Your Local Weather Monday 18th June 2012

[OhauitiWeather]

The forecast Rain has finally arrived, but nothing on the Rain Gague yet, the wind has also picked up (15 - 25km) from the North and the Barometer is falling at 1.1hPa per hour.  It has been another of those Grey and Raw days up until now, Gas Heater has been going in the office all day so far and it is a toasty warm 21.3 in here comaprted with 12.5c outside.

Conditions at local time 14:50 on 18 June 2012
Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   12.6 °C   
Dew Point    10.8 °C
Windchill   11.4 °C   
Humidity   89%
Heat Index   12.6 °C   
Apparent Temperature   10.5 °C
Solar Radiation   0 W/m²   
Evapotranspiration Today   0.00 mm
Rainfall
Rainfall Today   0.0 mm   
Rainfall Rate   0.0 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   18.0 mm   
Rainfall This Year   609.0 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   0.0 mm   
Last rainfall   2012-06-15 15:23
Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   23 km/h   
Wind Speed (avg)   12 km/h
Wind Bearing   3° N   
Beaufort F3   Gentle breeze
Pressure
Barometer    1013.3 hPa   
Falling   -1.1 hPa/hr

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[ato2]

Gosh, you are so lucky to be able to see that. I have never seen an aurora in NZ

[Derek]

Just a tiny weeny bit jealous, never seen one...

[Derek]

Some heavy showers in Waitakere recently, rain first started falling from 11.15 am and the current total for the day has got up to 11.6 mm - our heaviest fall at 5.20 pm recording a rate of 137.2 mm/hr, pretty loud on the roof!
Temperature was around 13°C until that shower which has knocked us down to 11.4°C - maximum today has been 13.2°C around 3 pm.

[Weather Display]

solid rain here between 1 and 3pm (15mm)

[David]

A mainly cloudy day with occasional showers or rain at times, with 5mm total. Max temp 14.4°C though it felt cold with the gusty NE blowing.

[TokWW]

The day started all right with a frost of -0.8ºC at 7am and then warmed up to 11.8ºC at 11:15 but then cooled and clouded over. By 14:50 it had started raining but finished by 18:25 with 10.4mm. Since 6pm the winds have got up and peaked at 45km/hr around 18:30.  Still fully overcast and moderate NNE winds 15-30km/hr.  Much milder tonight at around 11.5ºC.

[Sara]

Been a cold miserable day here. Had a bit of late sun about 16.30. Too late to warm the place up.

Current conditions;
Temperature 1.7C
Humidity 99%
Barometer 999.1hPa
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed 0.3km/h

Barometer has been dropping.

[JennyLeez]

Somewhat of a contrast to last night with a temp of 13.8°C 10.20pm.
Light northerly and dry.

[OhauitiWeather]

Today's high 13.8c at 20:31 so warmer this evening than it has been all day.  Currently 12.5c.  Rain has so far just been not much more than a few showers.

Conditions at local time 23:20 on 18 June 2012
Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   12.5 °C   
Dew Point    12.4 °C
Windchill   12.5 °C   
Humidity   99%
Heat Index   12.5 °C   
Apparent Temperature   12.6 °C
Rainfall
Rainfall Today   2.1 mm   
Rainfall Rate   0.0 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   20.1 mm   
Rainfall This Year   611.1 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   0.6 mm   
Last rainfall   2012-06-18 23:06
Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   9 km/h   
Wind Speed (avg)   3 km/h
Wind Bearing   341° NNW   
Beaufort F1   Light air
Pressure
Barometer    1008.1 hPa   
Falling   -0.7 hPa/hr

[OhauitiWeather]

It wasn't the prettiest of days across the country today and although not every region saw some rain or wind but tonight could have some moisture or wind waiting in the wings for some.

Blustery winds with rain and some localised downpours were the feature for numerous northern and western parts of the country and although conditions were gentler out east in the main it wasn't all that great.

Over the next couple of days it seems the west is more in the firing line whereas recently eastern areas have been dogged by a chilly southerly airflow.

Showers are expected to come and go and thunderstorms are also still in the picture with a burst possible this evening or tomorrow morning and then Wednesday could possibly deliver more.

WeatherWatch.co.nz weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson is not entirely happy about living in Christchurch presently as no thunder activity is likely in Canterbury and he's envious for those in the north and west of the country who could see some roll through."I'm a bit guttered as I love storms but hey we've had our share of weather events here lately" he says.

WeatherWatch.co.nz believes unsettled conditions over the next day or two should then give way to more settled conditions later in the week but the unstable atmosphere isn't looking live delivering glorious sunny skies to the nation as a whole just yet.

WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/monday-wasnt-one-remember

[OhauitiWeather]

It's been surprisingly frosty over some parts of the country overnight however cloud, wind and rain is set to move across much of the nation today or tonight.

Temperatures have dipped just below freezing in Napier and Invercargill and Hamilton,Rotorua,Whakatane and Timaru are feeling the crunch with a temperature of zero first thing.Warmest areas have gone to Whangarei which is already in the teens and in the south, Nelson and Westport are around twelve degrees.

Cloud and some rain has moved over western areas of the Mainland overnight and these unsettled conditions are likely to become more widespread across the country throughout the day and also affect eastern districts from time to time but places such as Gisborne, Napier and Hastings might not see anything until this evening.

Winds and temperatures have also been on the rise inside the last few hours and it was only this time yesterday when morning frosts were recorded in many places and quite severe in central and southern districts with the coldest and remotest regions seeing the mercury top minus ten degrees.

This incoming system is set to bring rain, wind and some warmth but could also deliver some localised downpours and thunderstorms in the mix.

"The cold in the south is moving away a little this week after some very low temperatures in places" says weather analyst Richard Green" but it's the northern areas that will see more warmth however the rain is set to move in later this morning or closer to midday".

WeatherWatch.co.nz believes the rain at times today could make driving conditions challenging in northern and western areas and care is advised especially with following distances."When these downpous occur visibility can be drastically reduced and often the heaviest falls can surprise and with wintry conditions it can certainly be very gloomy"

Later in the week a southerly change is set to sweep up the Mainland however early indications are showing that snow amounts and levels aren't expected to be excessive.

We'll continue to keep an eye on the situation and if anything changes we'll let you know the latest information.

WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/incoming-rain-and-wind-least-milder

[Te Puke Weather]

from The Metservice.
Today's high of 17 degrees was recorded in 3 places - Kaitaia, Paihia, Russell.

Today's lowest maximum temperature was 9 degrees and was recorded in 2 places - Gore, Invercargill.
 

Town/City   Temp Kaitaia   17° Paihia   17° Russell   17° Dargaville   16° Whangarei   16° Auckland   15° Whitianga   16° Thames   16° Tauranga   16° Whakatane   16° Hamilton   14° Te Kuiti   13° Taumarunui   12° Rotorua   12° Tokoroa   12° Taupo   11° New Plymouth   14° Gisborne   16° Napier   15° Hastings   14° Napier Hastings   15° Dannevirke   11° Masterton   12° Wanganui   12° Palmerston North   13° Levin   13° Paraparaumu   13° Wellington   13° Motueka   12° Nelson   12° Blenheim   13° Kaikoura   12°

Reefton   12° Westport   14° Greymouth   13° Hokitika   13° Milford Sound   12° Christchurch   12° Ashburton   11° Oamaru   10° Timaru   10° Mount Cook   8° Alexandra   8° Queenstown   9° Wanaka   9° Dunedin   11° Gore   7° Invercargill   7° Hanmer Springs   11° Tuatapere   8° Riverton   8° Wyndham   8° Nightcaps   8° Winton   8° Te Anau   8°