed light to it.

[Razor]

Very gusty southerly in Lincoln

[TonyT]

Looks like a feast of widespread thunderstorms coming up from Christmas/Boxing Day onwards. I wonder how many of them will be severe?

How are we looking now Tony

Still a lot of instability about, but its a game of pin the tail on the donkey (or pin the anvil on the CB) to try to guess where and when the storms might fire up.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Sticky night overnight with temperature in the mid to high teens with high humidity and becoming warm again early this morning with today's maximum of 22.5C recorded before the dry southerly went through just before 9am this morning.
Low cloud and stratus layers moving in and becoming cloudy and overcast for the rest of the day with light SE winds for the rest of the day.
Not much improvement for tomorrow sadly
I now wonder about thunderstorms on incoming fronts this summer? Will we just get "summery Clagg" moving in following the southerly change?

[David]

Need another 47mm this year and it will be the wettest year in my records. Looks possible. I see there’s even thunderstorm activity in the outlook for Christmas Day

[spwill]

Watch for thunderstorms on Xmas day for the upper North Island, there should be good convergence with the general dew point around 19C.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Maybe some thunderstorms way inland from Oamaru today, nothing here because of persistent clagg.

[Richard]

Maybe some thunderstorms way inland from Oamaru today, nothing here because of persistent clagg.

Broken clag here with thick high cloud above as well, but the odd break saw a couple of patches of sun during this avo. Noticed quite even temps around around Canterbury today

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Well, it's been a long day here today, perhaps the longest day so far this year?
Overcast and cloudy or claggy all day with a bit of drizzle now and then. Light easterlies and a maximum of 18.5C.
It was sunny in inland areas producing some thunderstorms down inland Otago way apparently.