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Title: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: JennyLeez on February 14, 2016, 12:00:07 AM
Discuss the current or recent weather in your region or elsewhere for this week 14th February to the 20th February 2016.
You do not need a weather station, just look out your window and tell us what is going on above you.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 14, 2016, 08:11:24 AM
Ashburton @ 08:02 AM,  14 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 13.3°C  with some cloud cover but will probally clear
 No rain and the wind is now 3.8 km/h,N  .
 Baro is 1017.9 hpa (Rising slowly)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 14, 2016, 08:16:53 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:14 a.m. - Sunday, 14 February 2016

 Nice cooler clear start, occasional breeze. Some cloud out west.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
17
16.1
97
0
1021.7

°C
°C at 5:55
%
mm
hPa (Rising slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 14, 2016, 09:41:35 AM
Sunny, Hot 25°C, Light air from the Northwest in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 14, 2016, 12:58:09 PM
Wairoa

Light breeze from the east. The odd cloud in the blue sky and my husband tells me it is 29 degrees.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 15, 2016, 07:36:08 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

17.6 degrees
91% Humidity
Calm
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1019.7
Solar 30

Fine and calm
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 15, 2016, 08:10:23 AM
Ashburton @ 08:02 AM,  15 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 10.6°C  . with mostly cloud cover
No rain and the wind is now 1.9 km/h,SSW  .
 Baro is 1013.4 hpa (Steady)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 15, 2016, 08:30:41 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:29 a.m. - Monday, 15 February 2016

 Nice cool start, about 90% cloud & calm .
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
19.7
13.8
94
0
1021.8

°C
°C at 5:57
%
mm
hPa (Rising slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 15, 2016, 11:01:40 AM
Sunny, Very Warm 24°C, Gentle breeze from the North in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 15, 2016, 01:24:20 PM
Wairoa.

Another lovely day. 30 degrees with a gentle breeze from the North East. Plenty of blue sky with hazy clouds.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 16, 2016, 07:49:38 AM
Ashburton @ 07:47 AM,  16 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 15.1°C  .With mostly cloud cover
 No rain and the wind is now 3.8 km/h,WNW  .
 Baro is 1011.2 hpa (Steady)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 16, 2016, 07:52:13 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

18.4 degrees
91% Humidity
6 kph NW wind
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1017.6
Solar 65

Light drizzle with a light NW wind
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 16, 2016, 08:11:51 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:08 a.m. - Tuesday, 16 February 2016

 100% cloud, calm & sticky.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
18.2
15.6
92
0
1020.1

°C
°C at 3:06
%
mm
hPa (Falling slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 16, 2016, 11:06:21 AM
Sunny, Very Warm 24°C, Light breeze from the Northwest in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 16, 2016, 01:22:21 PM
Wairoa,

32 at the motment but the wind is getting to be more than a gentle breeze so the temperature might go down a little. Hazy sky.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 17, 2016, 07:49:55 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

19.4 Degrees
74% Humidity
3kph NW wind gusting to 25kph
0.2mm of rain
Barometer on 1009
Solar 28

Cloudy and a moderate NW wind
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 17, 2016, 08:37:40 AM
Ashburton @ 08:32 AM,  17 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 17.8°C  . With a few light showers
 There has been   0.5 mm of Rain  .
 Current wind is now 11.4 km/h,N  .
 Baro is 998.7 hpa (Steady)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 17, 2016, 09:08:50 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  09:07 a.m. - Wednesday, 17 February 2016

 Overcast with a light N - NE breeze.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
21.3
18.2
74
0
1014.6

°C
°C at 21:54
%
mm
hPa (Rising slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 17, 2016, 09:29:12 AM
Partly Cloudy, Warm 21°C,  Light breeze from the Northwest in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: TonyC on February 17, 2016, 12:19:07 PM
Port Robinson, North Canterbury - Current weather conditions at 12:10 PM on the 17/02/16

Current conditions are Mostly cloudy with just a hint heat showers
Have just driven north from Christchurch where the heat showers were wetting the road.

The overnight temperature low was 19.5°C timed at 10:13 AM
The outside temperature presently is 20.6°C
The windchill temperature is 20.6°C
The wind is currently blowing from W at a speed of 10 km/h
The strongest wind gust in the LAST HOUR was at 20.9 kmh NW and the average windspeed in the last hour was 8.2 km/h
The strongest wind gust TODAY so far was at 22.5 km/h at 10:38 AM
The barometer reading is at 997.7 hpa and Steady at the rate of -0.2hPa/hr
Since midnight there has been 0.0 mm of precipitation.
So far this month there have been 4 days when it has rained at some time during the 24hr period with amount totalling 1.0 mm

The solar reading is 50 % with an energy ready of 497W/M2.
00:43 hours of sunshine recorded so far today and overall conditions based on the solar sensor described as Mainly cloudy/Dry

An updated version of this report produced every 15 minutes can be viewed at:- http://www.portrobinson.nz/Weatherfiles/wx3.html (http://www.portrobinson.nz/Weatherfiles/wx3.html)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 17, 2016, 01:49:56 PM
Wairoa.

