Weather Chat - Shoutbox Content History August 2014

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 1st August 2014

•   Derek: mine is 18.4°C here David, 8th August last year...
August 01, 2014, 06:11:01 AM

•   intrepid: Been very windy here (Kelson) ...maximum gust yesterday of 50 km/hr, today is 52.6km/hr.  Moderate temps of 13.5°C.
August 01, 2014, 06:26:17 AM

•   Derek: pretty foggy up here... 8.1°C feels very chilly.  My forecast high for Waitakere today is 19°C - hopefully will make it
August 01, 2014, 06:58:18 AM

•   Phil: Dull, grey and passing shoiwers 13 degrees
August 01, 2014, 07:37:06 AM

•   Derek: fog mainly lifted, clear skies beckoning, sun rising... hopeful!
August 01, 2014, 07:47:28 AM

•   Wolfie33: Decent mist in Opotiki, est vis 200 mtrs, 6°, should be a good day, a bit of moisture predicted tonight
August 01, 2014, 07:54:17 AM

•   Poto: MAHIA BEACH weather back to normal-15.5c at 8-15am light air at 6.1kmph- deep blue sky-should get to 20c today.
August 01, 2014, 08:17:35 AM

•   David: Morning. Looking quite cloudy out there
August 01, 2014, 08:23:34 AM

•   ato2: Fine, dry and calm, in New Plymouth. 15 degrees, after 14 degrees overnight. Peeps of blue sky but mostly cloud.
August 01, 2014, 08:24:48 AM

•   Derek: mist is back and now a fair bit of cloud has invaded the previously blue sky... humph...
August 01, 2014, 08:27:50 AM

•   mark: a NOTHTWEST ARCH HERE AND 15.3C
August 01, 2014, 08:46:30 AM

•   ato2: Sun is out now. Very mild, spring like weather
August 01, 2014, 09:46:07 AM

•   Derek: If this cloud stays, there is no hope of reaching 19°C today - we're struggling around 11°C at the moment
August 01, 2014, 09:51:40 AM

•   David: yeah - we are steady on 12C
August 01, 2014, 09:57:16 AM

•   David: since 7.40am
August 01, 2014, 09:57:26 AM

•   Derek: looking better now, sunny periods and up to 13°C or so... just need the humidity to drop and the for the dew to reduce, though I'll do the lawn regardless...
August 01, 2014, 11:14:30 AM

•   David: Still cloudy 15C. Definitely won't break my August record today
August 01, 2014, 12:06:45 PM

•   Derek: cloudy and almost 17°C here, I reckon that 19°C would definitely have been on the cards if it had been sunny.
August 01, 2014, 01:35:14 PM

•   mark: Northwest Arch and 18c in chch
August 01, 2014, 01:41:38 PM

•   Poto: A cracker at Mahia Beach- 22c at 12-21pm-cooled of a bit now to 20.3c with sea breeze -might have a swim at 3pm!!!!
August 01, 2014, 02:39:45 PM

•   Derek: Just done summary, our YTD rain total in Waitakere is around 250 mm down on average - [link]*monthly*-station-summaries-july-2014/msg37029/#msg37029
August 01, 2014, 06:09:02 PM

•   Derek: mmm, well that link didn't work! was supposed to go to the post in the thread... dang.... 
August 01, 2014, 06:10:29 PM

•   gabba: Ahh - the ole * character trick. Try this link [link]
August 01, 2014, 06:34:45 PM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - a gorgeous day, avg mid 18's for 6 hrs, only 2 layers of clothes!! First showers starting . . .
August 01, 2014, 07:24:42 PM

•   JennyLeez: Nice sunny day in Gisborne today, high temp of 21.5°
August 01, 2014, 07:26:31 PM

•   ato2: Hmm: Met service is predicting 64.7mm rain for New Plymouth in the next 24 hrs
August 01, 2014, 10:30:58 PM

•   gabba: Been very wet here tonight.16mm in last 5 hours. Also very windy nw. Seems like spring is here early
August 01, 2014, 11:20:23 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 2nd August 2014

•   Derek: just a little rain overnight for Waitakere, but very mild around 14°C at the moment.
 August 02, 2014, 07:52:06 AM

•   Phil: Overcast wet and a light SW wind 13 degrees, strong NW winds
 August 02, 2014, 07:58:06 AM

