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Archive Library => 2012 => Archives => December => Topic started by: JennyLeez on December 22, 2012, 12:07:05 AM
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Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Saturday 22nd December below.
You do not need a weather station, just look out your window and tell us what is going on above you.
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Wairoa at midnight:
Mainly Clear, Light Breeze and Warm.
Current Temp Outside is 20.4 °C
Baro 1012.7
Solar 0 ;D
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Port Robinson, North Canterbury 8.30am
Dull overcast with very slight drizzle. Forecast overnight rain didn't eventuate with nothing recorded at the station. Temperature 13.2° which is the minimum over the last 24hours. Predicted high is 21°. No wind at present.
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Ashburton @ 08:32 AM
Cloudy
Currant Temp. 13.8°C
Rain 0.0 mm
Current wind. 5.7 km/h,E
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New Plymouth- weather hasn't changed: 20 degrees, sun and 95% humidity, very little change in past 12 hours.
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Mahia Beach
cloud cover ------ 25%
wind ------ light NE
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 29.4 in / 27.0 out
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Belmont, Lower Hutt
13.8 degrees
97% humidity
6kph SSE wind
0.6mm of rain
Barometer on 1015.7
Solar 51
Damp with a light drizzle, wind from the SE , low cloud cover
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West Melton
Cloudy here but think the sun is trying to break through.
Temp 15.0
Wind gust 16.1 E
Baro 1015.4
No rain since midnight.
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Wairoa at 14:38
Sunny, Light Breeze and Very Hot.
Current Temp Outside is 28.2 °C with Humidity 55 %
Wind Chill is 28.2 °C
Baro 1012.9 hPa and Solar: 1090
Wind speed of 13.3 km/h SE
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New Plymouth: sunny, partly clear skies, 22.3 degrees, 84% humidity
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Kaipara at 15:30
Current Conditions: Slightly Cloudy, Warm
Over Night Temp: 15.6°C at 5:39
Rain since Midnight: 0.0mm
Current Temp Outside: 25.1°C
Max Temp So far: 26.4°C at 14:54
Dew Point: 17.2°C
Wind Speed: 11.3km/h
Wind Direction: ENE
Max Gust: 24.1km/h at 11:41
Humidity: 62% Rising
Pressure: 1012.7hPa Falling
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Today at Ohauiti Weather Station
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Station Location
Latitude: S 37° 45' 37"
Longitude: E 176° 10' 11"
Elevation: 125 m
Saturday 22nd December 2012
Dawn: 05:20
Sunrise: 05:51
Moonrise: 15:07
Dusk: 21:09
Sunset: 20:37
Moonset: 01:35
Daylight: 15:49
Day length: 14:46
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
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Observation for 22nd December 2012:
Overcast and damp start to the day yet again today with a couple of periods of light rain from the NE or maybe they were showers? From around Midday the cloud stopped rolling in and the cloud base lifted considerably, by sunset there were just a few clouds above the Kaimai’s and a veil of high cloud courtesy of Ex Tropical Cyclone Evan, oh well my Water Tank is now cleaned out and connected to half of my new shed so maybe it will get half filled should Evan come this way in the next few days. Seeing a quite spectacular sunset tonight makes it hard to believe that there is supposedly a large rain maker not that for to the North, Red sky at night . . . Shepherds Delight suggests a fine day tomorrow? Almost non existent NE Breeze today which did little to ease the Humidity, again
Current Recordings at 23:40
Temp: 17.2 Going Down, Humidity 98, Rain: 3.6mm, Average Wind Speed (10 Mins) 0km/h ---, Pressure 1017.4 Rising.
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Today’s Weather at Ohauiti Weather
Conditions at local time 23:40 on 22 December 2012
Temperature and Humidity
Temperature 17.4 °C
Dew Point 17.3 °C
Windchill 17.4 °C
Humidity 99%
Heat Index 17.4 °C
Apparent Temperature 19.2 °C
Rainfall
Rainfall Today 3.6 mm
Rainfall Rate 0.0 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month 49.5 mm
Rainfall This Year 1528.8 mm
Rainfall Last Hour 0.0 mm
Last rainfall 2012-12-22 12:17
Wind
Wind Speed (gust) 10 km/h
Wind Speed (avg) 4 km/h
Wind Bearing 77° ENE
Beaufort F1 Light air
Pressure
Barometer 1017.2 hPa
Rising +0.5 hPa/hr
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Posted by wwadmin on Sat, 22/12/2012 - 05:20
Upper North Island
Sunshine with mix with a few clouds today. A few showers will be scattered about, mainly from late afternoon. High 25-27
Lower North Island
Mainly cloudy skies with a few peeks of sunshine early. Turning mainly sunny this afternooin with a risk for showers. A few thunderstorms are also possible in the central and east. Some storms could produce heavy rain. A few showers are expected. Highs 26-28
Upper South Island
Cloudy with light showers possible this morning. A mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. Highs: 22-25
Lower South Island
Mainly sunny skies with a few clouds. Highs along the coast in the teens to around 20. Highs inland: 22-25.
-WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...national-forecast-36
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Posted by wwadmin on Sat, 22/12/2012 - 16:18
Updated 4:19pm --- It’s been a long, painful wait for Hawke’s Bay farmers. It has been very dry and they have been very hopeful for some rain.
So is their long wait just about over, or will the skies only tease?
The first chance for rain will be late today or tonight. There is a lot of very muggy air in place and all that moisture is being lifted up into the atmosphere. That is creating an unstable atmosphere and will likely lead to shower development. A few thunderstorms are also possible.
However this moisture will be isolated.
Heavy rain is a real possibility through this evening. In fact, government forecaster MetService says rainfall rates of 25-40 mm/hr are possible. That would be enough to qualify a storm as severe. For that reason, MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective until 9:00pm for Hawke’s Bay. The watch also covers Taihape, Manawatu and Tararua.
Remember, a “watch” means that conditions are favourable for the development for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. A “warning” means it is actually happening or is imminent.
That much rain that fast falling over a dry ground is likely to just run off instead of getting soaked in. So whilst it is good news that rain is on the way, this probably is not quite the farmers are looking for.
However, ex-Tropical Cyclone Evan could help out with something a bit more suitable.
As the low moves west out over the Tasman Sea on Monday, it will help swing the winds around to a more onshore flow for Hawke’s Bay, bringing rain back to the region.
However computer models are still conflicted - with just 40% confidence of rain by one reliable data provider that WeatherWatch.co.nz heavily relies on.
Highest risk for rain will be Monday and Tuesday - but farmers fears of the rain only being drizzle are possible. For that reason why advise farmers to monitor forecasts, potential warnings and the latest rain maps at WeatherWatch.co.nz.
Certainly the timing could be a bit better, rather than having it over the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. But, for farmers, it could end up being a nice Christmas gift.
As of 4pm Saturday WeatherWatch.co.nz says the chance of rain for Hawkes Bay is around 60% in the north but drops to 40% further south over the next few days.
It remains unclear if Evan will produce enough rain to soak the region - but WeatherWatch.co.nz will continue to monitor and bring updates when anything changes.
40% confidence would usually indicate not a great deal of rain however Evan is creating significant uncertainty, as most tropical lows do all over the world.
By Howard Joseph and Philip Duncan, WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...inally-see-some-rain