Much cooler day and it is wonderful. Wind from the North west, bit gusty at times. The sky is grey.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 18, 2016, 07:45:51 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

17.6 degrees
96% Humidity
5kph NW wind that has gusted up to 44kph
11.8mm of rain
Barometer on 1000.6
Solar 26

Heavy rain overnight, overcast and the wind has eased some what
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 18, 2016, 08:17:17 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:16 a.m. - Thursday, 18 February 2016

 Occasional rain with a gusty N - NE breeze, but tending to swirl about.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
21.4
20.5
90
6.3
1010

°C
°C at 18:02
%
mm
hPa (Falling slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 18, 2016, 09:24:42 AM
Sunny, Very Warm 24°C, Gentle breeze from the North in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 18, 2016, 10:21:22 AM
Ashburton @ 10:17 AM,  18 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 22.1°C  . with mostly cloud cover
 Current wind is now 43.7 km/h,NW  .
 Baro is 991.9 hpa (Steady)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 18, 2016, 02:14:33 PM
Wairoa

Gusty North west wind, 31 degrees and blue sky.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 18, 2016, 10:48:18 PM
A bit of rain around the Bay today, not much here, but some decent dumps about, mostly in the ranges.
My favourite, Haparapara, not at East Cape, but inland from about Te Kaha up in the ranges.
That site has near enough 1 mtr of rain so far this year.

Rainfall Eastern Bop

Here's a quick snapshot as at 21.15pm

   Site      Most Recent Sample      Today      This Month      Last Month      Year To Date   
               (mm)      (mm)      Total (mm)      % of Normal   
   Rangitaiki at Thornton      18/02 9:10:00 p.m.      14      52      118      182%   
   Rangitaiki at Te Teko      18/02 9:05:00 p.m.      27.5      132.5      109.5      146%   
   Rangitaiki at Waihua      18/02 9:03:00 p.m.      76.5      125      200.5      155%   
   Whirinaki at Galatea      18/02 8:20:00 p.m.      15      36.5      105      159%   
   Whakatane at Huiarau Summit      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      72.5      121      237      146%   
   Whakatane at Huitieke      18/02 9:04:00 p.m.      68.5      109      180.5      184%   
   Whakatane Air at Kopeopeo      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      13.5      42      129      184%   
   Waioeka at Koranga      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      65      96.5      212.5      143%   
   Waioeka at Cableway      18/02 9:02:00 p.m.      73      102.5      319.5      237%   
   Waioeka at Mouth of Gorge      18/02 9:05:00 p.m.      15      72.5      256      269%   
   Otara at Tutaetoko      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      38.5      93.5      359      233%   
   Otara at Browns Bridge      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      10.5      71      229      244%   
   Otara at Opotiki Town Wharf      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      10.5      39      177.5      261%   
   Pakihi at Pakihi Station      18/02 9:05:00 p.m.      40      119.5      371      290%   
   Pakihi at Rakanui      18/02 9:00:00 p.m.      26.5      60.5      247.5      225%   
   Haparapara at East Cape      18/02 9:03:00 p.m.      238.5      311      681      305%   

courtesy of BoP Regional Council/Environment BoP
More info at:
http://monitoring.boprc.govt.nz/MonitoredSites/RainfallReport.html (http://monitoring.boprc.govt.nz/MonitoredSites/RainfallReport.html)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 19, 2016, 07:45:33 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

15.5 degrees
95% Humidity
23.4mm of rain
calm
Barometer on 1005.5
Solar 12

A wet night and a dull morning
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 19, 2016, 08:44:01 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:40 a.m. - Friday, 19 February 2016

 That gusty N - NE breeze continues, rain squalls scudding through. Another sticky night.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
21.3
21.7
96
7.8
1012.9

°C
°C at 18:48
%
mm
hPa (Rising slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 19, 2016, 09:01:20 AM
Ashburton @ 08:47 AM,  19 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 15.6°C  with cloud cover but small patches of blue showing
 No rain and the wind is now 17.1 km/h,NNW  .
 Baro is 996.1 hpa (Rising slowly)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 19, 2016, 12:11:42 PM
Rain stopped with 6.6mm so far today. Very Warm 22.0°C, Light breeze from the Northwest in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 19, 2016, 02:34:56 PM
Wairoa

The sky was blue and 30 degrees, about an hour or two later the sky is grey and the temperature is 27. Rain over night which was wonderful.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Hank13 on February 20, 2016, 08:21:04 AM
Ashburton @ 08:17 AM,  20 /02/2016  .
 Currant Temp.is now 15.3°C  . With mostly clear skies
 No rain and the wind is now 3.8 km/h,N  .
 Baro is 1009.5 hpa (Steady)  .
 
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Wolfie33 on February 20, 2016, 08:32:57 AM
 Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
 at  08:29 a.m. - Saturday, 20 February 2016

 A wonderful morning, clear cool & calm, just the odd cloud over the ranges.
Temp Now
Overnight Low (6pm to 6am)
Humidity
Rain today
Baro
     
14.8
11.5
99
0
1019.3

°C
°C at 5:34
%
mm
hPa (Rising slowly)
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Phil on February 20, 2016, 09:04:51 AM
Belmont, Lower Hutt

18.2 degrees
83% Humidity
16 kph NW wind
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1016
Solar 213

Fine with a moderate NW wind
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: GisborneWest on February 20, 2016, 09:50:03 AM
Sunny, Very Warm 22°C, Light breeze from the Northwest in Gisborne.
Title: Re: Local Weather Chat February 2016 Week 3
Post by: Valerie on February 20, 2016, 03:42:34 PM
Wairoa.

Lovely fine sunny day. 27 degrees nice gentle breeze from the East.