Author Topic: Your Local Weather Sunday 13th May 2012 (Read 5838 times)

JennyLeez · « **on:** May 13, 2012, 12:12:36 AM »

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Sunday 13th May below.
You do not need a weather station, just look out your window.

ato2 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2012, 09:14:42 AM »

New Plymouth: 16.6 degrees (airport) NW wind, sun is out, lots of cloud, couple of light showers .

We are supposed to have massive rain according to met service but I note the computer models have dropped down the total amount by a large margin, since last night. NW wind doesn't bring much in the way of moisture

hbweather · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2012, 09:29:00 AM »

0930 Whitmore Park, Napier

Fine with high cloud in Napier this morning, with some hazy (but welcome) sunshine. Light NNW breeze, and 14.6 C. Very rough out at sea, with 20 - 30 knot wind and 2 - 3 metre swells. Rain forecast to spread east to the coast this afternoon/evening...sigh!

George

Hank13 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2012, 09:46:11 AM »

Ashburton @ 09:45 AM
Overcast sun trying to get through
Currant Temp. 11.6°C
Min Temp.4.3°C @ 2:32 AM
Max Temp.11.6°C @9:43 AM
Rain 0.0 mm
Current wind. 13.3 km/h,WNW
Min Grass -0.6°C @ 2:41 AM
Currant Grass Min. 9.3°C

Phil · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2012, 09:47:14 AM »

Belmont, Lower Hutt

15.1 degrees
92% Humidity
13 kph NW wind
0.6mm of rain
Barometer on 1008.2
Solar 86

Overcast with passing light drizzle, wind gusting up to 35kph

Sara · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2012, 10:18:28 AM »

Cloud moving east. Warm at 13.8C. NW wind at 3.5km/h.
Barometer stands at 998.7hPa. Humidity 75%.

Nice day. Getting a bit of sun now.

JennyLeez · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:15:13 AM »

Wairoa at 11:12
Fine, Calm and Mild.
The Over Night Temp Low was 6.1 °C
Rainfall of 0.0 mm since midnight.
Rainfall last 24 hours 0.3 mm
Current Temp Outside is 19.4 °C with Humidity 62% and Dew Point 11.9 °C
Latest Wind Gust 24.5 km/h with speed of 7.2 km/h NE
Wind Chill is 19.4 °C
Baro 1010.6 hPa and Solar: 519

deepsouthweather · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2012, 12:05:47 PM »

Invercargill North Update.

Current temp at lunchtime 12.8c Only a light NW breeze and a layer of high cloud overhead. Had 0.2mm of rain in early hours but thats it. Month continues to be a bit light on rainfall at 2.2mm. looks like a bit coming this week though.

Hank13 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2012, 01:07:41 PM »

Ashburton @ 13:05 PM
Nice sunny day now
Currant Temp. 18.7°C
Min Temp.4.3°C @ 2:32 AM
Max Temp.18.7°C @1:05 PM

TokWW · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2012, 02:06:05 PM »

Tokoroa - 2pm

Cloudy all day, heavy shower of rain = 1mm at 10 o'clock, 2.0mm total to day so far.
A high of 15.3ºC and a max gust of 27km/hr at 13:23. Wind average 10-25km/hr NNW.

A good day to stay inside

Suezy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2012, 02:39:36 PM »

West Melton

Temp of19.8 = wind from the NW and sun all day. Beautiful day.

ato2 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2012, 04:11:55 PM »

New Plymouth: dry, despite the endless warning stuff. 18 degrees, very humid. A little Sun, light NW, but fair amount of cloud.

Weather Display · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2012, 07:27:42 PM »

there is plenty of rain heading for taranaki

ato2 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2012, 08:19:00 PM »

It will be interesting to see where it actually falls and how much

Weather Display · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2012, 06:44:56 AM »

looks like its falling right over your place

ato2 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2012, 07:01:05 AM »

We got 7.5mm since midnight, when some showers began. For the 24 hrs to midnight, yesterday, 6.5mm fell in New Plymouth, 11.4mm at the airport.

Predictions say circa 40mm from now til 6pm, which isn't worth a warning, even if it eventuates.

Currently 15.5 degrees, cloudy, humid, dry.

Weather Display · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:04:47 AM »

why all the negative stuff?
the rain totals will be higher inland
and there is more to come yet, the whole frontal system is slow moving
there has been heavy fall in the Waitomo area

instead of reading people moaning about forecasts, I would much rather come on to this forum and read factual informaiton about current conditions/rain totals
and then people can make up their own minds in how that relates to the current and forecasted conditions etc

just my opinion

(its a bit like reading SW gales posts)

ato2 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:19:16 AM »

Well, I couldn't agree more, Weather Display. Which is why I quoted the figures. For the past two or three years, Met Service has appeared to have over predicted possible rain for us here. Plus they have failed to distinguish between the mountain and the province.

I am not moaning: simply stating an irritation: forecasts are just that, forecasts. But there seems to be an urge to over state what might happen, in order to take in every possibility. Then the media sexes the prediction up and lo and behold, the world is at an end! LOL
It would be better if the forecaster stated that (for example): " there is a strong possibility of this event, if wind direction is N or NE but if winds remain in the NW quarter, totals will be significantly less."

Weather Display · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:29:54 AM »

from stuff.co.nz, there has been totals of 75mm in the Waitomo area already, and its still raining there
ie not far north of you
there is alot more rain bands still to come

the rain radar also shows a line of heavy rain passing just of you as well, clipping south taranaki

i.e you are in between 2 frontal zones, just the way it has worked out
(the models are not accurate enough to pin point that exact situation )

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