Your Local Weather Saturday 3rd March 2012

[JennyLeez]

Report current or recent weather conditions at your location or elsewhere for Saturday the 3rd of March below.
You do not need a weather station, just look out your window.

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[JennyLeez]

Report from Weatherwatch.co.nz @2.15am

"OK, so here's what we know for sure; winds have already picked up a lot in various NI places. Stratford and  South Taranaki are both reporting strong winds. We've also received a report on our website of 120km/h winds on Manukau Heads.

Over the next few hours, the strong winds will spread across the rest of the North Island. Given the pressure falls I am seeing, I think we are still on track to see some severe gales, especially about the lower NI and upper SI. But, as we've already seen this morning, those severe gales may extend all the way up to Auckland.

Rain will be heavy at times in some places. One band should be moving through Pirongia, Te Awamutu and Otorohanga over the next hour. Heavier rains will also continue around Palmerston North, the Hutt Valley and Wellington...as well as the upper SI."

[ato2]

New Plymouth: 14.2 degrees, no real rain for some hours now. Wind is from the west- speed 63 km/hr, gusting to 91 km/hr at the airport.Pressure is 986 hPa.
The Regional Council station at Cape Egmont is not reporting current wind data, unfortunately.

[ato2]

Some more data: Cape Egmont, at 4.30am is 79/115.5km/hr, SW. New Plymouth is 74/96km/hr, from the West.

[intrepid]

Well, we have had a very wet night.  32.7 mm rain over the last 24 hours and 24.9mm since midnight!

Wind is nothing to write home about...maximum gust is about 34 m/hr and steady on about 20km/hr.

[hbweather]

Napier 0730: Some patches of cloud overhead, and a band of dense Cu over the ranges to the west and north. Wind beginning to freshen noticeably from the NNW. Temp 16.3 C, and no rainfall for today...yet! For what we are about to receive....

[Deano]

Kaipara Harbour at 7:55
Current Conditions: Partly Cloudy, Windy, Showers
Over Night Temp: 15.2°C at 6:30
Rain since Midnight: 8.7 mm
Current Temp Outside: 14.1°C
Dew Point: 11.6°C
Wind Speed: 19.3 km/h
Wind Direction: WSW
Max Gust: 70.9 km/h at 3:16
Humidity: 86 %

[einzack]

a rough night in New Plymouth. caused the house to shake numerous times. The house overlooks the port and is in the first line of houses, so is very exposed. Port Taranaki recorded gusts of 60 knots, so 100km/hr, with the strongest wind between 2am and 3am.

it's all much calmer now, with gusts around 50km/hr.

[ato2]

Sun may peep out later...the wind wasn't very noticeable at my location but South Taranaki may have had a fair walloping, as there are reports of of power outages and emergency call outs re roofs etc.
The highest recorded gust for Cape Egmont was 115.5 km/hr .

Anyway, the wind has shifted around - cold at 11.2 degrees. Not much rain from this event.

Looking down at the sea- it looks busy!

[gabba]

From stuff @9.00am

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6516598/Weather-bomb-causes-havoc-in-North-Island

LATEST: The wild weather which lashed the North Island overnight has caused havoc, ripping off roofs and bringing trees and powerlines down.

There are reports of weather-related incidents from Auckland to Wellington, but the central North Island has so far experienced the worst of what MetService described yesterday as a "weather bomb".

---- Have you been affected by the weather bomb? Send your comments and photos to newstips@stuff.co.nz -------

Trees have been ripped out of the ground, powerlines have fallen down, roofs have being torn off and windows smashed as a result of the storm.

Patea and Waverly in Taranaki have taken the full brunt of the storm, with trees and powerlines blocking parts of State Highway 3.

Trees have littered a 100 metre stretch of road at Manawapou Hill, on SH3 in South Taranaki, with traffic backed up for five kilometres, police said.

There have been no reports of injuries.

