Thunder for the eastern seaboards 11-12/3

[Razor]

Metservice advise a moderate risk on the southerly changes tomorrow.

Might be a good flick of rain for the farmers, the fire risk is very highly elevated round here right now.

[Lacertae]

Moderate t-storm risk for the Canterbury tomorrow afternoon.

[Andrew Massie]

Yussss! I'm teaching, but ANYTHING wil be welcome!

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Some castellatus forms on some cloud to the west, just north of TC this evening, but sadly that scenario dosen't work here in Canterbury for indicating possible thunderstorms

JohnGaul
NZThS

[melja]

The moderate risk has now been moved north and inland.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

The moderate risk has now been moved north and inland.

Yes, I see this...
...but then we can't have horrible weather disrupting the Ellerslie Flower show

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Michael]

Well when the Hagley flower show in November was in Auckland the weather often had tents blown over etc etc.

Yes, I see this...
...but then we can't have horrible weather disrupting the Ellerslie Flower show

JohnGaul
NZThS

[NZstorm]

but then we can't have horrible weather disrupting the Ellerslie Flower show

Hopefully not. When it was in Auckland it got knocked around a bit by bad weather because it was held in November. I guess thats why they now hold it in March.

[Razor]

No its held in March down here because November is already heavily booked with Show Week, etc

[Jasestorm]

Nothing too major with this change which arrived abit earlier than i anticipated, it was already southerly and overcast at 8am this morning.
This threw out any thunderstorm chances straight away.
Light drizzly rain for most of the morning turned to a more persistant rain in the afternoon, although its now easing back up again by the looks.
I am thinking a better chance for thunderstorms and hail tomorrow early afternoon with the next cold surger, as long as we can get some sunshine in the morning and a sneaky NE.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I am thinking a better chance for thunderstorms and hail tomorrow early afternoon with the next cold surger, as long as we can get some sunshine in the morning and a sneaky NE.

Surface pressure a bit too high for anything eventful ..but it's a sluggish, high 1030's high, this southerly is working it's way around and anything can happen.
If it does, it won't be much.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[03Stormchaser]

The Tstorm season has been a write-off down here, Ive packed the rain gauge up just gotta wait round a few months for the big snow this winter.

[Andrew Massie]

The Tstorm season has been a write-off down here, Ive packed the rain gauge up just gotta wait round a few months for the big snow this winter.

Hey! You're stealing MY prediction!

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes. She's been a "Non-burger" of a thunderstorm season all-right
That's why I withdrew from the photo competition, as a protest

JohnGaul
NZThS

[spwill]

Yes. She's been a "Non-burger" of a thunderstorm season all-right

Spent 4hrs in Christchurch , saw a great thunderstorm Dec 14

[03Stormchaser]

Yes. She's been a "Non-burger" of a thunderstorm season all-right

Spent 4hrs in Christchurch , saw a great thunderstorm Dec 14

pfffttt maybe that was great if you used to NI storms!

[spwill]

pfffttt maybe that was great if you used to NI storms!

I told a lie , the storm I saw was out at Darfield not Christchurch, yes Chch has had a non season

ttt maybe that was great if you used to NI storms!

http://blog.metservice.com/2010/01/thunderstorms/

[03Stormchaser]

Very impressive reading that link, backs up that things have been quiet down here!

[MoorfNZ]

Big TS going off here in Waddington - huge rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning...

[Razor]

I thought I saw a flash here in town half an hour ago too....

[Razor]

Thunder heard to the west now

[Lukemyster]

Yeah, theres quite a few strikes on the radar too.

Pretty nice day out today. 8 degrees, with a 5C feels like. 70kph winds, 6mm/h rain, and some thunderstorm activity. Brrrrrrrrr

[TonyT]

About half a dozen rumbles here over the last 15 mins, and one just now very close - saw the flash, and a very crisp rumble no more than one second later.

[MoorfNZ]

Yeah, theres quite a few strikes on the radar too.

Pretty nice day out today. 8 degrees, with a 5C feels like. 70kph winds, 6mm/h rain, and some thunderstorm activity. Brrrrrrrrr

Yeah - think I might need to get a fire going!!

[MoorfNZ]

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