General February Weather

[melja]

I see chch is on 4C this morning at 7am, 4.5C here in rangiora.
Now the cloud has gone the cold is back at night.

[NZstorm]

21C in Auckland this morn. Looks like the heavy rainfall is now north of Auckland.

[Nev]

First day of Feb looks like a damp day for most of the North Island.

Not the most ideal day for Akld's Regatta Day.

MetService - Recreational Marine Forecast: Auckland

Valid to: 12:00am 2 February 2010
Issued: 5:02am 1 February 2010

Warning: Wind warning in force for the Hauraki Gulf and Bream Head to Cape Colville.

Situation: A trough over northern New Zealand moves away to the west today. A strong easterly covers the region and continues for the next few days.

Forecast:
For the Manukau and Waitemata Harbours: Today: Easterly 20 knots. Sea moderate, but choppy when wind opposes tide. Fair visibility in rain, poor in heavy falls at times. For the Hauraki Gulf and for Bream Head to Cape Colville: Today: Easterly 20 knots gusting 30 knots, but 30 knots gusting 40 knots north of Whangaparaoa Peninsula. Moderate sea, but rough in the north. Sea choppy when wind opposes tide. Fair visibility in rain, poor in heavy falls at times.

We also have King-Tides for the next few days, the highest being tomorrow morn.

[DT-NZ]

Morning,

First day of Feb and I awoke to a light drizzle shower this morning (fabulous) still albeit a light drizzle - I'm not complaining it's good to see the garden looking perked up and happy today, currently 21° C out - partly cloudy skies, cooler with a light ENE wind.

[DT-NZ]

It's hosing down in Hukerenui ( just got of the phone from speaking to my son ) and the farmer's are diffinately happy...will give a rainfall amount hopefully within the hour from their area.

Winds have picked up with the occassional strong gust - skies are looking good from where NE presently.

Also a friend sent me this link to a weather web cam from The Rusty Anchor Backpackers in Whatuwhiwhi, cheer's for that

Goodness, just had a powersurge - wonder if that's because of the winds?

[DT-NZ]

50mm in the rain gauge taken from Hukerenui - very happy this morning

Meanwhile I have enjoyed watching the clouds increase this morning - alot of low cloud moving in quickly from the NE.

[snowstormwatcher]

Cloud cover here kept it above 10 here last night. Partly cloudy at the moment little wind.

I see chch is on 4C this morning at 7am, 4.5C here in rangiora.
Now the cloud has gone the cold is back at night.

[spwill]

Currently kaikoura on 16.4C, Westport 26.4C.

Auckland ,overcast 24C, very humid 20C dewpoints, a few spots of rain but mostly dry. Have missed much of the rain this part of town over past days.

[David]

Auckland ,overcast 24C, very humid 20C dewpoints, a few spots of rain but mostly dry. Have missed much of the rain this part of town over past days.

I've got a Humidex reading of 33.1°C here currently...

[jamie.h]

i dont like the humidex reading. im currently over 30 too and it doesnt feel like 30 one bit.. it feels like what the temp actually is. about 24 25 degrees. much prefer the use of the heat index.

[Tornado Tim]

i dont like the humidex reading. im currently over 30 too and it doesnt feel like 30 one bit.. it feels like what the temp actually is. about 24 25 degrees. much prefer the use of the heat index.

TSW is the best i think.
It accounts for the amount of Sun/wind/temperature (but you need a solar sensor to get it)

Anyway got a light overcast at the moment. No rain since the morning.

[Philip Duncan]

Humidex is designed for being out and about. Sitting in my office at home it definitely doesnt feel over 30... a walk down the street and back and I was sweating and the air felt thick and definitely over 30.

[David]

i dont like the humidex reading. im currently over 30 too and it doesnt feel like 30 one bit.. it feels like what the temp actually is. about 24 25 degrees. much prefer the use of the heat index.

I know what you mean it doesn't feel like 33 here at all, but I don't like how the heat index only applies once the temp hits 27 or higher, hence I use the humidex...
Maybe it would feel like 33 if someone was working outside physically, lol

[Jasestorm]

Did someone finally flick the summer switch on , the last 3 days have been just wonderful it feels like it should be a record for us .
February normally is the calmer of the three summer months for the South Island especially, but then so is January normally.

[Manukau heads obs]

the other usefull index is the THSW
which takes into account the solar reading...and since there was not much solar today, it might not have been as high

i.e if the sun was out, then it would have felt hot and humid!

[NZstorm]

First day for a week without lightning being recorded somewhere over the NI. Looks to be a risk of isolated thunderstorms over the Waitomo region tomorrow if the west coast sea breeze can develop in opposition to the E.

Interesting thermal contrast between east and west over the South Island today. Milford Sound got to 29C.

[Vertigo]

actually, there were a couple of strikes this morning around whangarei so it continues for now!

[spwill]

First day for a week without lightning being recorded somewhere over the NI

Isolated Storms for Northland this morn and around north Taranaki/south Waitomo late afternoon/ evening.

[Tornado Tim]

First day for a week without lightning being recorded somewhere over the NI

Isolated Storms for Northland this morn and around north Taranaki/south Waitomo late afternoon/ evening.

I was just about say that, LOL hahaha

[NZstorm]

yes, I just noticed the activity over Taranaki way!

Shame the easterly was so strong as it shut down the convergence thunder chances nearer Auckland.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Hot on the West Coast today, South Island's west coast that it.
Could be another scorcher tomorrow
Reefton could hit 32C

JohnGaul
NZThS

[jamie.h]

hot one last night. a low of 19.3

[Richard]

3C here this morning

[DT-NZ]

14mm in rain gauge overnight from DB area and another 47mm of rain from inland rural Hukerenui ( another good topup for Hukerenui ) - currently 20.8°C out, overcast with a NE wind.

[DT-NZ]

3C here this morning

That's a very cool morning your having down your way... brrrrrrrrr.