Your Local Weather Friday 13th July 2012

[JennyLeez]

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Friday 13th July below.
You do not need a weather station, just look out your window and tell us what is going on above you.
If your conditions change, let us know. We will keep our Twitter, Google + and Facebook followers informed during the day.

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[Derek]

Waitakere is overcast at 8°C this morning, the low was 7.4°C - humidity is just 92% now (which is low for up here)

[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

10.8 degrees
91% Humidity
10 kph NW wind
1.4mm of rain
barometer on 1027.3

Occasional drizzle, light NW wind, dull, not much else I can say!

[TonyC]

Port Robinson 8.55am
Mainly cloudy NW conditions. Temperature 12.3° heading for a high of 14°. Virtually no wind at the moment, but expected to increase throughout the day.

[JennyLeez]

Wairoa at 09:00
Sunny, Calm and Very Cold.
The Over Night Temp Low was  0.7 °C and thats cold cold for us

Current Temp Outside is  4.7 °C with Humidity  92%  and Dew Point  3.5 °C
Latest Wind Gust  14.8 km/h with speed of  13.3 km/h  NW
Wind Chill is  2.6 °C
Baro  1030.8 hPa

[Hank13]

Ashburton @  09:00 AM
Overcast and mild for winter
Currant Temp.  12.8°C   
Current wind. 5.7 km/h,NW
Min Grass -1.2°C @ 12:00 AM
 

[Sara]

Overcast day, very mild, NW wind.
Temperature 10.0C
humidity 71%
Barometer 1004.8hPa
Wind Speed 0.7km/h.

[JennyLeez]

Still sunny and temp slowly rising.

[Suezy]

West Melton

The cloud has lifted and full sunshine again
Temp 16.7
Wind gust 37.00
No rain
Baro 1015.4

[Rex]

Mahia Beach Front

10% cloud.
Calm and dry.

[David]

It was overcast this morning in Howick, but started to clear after 10am, been plenty of sunny spells since about 11am. Low temp was 8.7°C, maximum so far 14.8°C. Gentle ENE breeze blowing

[Derek]

Mainly overcast in Waitakere this morning, but cloud has broken to some extent from midday and some sunshine has been seen.  Our high today has been 14°C around midday, falling now of course and currently 12.7°C - still some sunny spells about.

[JennyLeez]

Been a lovely day here on the east coast but as the sun sinks so does the temp

[Te Puke Weather]

from The Metservice.
Today's high of 16 degrees was recorded in 5 places - Kaitaia, Paihia, Russell, Dargaville, Whangarei.

Today's lowest maximum temperature was 5 degrees and was recorded in 2 places - Taupo, Queenstown.
 

Town/City   Temp Kaitaia   16° Paihia   16° Russell   16° Dargaville   16° Whangarei   16° Auckland   14° Whitianga   15° Thames   14° Tauranga   14° Whakatane   14° Hamilton   13° Te Kuiti   12° Taumarunui   13° Rotorua   12° Tokoroa   12° Taupo   10° New Plymouth   14° Gisborne   14° Napier   15° Hastings   15° Napier Hastings   15° Dannevirke   14° Masterton   14° Wanganui   14° Palmerston North   14° Levin   13° Paraparaumu   14° Wellington   14° Motueka   15° Nelson   14° Blenheim   14° Kaikoura   15°

Reefton   13° Westport   15° Greymouth   14° Hokitika   14° Milford Sound   12° Christchurch   14° Ashburton   14° Oamaru   12° Timaru   13° Mount Cook   11° Alexandra   11° Queenstown   10° Wanaka   11° Dunedin   13° Gore   11° Invercargill   14° Hanmer Springs   13° Tuatapere   13° Riverton   13° Wyndham   11° Nightcaps   11° Winton   11° Te Anau   12°

[OhauitiWeather]

Light north to northeasterly winds across the upper half of the North Island, expect cloudy areas and a few sunny breaks. Mostly cloudy about Taranaki with northwesterlies increasing and the odd light shower at times. Cloudy about Manawatu and western areas south of there with northwesterlies increasing, strong about Wellington. A few light showers may move through at times. Sunny on the east coast with northwesterlies freshening in Wairarapa by afternoon, also increasing high cloud.

High’s a bit warmer then yesterday around 14 to 15 degrees for most places, a degree or two lower for inland areas.

Cloudy on the West Coast of the South Island with rain, heavy south of Westport. Breezy northeasterly winds. Rain eases in South Westland at night. Breezy northwesterlies about Nelson with increasing cloud, showers later in the evening or at night. Northwesterlies will be strong to gale force about the outer Sounds, a few showers move in to the Marlborough Sounds later at night. Sunny along the east coast down through to South Canterbury with gusty northwesterlies strong at times inland, also high cloud. Cloudy about Southland and Otago with light winds, a few light showers from afternoon turning to rain in the evening.

High’s along the West Coast, also about Southland and Otago staying in the low double figures. From South Canterbury northwards along the east coast temperatures should get up into the mid teens in the afternoon.

WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/friday%E2%80%99s-national-forecast-0

[OhauitiWeather]

A frontal boundary is bringing rain to the South Island this morning. Heavy rain is likely with this system and due to the slow movement of the system, this could be a prolonged heavy rain event for the western and northwestern South Island.

Government forecaster MetService has issued Heavy Rain Warnings for:

• Westland, south Otira-  Between now and 9am Sunday, 300 to 500mm of rain is expected on the ranges. Rainfall rates of up to 20 to 30mm an hour are possible through this evening and again late Saturday night inot Sunday morning. Coastal sections may receive 150 to 200mm during this time.
• The headwaters of the Otago Lakes and Rivers- Through tonight, 150 to 200mm of rain is expected near the Divide
• Headwaters of the Canterbury Lakes and Rivers south of Rangitata River- Through late tonight, 150 to 200mm of rain is expected near the Divide. More heavy rain is possible Saturday and early Sunday

MetService has also issued a Severe Weather Watch for heavy rain for the northwestern South Island, including the Westland and Buller ranges north of Otira from tonight through early Sunday morning and western Nelson during Saturday and Sunday morning.

-WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/a-sodden-day-expected-parts-sis-west