Your Local Weather Monday 16th July 2012

[JennyLeez]

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Monday 16th 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]

Wet in Waitakere, rain has been falling at a pretty consistent 1 mm/hr or so since around yesterday midday - total since midnight is 9.0 mm and yesterday was 13.6 mm.
Very little change in temperature occurring, overnight low was 13.3°C, currently at 13.4°C but did get to 13.8°C during the early hours - with a high of 14°C forecast by WXSIM it may be an all time low diurnal variation recorded for my station.

[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

10.9 degrees
98% Humidity
Calm
7.8mm of rain
Barometer on 1006.4
Solar 0

A very wet and windy night, wind has eased off a lot but rain is still consistent

[ato2]

New Plymouth: no sign of Sun! 14 degrees, light N wind, very wet.

[Te Puke Weather]

Conditions at local time 08:10 on 16 July 2012 - © Te Puke Weather Stataion

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   14.1 °C   Dew Point   14.0 °C
Windchill   13.1 °C   Humidity   99%
Heat Index   14.1 °C   Apparent Temperature   12.8 °C

Rainfall
Rainfall Today   20.1 mm   Rainfall Rate   3.6 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   87.9 mm   Rainfall This Year   668.1 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   3.6 mm   Last rainfall   2012-07-16 08:07

Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   30.6 km/h   Wind Speed (avg)   13.3 km/h
Wind Bearing   349° N   Beaufort F3   Gentle breeze

Pressure
Barometer    1012.1 hPa   Falling slowly   -0.5 hPa/hr

[Hank13]

Ashburton @  07:30 AM
Overcast and Cool
Currant Temp.  4.2°C   
 Current wind. 0.0 km/h,NW
Min Grass -1.3°C @ 7:27 AM
 

[JennyLeez]

Wairoa at 09:00
Overcast. Light Winds and Mild.
The Over Night Temp Low was  16.3 °C
Rainfall of  0.0 mm since midnight.
Current Temp Outside is  16.8 °C with Humidity  66%  and Dew Point  10.4 °C
Latest Wind Gust  24.5 km/h with speed of  20.9 km/h  NE
Wind Chill is  16.8 °C
Baro  1008.8 hPa and Solar:  177

[Sara]

Wairoa at 09:00[/b]
Overcast. Light Winds and Mild.
The Over Night Temp Low was  16.3 °C
Rainfall of  0.0 mm since midnight.
Current Temp Outside is  16.8 °C with Humidity  66%  and Dew Point  10.4 °C
Latest Wind Gust  24.5 km/h with speed of  20.9 km/h  NE
Wind Chill is  16.8 °C
Baro  1008.8 hPa and Solar:  177
Wow Jenny. I guess the bed covers went for a burton last night. Strange temps for this time of year Huh.

[Sara]

Partly cloudy.
Temperature 8.4C
Humidity 97%
Barometer 999.9hPa falling
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed 1.4km/h

[JennyLeez]

Much of the North Island continues to be drenched in a continuous rainfall, some of it quite heavy.  Some areas have seen rain for well over 24 straight hours.  Rain has also returned to the upper South Island.
Heavy rain warnings are in effect for Taranaki, The Tararau Range, the hill country of Waitomo, southern Waikato, the eastern ranges of the Bay of Plenty and about the Central Plateau.
Generally, peak rainfall rates of 15 to 20mm/hr are expected.  However, rates of 20 to 30mm/hr are possible this morning about Taranaki.
Periods of heavy rain are expected to ease by early afternoon for Taranaki.  The rest of the regions under the warnings will probably see periods of heavy rain through late afternoon.
On the South Island, whilst no warnings are in effect, caution should be used about the far upper regions as any additional rainfall is likely to aggravate problems caused by yesterday's heavy rain.  Heavy rain is already diminishing and should completely end by late morning.
There is a risk for heavy and thundery falls for the western South Island this afternoon and evening.  Government forecaster MetService feels there is a low risk extending from Fiordland to Buller Bay.  The moderate risk runs from Fiordland to southern Westland.
By WeatherWatch Analyst Howard Joseph

[Babs]

Still raining, still calm and still humid, I should go to bed and stay there till the bright shiny thing appears in the sky once more.

[JennyLeez]

Yes very strange and very sticky.
I dressed in my nite attire as normal. Had all the normal blankets on and slowly but surely everything was thrown off.

[Te Puke Weather]

Wind really getting up here in Te Puke, gusting to 41.8 km/h which is high for us

Conditions at local time 10:20 on 16 July 2012 - © Te Puke Weather

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   14.6 °C   Dew Point   14.5 °C
Windchill   13.6 °C   Humidity   99%
Heat Index   14.6 °C   Apparent Temperature   13.1 °C

Rainfall
Rainfall Today   24.9 mm   Rainfall Rate   3.6 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   92.7 mm   Rainfall This Year   672.9 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   1.5 mm   Last rainfall   2012-07-16 10:19

Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   30.6 km/h   Wind Speed (avg)   14.8 km/h
Wind Bearing   14° NNE   Beaufort F3   Gentle breeze

Pressure
Barometer    1010.9 hPa   Falling   -0.4 hPa/hr

[JennyLeez]

ISSUED BY MetService AT
8:10 am 16-Jul-2012

Heavy rain for the lower and central North Island today.

