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Title: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on December 26, 2012, 01:32:05 AM

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Boxing Day, Wednesday the 26th 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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If your conditions change, let us know. We will keep our Twitter, Google + and Facebook followers informed during the day.

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: Hank13 on December 26, 2012, 08:14:03 AM

Ashburton @  08:02 AM
Overcast
Currant Temp.  16.1°C   
Current wind. 5.7 km/h,SW
Max Gust.   24.7 km/h @ 7:14 AM
 

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: Phil on December 26, 2012, 09:14:54 AM

Belmont, Lower Hutt

23.4 degrees
71% Humidity
4kph NW wind
nil rain
Barometer on 1009.5
Solar 176

Some what more cloudy, but still a lot of blue sky around, still very humid

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on December 26, 2012, 09:27:04 AM

Sunny, Calm and Hot and going to become hotter :(
The Over Night Temp Low was  19.8 °C
Current Temp Outside is  28.3 °C with Humidity  55 % and Dew Point  18.4 °C

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: TonyC on December 26, 2012, 09:42:44 AM

Port Robinson, North Canterbury 9.40am

Partly cloudy. Temperature high of 26.2° was reached at 8.27am this morning and now dropping with the southerly change. Now at 22.3° and dropping fast. Rain expected later this morning. Wind from the SE at around 8kph with the max gust in the last hour of 20kph. No rain since midnight.

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: hotcop65 on December 26, 2012, 10:05:38 AM

Overcast and a bit of drizzle this morning. Humidity 82%. Temp 22 degrees.

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: Suezy on December 26, 2012, 11:26:28 AM

West Melton

Damp here with drizzle/rain overnight but at least the temp is good for blobbing out.

Temp 16.3
Wind 35.4 SW
Baro climbing 1011.1
Rain/drizzle since midnight 3.0 mm
MTD 34.6 mm
YTD 576.4 mm

Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: OhauitiWeather on December 26, 2012, 09:14:57 PM

Today at Ohauiti Weather Station
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Station Location
Latitude:    S 37° 45' 37"
Longitude:    E 176° 10' 11"
Elevation:    125 m

Wednesday 26th December 2012
Dawn:      05:22   
Sunrise:   05:53   
Moonrise:   18:44   
Dusk:      21:10   
Sunset:    20:39   
Moonset:   03:58   
Daylight:   15:48   
Day length:   14:46   
Moon Phase:   Waxing Gibbous
   
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Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: OhauitiWeather on December 26, 2012, 09:28:48 PM

Observation for 26th December 2012:
This period of Weather is now past the normally expected three day “easterly storm” status that we usually get here but have not seen many of for a year or three.  Day 4:  Warm, humid with rain at times, especially morning and evening.  The wind has now backed up into the North.  The good news is that the dry spell has well and truly ended and the water tank continues to fill.  We ventured out into the madness that is the Boxing Day sales today to go to Bunnings Warehouse to spend the Christmas Gift cards we had been saving up and believe it or not we left in the Cloud and rain and were greeted by Blue Skies and almost Sunshine at Mt Maunganui.

Current Recordings 21:23
Temp: 19.2c Steady, Humidity99%, Rain: 15.8mm, Average Wind Speed (10 Mins) 6km/h NNE, Pressure 1011.9 hPa and Rising.

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Title: Re: Local Weather Today – Boxing Day 26th December 2012
Post by: OhauitiWeather on December 26, 2012, 09:35:15 PM

Today’s Weather at Ohauiti Weather
Conditions at local time 21:00 on 26 December 2012

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   19.1 °C   
Dew Point    19.0 °C
Windchill   19.1 °C   
Humidity   99%
Heat Index   19.1 °C   
Apparent Temperature   21.3 °C

Rainfall
Rainfall Today   15.8 mm   
Rainfall Rate   3.6 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   118.4 mm   
Rainfall This Year   1597.7 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   1.8 mm   
Last rainfall   2012-12-26 20:56

Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   10 km/h   
Wind Speed (avg)   5 km/h
Wind Bearing   2° N   
Beaufort F1   Light air

Pressure
Barometer    1011.4 hPa   
Rising slowly   +0.5 hPa/hr
   
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Title: Summary – High Temps Across NZ Boxing Day 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on December 26, 2012, 11:00:20 PM

Summary - High Temps across New Zealand this Boxing Day 2012
Data taken at 10.30pm.
Temperatures are not quite as high compared to Christmas Day none the less, very warm for many.

