Local Weather Today - Sunday 19th August 2012

[JennyLeez]

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Sunday 19th August 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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[Hank13]

Ashburton @  08:29 AM
Overcast looks like a mist starting to come in
Currant Temp.  6.2°C   
Current wind. 3.8 km/h,ENE
Min Grass 0.7°C @ 5:19 AM

[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

8.7 degrees
98% Humidity
Calm
Nil rain
barometer on 1021.4
Solar 114

High cloud above, sun trying to break through.

[TonyC]

Port Robinson, North Canterbury 9am

Back to the gloom! Dull overcast morning. Temperature 7.2° after a low of 5.2°. wind from the WNW at  around 6kmh. No rain over the past 24hrs. Forecast high is 12°, but I doubt we'll get there.

[JohnR]

9am @Coroglen (Whitianga) :

Clouded over with a bit of watery sun and calm
Barometer 1010.3
No recordable rain this morning
Temp @9am 11.8
Overnight Low 5.3

[deepsouthweather]

Invercargill 1042hrs.

Temperature currently 7.1c after starting off at -0.4c, Slight NE breeze and a thin layer of high cloud although the sun is still getting through.

[Sara]

Foggy again. 
Temperature 7.0C
Humidity 99%
Barometer 1018.9hPa
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed 7.2km/h.

I am sick of the mist and fog. We need a good NW to dry things out.

[JennyLeez]

another beaut day over here on the east coast.
Temp presently 16.8, scattered cloud and calm.
All we need now is a nice northerly to dry things off

[Suezy]

West Melton

Not a very nice day here today with heavy cloud and cold.

Temp .8.2
Wind chill 7.8
Wind gyst 17.7 E
Baro  1017.7
No rain since midnight

[Rex]

Mahia Beach Front

cloud cover ------ 10%
 
wind ------ calm
 
rain -------- nil
 
temp ------ 16.4 in  / 18.2  out

[hotcop65]

Cloudy,passing showers, same old same old. 13dg wind 3.4kms N. Baro 1019.9 dropping. Not a nice day out at all. 

[OhauitiWeather]

It will be a day of increasing clouds and developing rainfall for much of the country.  The Tasman low is already sending the first batch of rain toward Taranaki this morning.

As we go through the morning expect the rain to continue to move onto the western sections of the North Island and north-western South Island.  By this afternoon, the western half of both islands should be seeing precipitation.

Auckland and Hamilton will see a few showers this morning.  A more general rain is expected for this afternoon.  Christchurch will likely see a fair amount of sunshine this morning with clouds and rain moving in late this afternoon.  By tonight, much of the country will see precipitation.

A few rumbles of thunder are possible with this system.  Taranaki could see some thundery falls this morning.  Thunderstorms are also possible tonight about Northland, Auckland, western Waikato, Taranaki and Nelson.

By WeatherWatch.co.nz Analyst Howard Joseph
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/sundays-national-forecast-28

[OhauitiWeather]

The incoming centre of low pressure will bring rain to the country today, tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday.  With that rain, may come some lightning and thunder.

Currently, Live Lightning Tracker is showing several strikes over the Tasman.  As we go through the morning, thunderstorms may move on shore about Taranaki and Nelson.

There is a better chance for thunderstorms tonight along the western sections of the North Island.  From Northland, south through Auckland and western Waikato, down to Taranaki.  Nelson could also see some thundery falls tonight.  Brief heavy rain will be possible with these storms.

Additional heavy rain will be possible about Taranaki on tomorrow, although the chances for thunderstorms will greatly diminish.

The southern Waikato, Wanganui and Nelson also run the risk of seeing some heavy rain tomorrow.

Late Monday and Tuesday, as the low start heads east of New Zealand, the heavy rain threat will shift to the eastern regions.  Eastern Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Marlborough and Canterbury could all see some heavy rain.


By WeatherWatch.co.nz Analyst Howard Joseph
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/thunder-may-rumble-today-and-tonight

[TokWW]

Tokoroa - 11pm

Wasn't home at all today but it was raining when we got home at 9:30pm and hasn't stopped - 8.7mm so far in two periods - once at 12 midday for two hours for about 5mm of rain and now a further 3.7mm and getting heavier, currently at 2.6mm of rain per hour.  The Nor-East wind is picking up, currently gusting to 24km/hr.  10.1ºC and steady.

[Te Puke Weather]

from The Metservice.
Today's high of 18 degrees was recorded in 3 places - Paihia, Russell, Whangarei.

Today's lowest maximum temperature was 11 degrees and was recorded in 1 place - Mount Cook.
 

Town/City   Temp Kaitaia   17° Paihia   18° Russell   18° Dargaville   17° Whangarei   18° Auckland   17° Whitianga   16° Thames   16° Tauranga   16° Whakatane   16° Hamilton   16° Te Kuiti   16° Taumarunui   15° Rotorua   13° Tokoroa   14° Taupo   13° New Plymouth   15° Gisborne   17° Napier   14° Hastings   14° Napier Hastings   14° Dannevirke   14° Masterton   15° Wanganui   16° Palmerston North   16° Levin   15° Paraparaumu   15° Wellington   13° Motueka   12° Nelson   13° Blenheim   14° Kaikoura   13°

Reefton   8° Westport   13° Greymouth   13° Hokitika   13° Milford Sound   10° Christchurch   12° Ashburton   11° Oamaru   10° Timaru   11° Mount Cook   3° Alexandra   11° Queenstown   10° Wanaka   9° Dunedin   11° Gore   12° Invercargill   13° Hanmer Springs   6° Tuatapere   12° Riverton   12° Wyndham   13° Nightcaps   11° Winton   12° Te Anau   9°