•   David: Overcast 15C morning
 August 02, 2014, 08:37:41 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - A grey overcast clam damp morning, just shy of 16°, about 1mm rain overnight
 August 02, 2014, 08:51:24 AM

•   mark: Warm again with a northwest wind and sunny 13.3c in chch
 August 02, 2014, 08:52:17 AM

•   ato2: New Plymouth: 15 degrees, overcast mostly. Dry for some hours, still waiting for the 64.7mm of predicted rainfall
 August 02, 2014, 08:53:03 AM

•   Poto: Time for a morning swim! -Mahia Beach 19.9c at 9am-NE at 13.3km-wind will pick up as day goes on.Cloudless sky -a change from past few weeks .
 August 02, 2014, 09:03:08 AM

•   Derek: How precise of MetService, did they indicate how confident they were of that amount.... 
 August 02, 2014, 09:18:51 AM

•   David: The 3 day model totals are just computer generated stuff, occasionally they are good as a guide but often they are quite off the mark
 August 02, 2014, 09:39:07 AM

•   David: Not looking likely we'll reach 19 here today. Maybe metservice can't see the thick cloud sheet across the upper NI? 
 August 02, 2014, 09:39:39 AM

•   ato2: @Derek and David: the problem seems to lie with confusing Mt Taranaki, Taranaki (the province) and New Plymouth. Very different beasts
 August 02, 2014, 09:43:20 AM

•   ato2: Peeps of Sun last hour, still dry
 August 02, 2014, 09:43:40 AM

•   Derek: Some sunny spells here and temperature has been rising rapidly - 19°C here today is definitely a possibility if it doesn't get more cloudy than present.
 August 02, 2014, 10:34:51 AM

•   David: no sunshine at all here Derek 
 August 02, 2014, 10:45:45 AM

•   Derek: Actually really quite warm up here, and as usual we're sheltered from the wind.
 August 02, 2014, 10:49:18 AM

•   David: It's brightened up but there's no blue sky
 August 02, 2014, 11:05:28 AM

•   Derek: Getting perilously close to it here in Waitakere, sunny periods at the moment and 18.8°C, that is already higher than my previous station record for August temperatures
 August 02, 2014, 11:54:53 AM

•   Derek: Passed the 19°C mark now, and heading slightly higher.  Going to bask in the intermittent sunshine on the deck in celebration.... 
 August 02, 2014, 12:43:29 PM

•   David: yay it's sunny!
 August 02, 2014, 12:55:44 PM

•   David: I'm 0.6 degrees from my August record
 August 02, 2014, 01:00:36 PM

•   Derek: August record well and truly surpassed here, now heading slowly towards 20°C... that would be impressive...
 August 02, 2014, 01:08:57 PM

•   David: sitting steady just below the record. If only the wind was a northerly or NW...
 August 02, 2014, 01:14:50 PM

•   ato2: Sun has now gone and replaced by rain....
 August 02, 2014, 01:15:54 PM

•   Derek: Looking at clouds here, they are moving definitely on a northerly
 August 02, 2014, 01:17:11 PM

•   Derek: Oooh, radar shows quite a bit of rain around New Plymouth
 August 02, 2014, 01:19:02 PM

•   David: Yeah, but the wind is NE in Howick
 August 02, 2014, 01:19:09 PM

•   David: We've maxed out at 18.5C for now
 August 02, 2014, 01:19:52 PM

•   Derek: Have hit 20°C now
 August 02, 2014, 01:20:04 PM

•   Derek: Yes, was looking at your website David and saw you had NE - but over here out west, it's definitely northerly from the cloud movement, in fact could be a little NNW even
 August 02, 2014, 01:22:57 PM

•   ato2: Rain has dropped back now and stopping
 August 02, 2014, 02:27:39 PM

•   JennyLeez: Mild evening in Northern Hawkes Bay. Currently 18.8°C in Wairoa.
 August 02, 2014, 07:26:30 PM

•   intrepid: Rain is easing here too in Kelson.
 August 02, 2014, 08:46:04 PM

•   intrepid: So far today - 22.2mm.  Over the last 24 hours - 30.6mm.
August 02, 2014, 08:46:40 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 3rd August 2014

•   JennyLeez: 1.00am and 19.6°C last I looked. A few nights ago it was 0.8°C so somewhat of a contrast huh
August 03, 2014, 01:15:20 AM

•   Derek: Been raining since 4 am in Waitakere, 4 mm so far (and a brief lull) - plenty more to come by the look of the radar.  Mild at 14..6°C
August 03, 2014, 06:10:11 AM