Location Nuhaka Waipukurau Wairoa Palmerston North Wairoa West Mahia Beach Blenheim Kelson Lake Waikaremoana Napier Gisborne Cambridge Golden Bay Whangawehi Paraonui Mahana Belmont Mangawhai Te Awamutu Oban Brooklyn Port Robinson Tokoroa North Matamata Porirua Kerikeri Maungaraki Waikawa Beach Tokoroa Central Port Levy Russell Clyde Tapu Valley Te Puke Reefton Lake Taupo Grey Lynn Massey Darfield Hamilton Mt Roskill Plimmerton Arrowtown Dargaville Airfield Ohauiti Paremoremo Waiuku Pongakawa Burwood Swannanoa Howick Kaipara Ashburton Hunua Somerville Howick West Dargaville Awhitu Arthur's Pass Waitakere Waikouaiti Castle Hill Strathern Templeton Makarewa Te Anau Bishopdale Invercargill Waimatuku West Melton Mosgiel Fairfield

Low 34.1 32.5 32.3 32.2 30.2 29.9 29.7 29.3 29.1 28.2 28.0 27.4 27.2 27.1 26.9 26.8 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.4 26.3 26.2 26.0 25.5 24.8 24.7 24.7 24.6 24.4 24.3 24.2 24.0 23.8 23.8 23.4 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.0 23.0 22.9 22.9 22.8 22.8 22.5 22.2 22.2 22.1 21.7 21.7 21.4 21.4 21.3 21.3 21.2 21.0 20.8 20.7 20.7 19.9 19.7 19.4 19.3 19.2 19.0 18.4 18.1 17.7 17.2 16.3 16.1 15.5

The data used in this Report is contributed by Member Stations. 
NZLWF accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of Member's Data.   

Title: Wednesday’s national forecast
Post by: OhauitiWeather on December 28, 2012, 09:57:42 PM

Posted by wwadmin on Wed, 26/12/2012 - 05:00

A weak area of low pressure that once was TC Evan moves eastwards over New Zealand today. Most places look set to receive some rain although the far south is expected to remain mainly dry after a few morning showers clear.
 
Upper North Island
 
Cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle, humid northerly breezes tend a little more northwesterly in the afternoon. About Auckland and the Waikato a few showers may become heavier for a time later in the afternoon. High cloud in Gisborne with northerlies.
HIGHS: 23-26, 28 in Gisborne
 
Lower North Island
 
Sunny areas to start in the morning south of Taranaki and Hawkes Bay, winds from the north or northeast. Cloud building by midday with the odd isolated shower developing, showers becoming more widespread during the afternoon and some may be heavy and thundery in inland areas then easing at night. Winds change southerly in Wellington around midday bringing cloudy skies and a few showers after a sunny start.
HIGHS: 27-30
 
Upper South Island
 
Cloudy with rain or showers, winds generally from the south for most. Dry at first in Marlborough however clouding over and some rain developing during the afternoon as southeasterlies freshen. A few falls may be heavy about inland areas north of North Canterbury late afternoon then easing at night. About Hokitika through to Westport expect morning showers then sunny breaks gradually increase through the afternoon with southwest breezes.
HIGHS: 20-23 on the West Coast. 24-27 for Nelson and Marlborough, 19-21 in Canterbury
 
Lower South Island
 
Cloudy to start with a few showers clearing by midday, sunny breaks increase in the afternoon. Southwesterly breezes. Becoming quite cool at night.
HIGHS: 17-18, 21-23 in inland areas.


WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...national-forecast-24

Title: Boxing Day thunderstorm threat
Post by: OhauitiWeather on December 28, 2012, 10:14:24 PM

Posted by wwadmin on Wed, 26/12/2012 - 10:57

The low that used to be Tropical Cyclone Evan is making its second pass over the country today. This time though, instead of moving east to west across the upper tip, it’s moving west to east across the central New Zealand.
 
It’s that track that is helping to set the stage for a few rounds of thunderstorms in the central part of the country today.
 
Forecasters say the greatest risk for seeing thunderstorms will be found about the areas seeing some of the hottest and muggiest conditions right now. That means Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson and Buller will all have a pretty good chance at seeing thunderstorms today.
 
This doesn’t mean that thunderstorms are a sure bet in these areas.
 
WeatherWatch.co.nz Forecaster Howard Joseph says that because it is so hot in some places, it could actually prevent thunderstorm development.
 
Mr Joseph calls it a "capping inversion". He says it’s situation that develops in the upper atmosphere when the air temperature actually starts to get warmer as you go higher, rather than getting cooler.
 
He says "This effectively puts a “lid” on the atmosphere and doesn’t allow for any further vertical development. It’s this upwards building of the clouds that is key to thunderstorm development."
 
But Mr Joseph adds "With the support of the incoming low, I think it’s more likely that thunderstorms will develop and the development of a capping inversion won’t be much of an issue."
 
Thunderstorms are also possible about Taranaki, Waikato, and the West Coast.
 

-WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...-thunderstorm-threat