Waverly, Taita and Hawera took a battering from about 4am this morning, but the "peak" of the bad weather has now moved south and is hovering around Whanganui, fire central communications shift manager David Meikle said.

"There is major wind damage in South Taranaki, from Manaia South to Whanganui," Meikle said.

Gales were expected to reach 140kmh in Taranaki today and 120kmh in surrounding areas.

Those in Patea who need it can take shelter at the Patea Fire Station, police said.

Meanwhile, emergency services in Auckland, the upper North Island and Wellington have also been kept busy dealing with weather-related incidents.

As a result of high winds, multiple powerlines had fallen and caught on fire in Oropi Rd, Greerton.

Traffic in the area would be delayed while the Fire Service cleared the scene.

A tree fell onto a road in Wainuiomata, Wellington, bringing powerlines down and causing a car to crash into it, but the driver escaped unscathed, police said.

A tree has also fallen in Ngaio Gorge Road and a yacht has broken its mooring at the Clyde Quay Marina in Wellington.

In Auckland, a horse float is tipping in the wind at the Rosehill BP near Drury, with emergency workers struggling to free the horse on board.

Multiple trees have also been blown over as a result of the wind, causing disruption to traffic across the Bay of Plenty.

Police are urging motorists to avoid travelling if at all possible, as emergency services are currently facing delays in getting to all areas affected by the storm.

[Phil]

Belmont, Lower Hutt

10.3 degrees
95% Humidity
44.4mm of rain (7.2mm yesterday)
5kph Southerly(max gust 32kph @ 7-00am)
Barometer on 988.9 and slowly rising
Solar 47

Lots of rain overnight but the wind is nothing to write about

[hbweather]

Napier 0900: So far - so good. Wind is still freshening slowly, and its just starting to spit with rain. Still sunny overhead, but very heavy and ominous-looking cloud out to the west. Current 10min avg wind speed is 19kph, best gust still 43.5kph, and temp is 17.3 C. Pressure now down to 980.5mb, and still falling very slowly.

[gabba]

Pressure low seems to have passed here at about 6:50am - 983.8hpa
Rainfall since midnight to 9.00am = 44mm
Max wind gust = 77.2kmh at about 6.15am

[ato2]

New Plymouth: total rainfall since event= 27mm for me, 29mm for Regional Council station closest to me.

Sun came out for a few minutes whilst I was looking around the garden. Wind was strong enough to knock many grapefruit onto the ground.

[iomkiwi]

Blue sky at the moment, wind easing from a peak gust of 61km/h around 1 am, also had 1.8mm of rain early morning as well

[Sara]

Glenavy
Temp 11.2C
Humidity 85%
Barometer 1005.6hPa
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed 9.7km/h
Wind Gust 18.4km/h
Wind Chill 8.7C
Dew Point 8.8C
Rain 2.4 (Oamaru Met Service)

Conditions; Partly cloudy, windy, cool, sun is peeking through at times. Rain has ceased.

[intrepid]

Agree with Gabba. The pressure is rising slowly.

Currently 10.7° and 990 HPa.  Rain is now 39mm since midnight or 46.5mm over the last 24 hours.

[JennyLeez]

Very Windy and 2 records broken.
High Gust at 9.39am of 73.4km/hr
Low Baro of 982.2 hPa 9.51am

The wind is intermittent with very calm periods and very gusty periods.
No rain to speak of, partly cloudy and warm on 20.2°C

[Suezy]

West Melton

Temp=11.3deg
Chill=9.1
Wind= 41.8 S
Hum=88%
Bara=1003.8
Rain=11.6mm
Storm=12.4mm
Cloudy still a bit of drizzle/rain though.

[hbweather]

Napier 1100: The system is now making its presence felt here. Overcast, with scattered showers, driven by a fresh to strong and gusty westerly. Current 10min wind speed is 21.4kph, and our highest gust so far is 61.0kph. Temp is 16.0C, and pressure 979.5 and still falling.