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Title: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 06, 2013, 12:03:42 AM
Discuss the current or recent weather in your region or elsewhere for this week 6th to the 12th of October.

Rain and Snow for the South Island Monday & Tuesday. Rain heads up to North Island Tuesday on including those cold southerlies for Wellington coming off the Strait. It appears Spring is not all here.

Enjoy your week  :D
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 06, 2013, 07:41:55 AM
Ashburton @ 07:32 AM Light hazy cloud, 10.1°C No Rain or wind
 Baro 1003.2 hpa (Steady)
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TonyC on October 06, 2013, 08:56:44 AM
Port Robinson, North Canterbury 8.55am 6/10/13

Better day today. High cloud with sun  filtering through. Temperature 16.2° after a low of 9.4° amd heading fora high around 18°. Light wind from WSW with the strongest gust in the last hour at 14kmh. No overnight rain.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 06, 2013, 09:23:19 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

13.7 degrees
90% Humidity
15 kph NW wind
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1008.6
Solar 116

A dull grey day with a ever present NW wind
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 06, 2013, 10:37:23 AM
Another nice day in Wairoa :)

Scattered clouds but mainly sunny, calm and warm. Currently 20°C
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 06, 2013, 11:47:26 AM
Kaipara

From 10.7°C at 05:35, 18.7°C now. Comfortable.
Almost calm, 0.8km/h ESE
Mostly cloudy with some fine patches.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 07, 2013, 07:38:37 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

A cloudy day with a 15 kph NW wind, sun trying to break through the clouds
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TonyC on October 07, 2013, 08:27:35 AM
Port Robinson, North Canterbury 8.20am 7/10/13

Mixture of high and low cloud with the odd patch of blue. Temperature 14.6° after a low of 12.4°. Expected to reach around 18° before a southerly blows through later in the day. Wind is from NW, light at the moment, though there was a gust from the SW a few moments ago at 12kmh.  No rain over the past 24hrs.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 07, 2013, 09:37:25 AM
Ashburton @ 09:32 AM  Cool  Wind 20.9 km/h,ESE...Cloud Cover 11.8°C
 Baro = 999.4 hpa (Rising)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 07, 2013, 11:07:39 AM
Sunny here in Wairoa and warm on 21.4°C
Pity it is not going to last.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 07, 2013, 02:23:28 PM
Kaipara

From 11.6°C at 05:14, 18.0°C now.
Mostly clear, some passing clouds.
Breezy SSW 14 - 20 km/h
Max Gust:    31.5 km/h 12:03
1004.5 hPa  Falling 0.50  hPa/hour.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 07, 2013, 05:15:30 PM
Just starting to rain 11c.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 08, 2013, 07:44:25 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

11.1 degrees
96% Humidity
Calm
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1001.6
Solar 62

Sun trying it hardest to break through the cloud cover
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 08, 2013, 08:24:29 AM
Ashburton @ 08:17 AM  Raining  8.1 mm Cool 5.4°C
Wind  3.8 km/h,NE ...Baro  1004.7 hpa (Steady)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TonyC on October 08, 2013, 08:37:33 AM
Port Robinson, North Canterbury 8.35am 8/10/13

In one word.... bleak.

Overcast with rain. Temperature 8.1° after a low of 7.3° and not expected to rise much more than a degree or two. Wind from ENE, blustery at times with the max gust in the last hour at 20kmh. Since midnight 4.2mm of rain recorded. Rain rate at the moment is 8.5mm per hour.
Logfire is cranked up.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Rex on October 08, 2013, 11:12:15 AM
Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 40%
wind ------ light NE
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 18.5 in  / 20.0  out
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 08, 2013, 12:17:58 PM
Kaipara

From 10.1°C at 06:10, 18.7°C now.
Overcast, with a slight breeze from the North of 11.3 km/h
999.1 hPa  Falling 0.90  hPa/hour.
Getting things tied down before they blow away later...
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 08, 2013, 04:39:15 PM
 Raining all day here  snow inland air temp 4.8c.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 08, 2013, 05:28:11 PM
Continual Rain and cold 6.3°C
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 08, 2013, 05:50:03 PM
Snowing now in Oxford.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 08, 2013, 07:27:37 PM
2nd coldest October day in the last 22 years.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 08, 2013, 08:03:55 PM
Warm here in Wairoa sitting on 17 as at 8.00pm.
High of 23.7 today.
Temps for the last week all been above average for the first week of October.

Nice :)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 08, 2013, 08:22:35 PM
May snow here tonight as air temp is now 2.5c and going slowly down.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 08, 2013, 09:09:49 PM
I am beginning to think I am on the other side of the world Mark.
17°C still here. Doors open and in a singlet.

What a contrast in weather our country is having.

Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 09, 2013, 06:01:29 AM
well its warm up to 4.3c now Jenny but still some rain.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TokWW on October 09, 2013, 07:21:17 AM
Tokoroa
Starting with nor-easters at 7pm it changed to nor-westers by 1am.  Winds to 46km/hr.  Still averaging 15-30km/hr.  About 8mm rain overnight.  Temp above 9deg all night.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 09, 2013, 07:41:26 AM
A wet windy night 13.8mm of rain and the wind from the SSE at 22 kph, Barometer on 995.6
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 09, 2013, 08:30:12 AM
So far so good over here in Wairoa.
Over night Low of 13.7°C

Winds from the NW have picked up but normal for this time of the year.
Sunny with cloud patches.
Currently 16.4 and climbing.