•   mark: Light rain and 7c in chch
August 03, 2014, 08:07:22 AM

•   David: 4mm since midnight, a rather grey looking day
August 03, 2014, 08:58:30 AM

•   Smudge: 3.0mm  this morning. overcast. Mild 11.8°C
August 03, 2014, 09:01:32 AM

•   Phil: Overcast and dull , passing showers 11 degrees
August 03, 2014, 09:21:49 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Gloomy, damp & a bit breezy this morning - now 15.9° 1.8mm rain Northerlies
August 03, 2014, 09:26:16 AM

•   ato2: Rained a bit over night- now sun peeping through. Little wind, 12 degrees
August 03, 2014, 09:47:57 AM

•   Derek: raining steadily in Waitakere, up to 18 mm since 4 am
August 03, 2014, 09:57:32 AM

•   ato2: Nice sunny day now, blue skies, little wind
August 03, 2014, 11:59:56 AM

•   David: Lucky you! Rain has stopped here but still overcast. Had 12 mm today.
August 03, 2014, 01:32:25 PM

•   gabba: Finally fine in Lower Hutt. S wind came through at about 10am. with some drizzle, but it cleared pretty rapidly after that. Cold wind but a fair bit of blue sky creating some nice sunny patches
August 03, 2014, 01:48:51 PM

•   Derek: overcast too in Waitakere, but brightening a tad - we've had 24.6 mm rain, doubt there is much more in store now.
August 03, 2014, 01:57:55 PM

•   David: fined up enough just in time for a late afternoon walk here
August 03, 2014, 05:12:55 PM

•   ato2: Clear tonight, much colder, too.
August 03, 2014, 10:19:31 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 4th August 2014

•   Derek: Chillier again in Waitakere this morning, just around 6° at the moment, still damp outside from yesterday's rain.
Today at 05:27:38 AM

•   mark: -2.8c and clear in chch
Today at 06:02:29 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm, 6 degrees
Today at 07:37:52 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Nice fine calm start, in a blue patch, cloudy horizons, 7.5°
Today at 08:14:03 AM

•   ato2: New Plymouth: fine and sunny morning, 10 degrees, light SE
Today at 08:27:26 AM

•   ato2: More cloud now and no warmer
Today at 11:13:29 AM

•   JennyLeez: Wet on the East Coast. 20mm since midnight in Wairoa and 34.8mm out Mahia Beach. Moderate Southerlies.
Today at 12:05:05 PM

•   ato2: Cooler again and now a miserable light rain from the SE
Today at 12:21:46 PM

•   David: Alan any idea what the holdup is over Northland radar going online
Today at 12:59:17 PM

•   David: A little thunder here before, also some big rain drops and small hail stones
Today at 02:05:45 PM

•   JennyLeez: Tis still a bit wet over here; Wairoa 44mm Mahia Beach 67mm and Nuhaka 73mm
Today at 05:32:09 PM

•   Derek: bit of cloud around but also a lot of clear sky in Waitakere, cooling down for the night, 8.8°C now - bit of rain in the afternoon too
Today at 05:44:26 PM

•   Derek: cold night coming up, methinks........
Today at 07:34:17 PM

•   ato2: @Derek- you are right about that, 7  outside and such a contrast with the last few nights!
Today at 08:14:52 PM

•   iomkiwi: @David  [link]   
Today at 08:14:56 PM

•   ato2: Saturn close to Moon tonight and Mars also
Today at 08:15:13 PM

•   David: Yeah but that was a week ago now Alan... I thought they were going live on the official opening day
Today at 08:27:41 PM

•   JennyLeez: Moderate Rain tally for the east coast today. Nuhaka and Mahia Beach 80mm. Mohaka 60mm. Wairoa and Gisborne 52mm.
 Today at 11:47:52 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 5th August 2014

•   mark: -3.1c and clear in chch
August 05, 2014, 06:01:46 AM

•   Derek: not too cold up here in Waitakere, but feels it - we're at 7.4°C at the moment (was down at 6°C during the early hours), tad damp too from a bit of rain just after midnight.
August 05, 2014, 06:04:08 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm 2 degrees
August 05, 2014, 07:34:57 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Fine & calm almost 7°, cloud banks to the East
August 05, 2014, 08:01:23 AM