A front over the lower North Island this Monday morning is forecast to move slowly eastwards, to lie just east of Bay of Plenty tonight. The front is preceded by strong to gale northerlies and rain. Heavy rain is expected to continue for a few more hours about Taranaki and the Tararua Range, last into the afternoon over the central North Island hill country, but not ease until tonight over the eastern Bay of Plenty Ranges where up to 120mm is possible there.
Members of the public are advised to be cautious around swollen rivers and streams and that slips and surface flooding are still possible.

HEAVY RAIN WARNING

AREA/S AFFECTED

Taranaki
FORECAST
Rain is expected to ease later this morning. From 8am to noon today (Monday), a further 100-130mm of rain is expected about high slopes of Mount Taranaki on top of what has already fallen. Peak intensities of 20 to 30mm/hr. In addition, a further 30-50mm is expected for the hill country of eastern Taranaki.

The Tararua Range
FORECAST

Rain is expected to ease later this morning. From 8am to noon today (Monday), a further 70-90mm of rain is expected on top of what has already fallen with peak intensities of 15 to 20mm/hr.

The hill country of Waitomo, Taumarunui, southern Waikato and about the Central Plateau
FORECAST

Rain is expected to ease this afternoon. From 8am to 3pm today (Monday) expect a further 40-60mm of rain on top of what has already fallen, but 70-90mm of rain for Mt Ruapehu. Peak intensities of 10 to 15mm/hr, but 15 to 20mm/hr on Mt Ruapehu.

The Eastern Ranges of the Bay of Plenty
FORECAST

Rain is expected to become heavier this morning and ease from the west through this evening. From 8am to midnight today (Monday), expect a further 90-120mm of rain. Peak intensities of 15 to 20mm/hr for a couple of hours from later this afternoon before the rain eases.

[hotcop65]

Still raining showing 41.6 mm since midnight, wind from the north around 35kms. Baro still falling 1009.6. I think I'll try and stay indoors.

[OhauitiWeather]

Observation
Wet, Wet, Wet . . . . Again!  And a bit more windy too! Up to 42km/hr

Conditions at local time 13:00 on 16 July 2012
Temperature and Humidity
Temperature   14.6 °C   
Dew Point    14.5 °C
Windchill   13.7 °C   
Humidity   99%
Heat Index   14.6 °C   
Apparent Temperature   13.4 °C
Solar Radiation   0 W/m²   
Evapotranspiration Today   0.00 mm
Rainfall
Rainfall Today   30.9 mm   
Rainfall Rate   0.0 mm/hr
Rainfall This Month   84.9 mm   
Rainfall This Year   722.1 mm
Rainfall Last Hour   0.9 mm   
Last rainfall   2012-07-16 12:36
Wind
Wind Speed (gust)   33 km/h   
Wind Speed (avg)   13 km/h
Wind Bearing   3° N   
Beaufort F3   Gentle breeze
Pressure
Barometer    1007.7 hPa   
Falling quickly   -1.3 hPa/hr

More local weather information available at www.ohauitiweather.co.nz

[JennyLeez]

BREAKING NEWS: A slip has completely blocked State Highway 3 north of New Plymouth.

At 2.15pm police received a report the slip had blocked both lanes of the road about 200 metres north of the Awakino Hotel.
Police said the highway would be ''closed for a while''.
A worker at the Awakino Hotel said it appeared the slip was about 60 metres long and 40m wide and up to 2.5 metres deep.
She said excavation crews were at the scene already.

[ato2]

BREAKING NEWS:[/color] A slip has completely blocked State Highway 3 north of New Plymouth.

At 2.15pm police received a report the slip had blocked both lanes of the road about 200 metres north of the Awakino Hotel.
Police said the highway would be ''closed for a while''.
A worker at the Awakino Hotel said it appeared the slip was about 60 metres long and 40m wide and up to 2.5 metres deep.
She said excavation crews were at the scene already.
Well that's the main link to Auckland out.
New Plymouth 56mm since midnight, 112mm since midnight Sunday. North Egmont: 176mm today, 511mm since midnight Sunday.

[Rex]

Mahia Beach front.

No rain here thankfully.
Wall to wall cloud
Light Northerly wind.

[Derek]

A wet day here in Waitakere, rain has been consistent at around 1 mm/hr to 2 mm/hr for most of the day - save for a heavy shower around 11.15 am which reached about 30 mm/hr.  Total for the day so far is 16.8 mm and climbing...
Current temperature is 12.8°C - has got up to 14.6°C and the lowest so far is 12.6°C at 3.40 pm so our diurnal range is just 2°C at the moment...
(my record low diurnal range is 2.8°C...)