I have the sprinkler on my vegie plants :)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 09, 2013, 08:32:15 AM
Ashburton @ 08:17 AM   Raining 11.2 mm and cool  4.8°C
 Light wind      3.8 km/h,SW
 Baro 1006.1 hpa (Steady)
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 09, 2013, 09:21:45 AM
Kaipara

From 10.2°C at 02:56, 12.6°C  Warmer 0.3 °C than last hour.
Windy, 60-Min Avg:    34.9 km/h, Max gust 72.2 km/h 05:22.
Rain 2.8mm
Overcast
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 09, 2013, 10:04:10 AM
What lousy weather NZ has at present.
Look at everyone's weather cams:

http://www.localweather.net.nz/smf/members-websites/**members-web-cams**/ (http://www.localweather.net.nz/smf/members-websites/**members-web-cams**/)

My blue sky is slowly being taken over by cloud :(
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Rex on October 09, 2013, 12:28:31 PM
Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 75%
wind ------ calm
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 21.4 in  /  21.0 out
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
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Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Mark on October 10, 2013, 06:03:00 AM
coldest October night since 2007.
-2.2c and clear.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 10, 2013, 07:44:45 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

4.8 degrees
90% Humidity
Calm
0.2mm of rain
Barometer on 1006.9
Solar 162

A fine calm cool morning, rain forecast later in the day
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TokWW on October 10, 2013, 11:47:52 AM
Tokoroa

A low of 1.3ºC this morning, southerly breeze of immeasurable kts, and sunny with slight fog.
Day has brightened even more but has scattered whispy clouds, and a WSW breeze up to 12km/hr and rising. 
Temp is now 14.8ºC at 11:40 and rising.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 10, 2013, 01:00:58 PM
Sunny here but a coolish easterly wind.
Overnight temp 6°C and currently sitting on 14.7°C which is somewhat of a drop compared to the first 10 days of October.

With only 5mm of rain yesterday the sprinklers are back on today.

Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 10, 2013, 05:01:29 PM
From 8.8°C at 05:36, reached 15.8°C at 14:56.
Wind got going about noon, still very breezy still. 25-35km/h, Max Gust: 48.3 km/h 16:59.
0.6mm of rain.
Partly cloudy.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 11, 2013, 07:43:45 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

9.1 degrees and calm, 3mm of rain overnight and a dull grey start to the day, do not expect much change during the day, maybe some rain later in the day
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 11, 2013, 11:01:43 AM
Ashburton @ 10:47 AM High Cloud  10.8°C No Rain  with Little wind 7.6 km/h,ENE
 Baro  991.8 hpa (Falling slowly)
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Rex on October 11, 2013, 11:03:31 AM
Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 95%
wind ------    calm
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 20.0 in  / 19.3 out
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 11, 2013, 11:07:03 AM
Kaipara

From 12.9°C at 00:00, 14.7°C now.
Still breezy, 15-25 km/h, Max Gust:   50.0 km/h 04:19
Barometer  1001.4 hPa  Falling 0.90  hPa/hour.
0.4mm rain
Overcast
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 11, 2013, 11:58:52 AM
Dark
Drizzle
Dreary
Drafty
DVD material :)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Hank13 on October 12, 2013, 07:47:06 AM
Ashburton @ 07:32 AM  Bright sunny skies after 4 mm of rain little wind
3.8 km/h,WSW   Temp.5.3°C
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: gabba on October 12, 2013, 08:42:46 AM
Fine and sunny here this morning. Little wind, but expecting it to get to 15knots nw by this afternoon.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: TonyC on October 12, 2013, 09:00:10 AM
Port Robinson, North Canterbury 8.55am 12/10/13

Sunny at the moment, but black clouds to the south (which is the where the wind is from - SW) Strongest gust in the last hour at 19kmh. Temperature 10.1° and not expected to rise much above 13-14°.
More rain expected later in the day. 1.4mm has fallen since midnight.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Rwood on October 12, 2013, 09:05:24 AM
As per my "shout" - perhaps only twice (1983 & 1992, but haven't checked data yet) has such low sunshine been recorded here for a 3-week period in Sept-Oct.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Phil on October 12, 2013, 09:31:35 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

A sunny start to the day, Barometer still low on 994.5, solar reading is 536 and temperature is 10 degrees
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Deano on October 12, 2013, 12:02:07 PM
Kaipara

From 10.8°C at 04:24, 13.2°C  now.
Very windy, WSW 38.7 km/h, Max Gust:   69.3 km/h 09:19.
Rain 0.6mm
Partly Cloudy, Cool
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: JennyLeez on October 12, 2013, 01:34:21 PM
Sun cloud sun cloud rain sun cloud.

Totally unpredictable today.
Warm enough on 17.6 at present.
Low baro last 24 hours or so. Low at midnight of 981.0 hpa
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 2
Post by: Rex on October 12, 2013, 01:39:50 PM
Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 35%
wind ------ Mod   SW
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 16.4  in  / 14.9  out