•   ato2: Sunny this morning in New Plymouth, 10 degrees, some cloud, moderate SW
August 05, 2014, 08:19:11 AM

•   ato2: Lovely sunny day in New Plymouth: time to get the lawns done...
August 05, 2014, 01:11:38 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 6th August 2014

•   JennyLeez: Bit cooler again tonight currently 5.3°C but at least the rain ceased across Northern Hawkes Bay.
Today at 12:26:59 AM

•   mark: 5.1c and light rain in chch
Today at 06:06:12 AM

•   Derek: 9.8°C and the odd shower in Waitakere so far
Today at 06:47:49 AM

•   Phil: Fine, sunny, calm and 11 degrees
Today at 07:37:03 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Fine, clouding over, pinkish sunrise earlier, has "warmed" to 2.8°
Today at 07:52:08 AM

•   ato2: Wet in New Plymouth- such a contrast from past few days
Today at 08:27:30 AM

•   ato2: Dry now, Sun coming through, I hope
Today at 08:56:49 AM

•   Phil: Turned to the south 7 degrees and passing showers
Today at 10:14:14 AM

•   ato2: Become nice and sunny, some cloud, strong SW though
Today at 01:29:34 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 7th August 2014

•   mark: 2.9c and some high cloud
August 07, 2014, 06:03:03 AM

•   Derek: Waitakere is 8.9°C, hasn't rained since yesterday.  Humidity is low (!) at 86% 
August 07, 2014, 06:09:46 AM

•   Phil: Cloudy, but fine moderate NW wind 9 degrees
August 07, 2014, 07:38:05 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Cloudy still and 4°
August 07, 2014, 08:30:22 AM

•   ato2: New Plymouth: a bit of sun, mostly cloudy, 11 degrees
August 07, 2014, 08:37:52 AM

•   David: Low of 7 overnight for Howick.
August 07, 2014, 10:03:31 AM

•   ato2: Quite low cloud now, 14 degrees but cool in the wind
August 07, 2014, 01:12:53 PM

•   ato2: Bit of rain now
August 07, 2014, 07:53:11 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 8th August 2014

•   intrepid: Kelson - clear and windy - 8.5 degs
 August 08, 2014, 06:10:01 AM

•   Derek: bit of light rain for Waitakere at the moment, and earlier this morning, temperature is 8.2°C.  Looking like some colder weather coming in for the next couple of days....
 August 08, 2014, 07:22:31 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm 9 degrees
 August 08, 2014, 07:37:18 AM

•   mark: Light snow and 1.7c in chch
 August 08, 2014, 08:03:30 AM

•   ato2: Mix of weak Sun, low cloud, few spits of rain and 11 degrees in New Plymouth this morning.
 August 08, 2014, 08:08:11 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Morning all, Fine & mostly calm here, 11° with 40% cloud
 August 08, 2014, 08:32:20 AM

•   TonyC: Snowing at Port Robinson, but not settling on the ground yet. Temp 2.6°
 August 08, 2014, 08:41:25 AM

•   ato2: Sun has come out now
 August 08, 2014, 08:51:02 AM

•   gabba: s just hitting wellington now. impressive storm front and v cold wind
 August 08, 2014, 09:02:37 AM

•   JennyLeez: Mild sunny morning in Wairoa. Currently 13.0°C
 August 08, 2014, 09:07:51 AM

•   mark: nice and sunny now
 August 08, 2014, 09:11:48 AM

•   ato2: Cancell the Sun- SW showers
 August 08, 2014, 09:28:40 AM

•   TonyC: Snow has stopped here too and there's a hint of sunshine. temp is 2.8°
 August 08, 2014, 09:40:59 AM

•   Phil: Yep Southerly certainly has arrived, my wife is flying down to Invercargill today, That if the airport there opens
 August 08, 2014, 09:47:47 AM

•   ato2: Hope she was able to travel OK, Phil
 August 08, 2014, 11:09:19 AM

•   Derek: Waitakere - had some sunny spells today, but pretty cloudy now, and feels cold
 August 08, 2014, 03:28:03 PM

•   Derek: Oh, and there we go, a brief shower... dog has retreated back inside off the deck.
 August 08, 2014, 03:28:58 PM

•   ato2: @Derek: animals have an interest in weather, for sure. My cat is at the back door, indicating displeasure  with the cold
 August 08, 2014, 04:02:26 PM

