Local Weather – Friday 8th March 2013

[JennyLeez]

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Friday 8th March below.
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[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

14.1 degrees
96% humidity
Calm
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1020.2
Solar 54

Fine and calm, not a cloud to be seen.

[ato2]

New Plymouth: 12 degrees, fine  sunny etc, no wind, no rain ....I think that the farmers want drought declared here

[David]

Fine sunny morning in Howick. Currently 18°C, overnight low was 15.

[JennyLeez]

Wairoa at 08:25
Beaut Sunny Morning with a touch of Autumn in the Air.
The Over Night Temp Low was  11.1 °C
Current Temp Outside is  15.0 °C
Latest Wind Gust  11.2 km/h with speed of  11.2 km/h  from the NNW
Wind Chill is  15.0 °C
Barometer 1020.9 hPa
Solar is  214 W/m^2
UV is 3 with Light Level at 30310.7 Lux

[TonyC]

Port Robinson, North canterbury 8.30am

Fine, cloudless morning. Temperature 16.6° after a low of 13.4°. Expected high 20°. LightWSW breeze. No rain over the last 24hrs.

[Bobby]

FRASERTOWN 8km north of Wairoa

Fine with no wind.  Temp 14.2 at 8.45am

[Rwood]

Think that will happen soon. How much cloudiness so far this month?

[ato2]

New Plymouth: 12 degrees, fine  sunny etc, no wind, no rain ....I think that the farmers want drought declared here

Think that will happen soon. How much cloudiness so far this month?
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It is like a continuation of February- there was one nice day of cloud when we got rain and another with a bit of drizzle otherwise no cloud.
At times the airport radar continues to display rainfall when it shouldn't- I can see right out across the North Taranaki Bight and there is nothing out there but sea.

[avoorpool]

Toronto / Pickering in.......... (See Avatar....)

First a few FACTS of what's normal out here:
Average Temperatures for the entire month from Jan 1 till March 7 are as follows:
Jan: + 2.6 C above Normal
Feb: - 0.4 C below Normal
March: (So far) - 4.1 C below Normal

As you can see, March so far has been bl...... cold 

However, we'll soon see a change.
This weekend the expected temp is going into the 'double-digits' (yes Positive!!)
It's probably not like in NZ, when the temp needs to reach at least +20 before you see people sitting out on the Patios, this is Toronto!!
Very likely this Sunday you'll see people sitting out on the Patios with a coffee (and still coats on..), enjoying + 10 to + 12 C in full sunshine, giving a lot of people a good feeling of having 'survived' the (sometimes) brutal Canadian Winter  ......
Pictures will be included early next week 

Unfortunately, the temp will drop by mid-next week to normals of around + 2 as a Day-high.....

Current Conditions:
Temp: + 6 C
Apparent Temp: + 2.3
Humidity: 59%
Winds: Calm @ NW
UV Index: Today's high 3
Skies: Mix of Sun and Clouds

Tonight, B-Day dinner with my son, and Saturday his 'Kids-Party'......(Loud....!!!!!  )

Cheers,

Arthur

[Hank13]

Ashburton @ 10:02 AM
Clear Blue Sky
Currant Temp. 19.0°C
Rain 0.0 mm
Current wind. 0.0 km/h,NW
Max Gust. 11.4 km/h @ 12:13 AM
Min Grass 5.6°C @ 7:11 AM

[Rex]

Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 30%
wind ------ calm
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 21.4 in  / 20.9 out

[Deano]

Kaipara  at 11:45
Current Conditions:         Patchy Cloud
Over Night Temp:            16.6°C at 6:15
Rain since Midnight:         0.0mm
Current Temp Outside:    21.9°C
Dew Point:                      14.8°C
Wind Speed:                   6.5 km/h
Wind Direction:               SSE
Max Gust:                       20.9km/h
Humidity:                        64%
Pressure:                       1018.6hPa

[Suezy]

West Melton

Very warm here with not muh cloud and little wind.

Temp 27.6
Wind gust 19.3  E
Baro faling 1017.1
No rain since midnight one again.