Local Weather Chat October 2013 Week 5

[Deano]

Kaipara

From 11.5°C at 05:54, 17.8°C  now, warmer 0.4 °C than last hour.
Partly cloudy, light breeze SW 13.0 km/h
Pressure 1008.7 hPa  Falling 0.30  hPa/hour.

[Rex]

Mahia Beach

cloud cover ------ 15%
wind ------  mod   W
rain -------- nil
temp ------ 20.4 in  /  20.0 out

[Mark]

Big hail storm may hit soon.

[gabba]

From Stuff.co.nz 1 Nov 2013

Hail has pelted parts of the country, as the MetService warns of damaging 20mm-plus hailstones in Canterbury. Residents have reported hailstones in Canterbury, while Wellington suburbs, including Johnsonville, Kilbirnie, Ngaio and Khandallah, have also been lashed. 

The MetService said wind convergence combined with afternoon heating should produce scattered heavy showers with hail about eastern areas from Wairarapa to Canterbury.

Thunderstorms were also expected, with some being severe in Canterbury, accompanied by the huge hailstorms.

[ato2]

Nice and clear in New Plymouth but rather coolish at 9.8 degrees. Light SW breeze

[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

12.7 degrees
78% Humidity
Calm
Nil Rain
Barometer on 1012.6
Solar 617

Fine, Sunny calm, could not ask for much more

[ato2]

Sunny morning in New Plymouth after a clear night. 14 degrees, light SW.