•   Derek: Yes for sure Tom, Ella (dog) is our early warning for thunderstorms, she is always agitated and wobbly well before we can either see lightning or hear thunder.  She also gets concerned when the pressure is dropping quickly...
 August 08, 2014, 04:28:54 PM

•   mark: Looks like the next front is here wind gusting up to 60km/h. Air temp 6.1c and cloudy.
 August 08, 2014, 06:59:52 PM

•   JennyLeez: Great start to the day and lousy finish in Wairoa. Tonight yields rain and cold southerly with latest gust 63.7km
 August 08, 2014, 07:41:08 PM

•   ato2: Clear and 7 degrees here
 August 08, 2014, 08:11:22 PM

•   Phil: Cold and windy here 1.8 degrees moderate SW wind
 August 08, 2014, 08:23:29 PM

•   Phil: Spoke with my wife who is in Invercargill saying the weather is okay, coolish but nothing to write home about

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 9th August 2014

•   intrepid: We had snow in Kelson yesterday!  Video on Google+ weather circle.
August 09, 2014, 05:00:31 AM

•   Derek: clear, and a pretty chilly 4.2°C in Waitakere,  could be a pearler of a day
August 09, 2014, 07:05:28 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Clear, calm & crisp, -1.3° with a light frost, should be a good'n
August 09, 2014, 07:16:27 AM

•   David: Low of 3.3 in Howick. Expecting it to be colder tomorrow morning
August 09, 2014, 08:20:24 AM

•   Phil: A cool start here 4 degrees and a light Southerly
August 09, 2014, 08:23:20 AM

•   ato2: Lovely sunny morning, proper heat in the Sun now, very still, 8 degrees
August 09, 2014, 08:37:51 AM

•   Derek: little bit of cloud here now obscuring the sun for the moment - I think you're right David,  colder for us tomorrow
August 09, 2014, 08:38:14 AM

•   JennyLeez: @Intrepid, that would be pretty unusual surely, when did it last snow in Wellington. Thanks for video 
August 09, 2014, 10:47:15 AM

•   intrepid: It got down to 1 deg in the afternoon and the snow started just after that.  Last time it snowed here was 2011, where we had three days of decent snow!
August 09, 2014, 11:40:00 AM

•   Derek: well, we've had a high of 12.7°C today in Waitakere, but gloriously warm in the sun sheltered from the wind here in our spot of the Waitakeres.  Winter does not come much better than this.
August 09, 2014, 02:38:37 PM

•   Derek: cooling down fairly quickly here,  close to 9°C now…
August 09, 2014, 04:03:09 PM

•   David: Definitely a cold night on the way, dewpoint is around 2°C. I recorded a high of 12.7°C also, Derel
August 09, 2014, 04:34:33 PM

•   David: oops, sorry I that should say Derek...
August 09, 2014, 04:34:58 PM

•   David: I must be tired!
August 09, 2014, 04:35:14 PM

•   Derek: dew point 4.7°C here, so yes, all going well a cold start... clear as a bell here at the moment...
August 09, 2014, 04:49:18 PM

•   David: I guess 0-1 degrees here, if it stays clear
August 09, 2014, 04:51:01 PM

•   Derek: I reckon just below 3°C up here is likely, maybe 2.5°C even --- IF it stays clear...
August 09, 2014, 06:19:23 PM

•   David: Down to 7 now, dropping fast...
August 09, 2014, 06:34:31 PM

•   Derek: 4.7°C up here in Waitakere
August 09, 2014, 06:55:54 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 10th August 2014

•   Derek: Well, so much for that - dropped to 3.4°C last night but started rising just after 10 pm.  Pesky cloud cover!  Currently 5.4°C in Waitakere.
 Today at 05:41:51 AM

•   intrepid: Dropped down to 2degs last night, and its still 2 degs this morning! There is some frost outside though, on the rooves and on the deck.
 Today at 05:56:56 AM

•   David: Certainly did not expect so much cloud cover Derek! And it came in quite early too
 Today at 07:13:42 AM

•   Wolfie33: Beautiful start, clear calm & frosty, warmed to -1° from o/night low -2.4
 Today at 07:56:51 AM

•   mark: cold start at -3.8c and sunny in chch
 Today at 07:59:17 AM

•   Phil: Fine and sunny 7 degrees
 Today at 09:34:32 AM

•   Derek: nice & sunny right now, 13.7°C in Waitakere.  Not too bad a day, all told
 Today at 01:02:48 PM

•   JennyLeez: a cold 0.3 early hours of the morning but followed by a beaut sunny day. I wonder what the low was in Tokoroa last night   
 Today at 02:02:37 PM

•   bett: feels like spring here on Norfolk Island.  the first sunny Sunday in many weeks
 Today at 02:11:51 PM

•   hotcop65: -2.7c  at 4am this morning then the cloud arrived. Been cold all day
 Today at 04:00:06 PM

•   ato2: We had  mostly sun from ten am on but coolish wind
 Today at 05:43:24 PM

•   TokWW: It's cold here again now, got two logfires going.
 Today at 05:55:52 PM

•   Derek: Beautiful and clear out in Waitakere right now - huge full moon rising, 8.5°C after a recent rain shower
 Today at 06:13:52 PM

•   JennyLeez: Going to be cold cold again. Currently 7 and yes big moon in my window also 
 Today at 06:16:25 PM

•   Derek: Doubt we're going to drop too low here, dew point is 6.6°C - we may go down to around 5°C here
 Today at 06:30:28 PM

•   Derek: though
 Today at 07:09:21 PM

•   Derek: thought it was a big moon,  just seen that it's at the closest perigee this year

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 11th August 2014

•   JennyLeez: Cruising around the 3.0°C here in Wairoa. Have a look at the temp lows for Sunday across both North and South.  Click on the column to sort: [link]
August 11, 2014, 12:23:17 AM

•   Smudge: -1.9°C this morning, got the fire blazing, #&@% cold.
August 11, 2014, 06:28:32 AM

•   Phil: Overcast and windy 9 degrees
August 11, 2014, 07:40:44 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Overcast to start, now clearing, calm & 5.7° up from o/night low of 2°
August 11, 2014, 07:47:03 AM

•   ato2: New Plymouth: 11 degrees and a bit of Sun, thouigh mostly cloudy, light NW
August 11, 2014, 08:13:27 AM

•   JennyLeez: Slowly heating up from 0.9°C at 6.45am. Currently 6.9 and sunny in Wairoa. Bit warmer out Mahia 12.2°C
August 11, 2014, 09:08:14 AM

•   hotcop65: Full moon then thick fog then rain now fog ............ It's been a tough night on the road. Now 7 degrees slight breeze
August 11, 2014, 09:50:48 AM

•   ato2: N strengthening spits of rain
August 11, 2014, 02:40:19 PM

•   David: warmer than expected here today, max was 16.7°C
August 11, 2014, 02:55:40 PM

•   Phil: It is a cool C.....y day here, southerly is making it fairly unpleasent, hence the shop is quiet, 11 degrees and 2.8mm of rain so far
August 11, 2014, 03:03:33 PM

•   Derek: Mild in Waitakere at the moment, temperature sitting on 13°C, could be some rain later tonight.
August 11, 2014, 06:27:43 PM

•   ato2: Mild here as well. No sign of the rain that we were warned about
August 11, 2014, 10:38:48 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 12th August 2014

•   Derek: Wet in Waitakere.... raining since just before midnight, 11 mm total so far (includes the bit that fell before midnight)
Today at 04:56:30 AM

•   mark: 3c and cloudy in chch
Today at 05:56:43 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Damp, mild & breezy, 13.5° & 5.7mm rain since about 3am
Today at 06:57:31 AM

•   Phil: Calm and passing showers 9 degrees
Today at 07:39:25 AM

•   ato2: Nice and sunny, quite mild in New Plymouth. Some overnight rain. Mix of blue sky and cloud
Today at 08:21:01 AM

•   TokWW: Squally shower just arrived with sleet.  Fire going inside!
Today at 11:53:35 AM

•   Phil: Same here Tom, quite a pleasent day
Today at 01:01:45 PM

•   einzack: Had today's max and min temp within 45mins this arvo. Sittingn on 10.9°C just after 2:06pm when a nasty front passed over and temp dropped to 3.6°C in 30mins and bottomed out at 3.4°C at 2:50pm. Haven't had that before....
Today at 05:04:45 PM

•   gabba: Hail falling in Maungaraki for the last 5 mins
Today at 06:31:33 PM

•   Derek: very heavy rain and hail falling in Waitakere now
Today at 08:46:07 PM

•   mark: heavy rain and 2.8c in chch
Today at 09:15:47 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 13th August 2014

•   intrepid: In Christchurch and it's -0.5 degs.
August 13, 2014, 05:27:58 AM

•   mark: -3c and clear
August 13, 2014, 05:51:12 AM

•   Smudge: 4.2°C this morning improving.
August 13, 2014, 06:11:51 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm , 3 degrees
August 13, 2014, 07:33:36 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki EBoP - A nice start fine & calm, a few scattered clouds 2.8° baro rising
August 13, 2014, 08:13:52 AM

•   ato2: Fine and sunny, but dark band out to sea
August 13, 2014, 08:21:16 AM

•   mark: Coldest day of the year today in chch got to 7.2c
August 13, 2014, 05:24:12 PM

•   TonyC: We limped up to 10.4 at Port Robinson. Just got back up there after 4 days in ChCh.
August 13, 2014, 06:20:19 PM

•   ato2: Oh...some lumpy hail here
August 13, 2014, 06:52:12 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 14th August 2014

•   mark: coldest night of year in chch -5c
Today at 06:00:59 AM

•   Phil: Fine and cool Calm and 2 dgrees
Today at 07:35:02 AM

•   ato2: Fine and sunny, not much wind, rain overnight.
Today at 07:49:49 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki EBoP - Scattered clouds 7.4° with a bit of westerly breeze
Today at 08:17:10 AM

•   ato2: Sunny day in New Plymouth, 12 degrees, coolish SW
Today at 11:29:31 AM

•   TonyC: Storm has just hit at Port Robinson. Strong wind and sleety rain. Temp is dropping really fast.
Today at 11:41:45 AM

•   ato2: Heavy showers here now in New Plymouth
Today at 06:03:04 PM

•   David: Nowhere near as windy as forecast here this afternoon/evening
Today at 06:25:01 PM

•   Derek: heavy shower out in Waitakere right now
Today at 06:37:08 PM

•   JennyLeez: Storm has reached Northern Hawkes Bay. Power fluctuations. Street Lights out and so are the Police    Gusting up to 70km.
Today at 07:06:54 PM
•   Derek: what are street lights? its a pretty nasty night out there, really very windy and quite cold.
Today at 07:23:58 PM

•   David: Looks like we have some showers incoming
Today at 07:31:58 PM

•   Derek: Yes, showers coming through quite frequently, and heavy.  Southwest wind is howling in the trees up on the hill - sounds very impressive.  Dog has refused to go for a walk.
Today at 07:33:59 PM

•   David: It's westerly 280 degrees here
Today at 07:35:08 PM

•   David: Which is probably why it isn't that strong. SW is a stronger direction here
Today at 07:35:52 PM

•   gabba: Hail here in Wellington since 7pm. Currently 3.3C
Today at 07:44:46 PM

•   gabba: Some photos and video of todays storm as it came through Wellington on my facebook weather site [link]
Today at 07:45:56 PM

•   David: precip with 3C! Must be on the verge of snowing :O
Today at 07:46:54 PM

•   gabba: Yeah. Looked like a band of cold air coming through, because it picked up pretty quickly. Was up over 5c in 15 mins
Today at 08:45:57 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 15th August 2014

•   Phil: Fine and windy  7 degrees
 August 15, 2014, 07:41:58 AM

•   Derek: In Waitakere it feels cold this morning, 8.9°C now partly cloudy, little bits of sun poking through
 August 15, 2014, 08:18:18 AM

•   ato2: Lovely sunny morning, ten degrees, light SW
 August 15, 2014, 08:40:39 AM

•   mark: Windy and could in chch 6.9c.
 August 15, 2014, 08:48:19 AM

•   Derek: Quite decent sunny periods in Waitakere now, temperature is sneaking up (now 13.4°C) - still the odd brief shower about and out of shelter the wind is cold.
 August 15, 2014, 11:46:57 AM

•   mark: **cloudy
 August 15, 2014, 11:54:20 AM

•   David: Sunny afternoon here, but a cool gusty southwesterly
 August 15, 2014, 03:03:38 PM

•   ato2: Similar here, David- quite pleasant in the Sun but blustery SW
 August 15, 2014, 03:05:56 PM

•   Derek: wind seems to have dropped here, 11.3°C outside - dew point is 7.5°C so we could be going to have a coolish night.
 August 15, 2014, 04:57:09 PM

•   mark: The -4.9c that Bishopale had was the coldest August night for the last 7 years
 August 15, 2014, 07:07:20 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 16th August 2014

•   Phil: Dull and overcast 8 degrees
 Today at 07:58:18 AM

•   ato2: Mix of Sun and cloud in New Plymouth, 11 degrees, light breeze.
 Today at 08:19:27 AM

•   Derek: Damp and overcast in Waitakere,  stayed mild around 10° over night
 Today at 08:47:30 AM

•   mark: 5.8 and sunny in chch
 Today at 08:56:03 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki EBoP - a calm overcast start, clearing now 8.1°
 Today at 09:03:35 AM

•   David: stunning morning here, went for some light jogging along the beach in the morning sunshine
 Today at 09:39:57 AM

•   JennyLeez: Dull, Overcast with a strong Cold Southerly over on the east coast. Current 10°C
 Today at 09:49:09 AM

•   David: clouding up a bit now
 Today at 09:57:47 AM

•   Derek: Waitakere - look south - blue, look north - grey, look east - grey, look west - grey
 Today at 11:25:38 AM

•   JennyLeez: So which way is the wind blowing?
 Today at 11:29:15 AM

•   TokWW: Nor-nor west at about 20km here in Tokoroa, sunny, very few clouds, 90% blue sky.  Cool
 Today at 11:33:45 AM

•   Phil: Fine here, but we still have a cool southerly , 10 degrees
 Today at 11:44:50 AM

•   JennyLeez: Fine Phil, pleased to hear as I am not impressed with what you have sent up from the South last few days 
 Today at 11:47:27 AM

•   Derek: @Jenny - wind is basically SW, (but as usual I'm recording NE in our sheltered little spot).  It's now grey every direction and light rain falling.
 Today at 12:04:23 PM

•   mark: 12c and we have a northeast wind.
 Today at 01:00:38 PM

•   Phil: 12 degrees here and a light SW wind, still has a bite to it
 Today at 01:45:20 PM

•   ato2: 14 degrees here, a mix of sun  and harmless cloud
 Today at 03:58:23 PM

•   Wolfie33: No wonder I feel cold, 12.8°, 40 mins ago over 20. Glorious afternoon in Opotiki
 Today at 05:43:39 PM

•   mark: Plum tree flowered 3 days latter than last year.
 Today at 06:38:59 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 17th August 2014

•   ato2: Morning all: wall to wall blue, lovely sunshine in New Plymouth., ten degrees, light SE breeze. We might drive up to North Egmont for lunch, I think.
 Today at 08:04:28 AM

•   Derek: mainly cloudy, but has the potential to lift here in Waitakere, with a bit of luck.  Still a tad damp and cool at 9.8°C
 Today at 08:23:02 AM

•   mark: -2.1 and nice and sunny
 Today at 08:32:44 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - clear & calm 11.3°, should be a good'n!!
 Today at 09:06:53 AM

•   David: Cloudy but bright sort of morning in Howick
 Today at 09:12:25 AM

•   Phil: Fine with scattered clouds 8 degrees
 Today at 09:49:50 AM

•   JennyLeez: Overcast with a cold southerly in Wairoa. Currently 11°C
 Today at 09:51:56 AM

•   David: nice and sunny here now
 Today at 12:00:28 PM

•   Derek: Getting sunnier here in Waitakere, now that I have finished mowing the lawn.  A bit soggy but managed. It's a tropical 12.9°C outside...
 Today at 01:04:02 PM

•   Derek: sun did not last long,  grey overcast and quite miserable. Had hoped and expected a better weekend.
 Today at 02:20:57 PM

•   David: Plenty of sunshine in Howick today, and a max of 16.3. It's interesting how different the weather is from west to east Derek
 Today at 03:38:36 PM

•   David: Hmm, my rain gauge debris filter has disappeared. Must have been the strong winds 5 weeks back. Will have to order a couple more
 Today at 04:00:41 PM

•   ato2: Was 3,500 feet up North Egmont...lovely day,snow in the shadows, wonderful views across to Ruapehu
 Today at 04:43:04 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 19th August 2014

•   intrepid: After being in the South Island for a week, its mild this morning in Kelson 7.6 degs
Today at 05:56:14 AM

•   mark: 4.4c and some cloud
Today at 06:11:42 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm 7 degrees
Today at 07:34:34 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Morning all, a grey start, overcast calm and 8°
Today at 07:48:32 AM

•   David: Cloudy morning here, mild overnight low of 10.4
Today at 07:52:43 AM

•   JennyLeez: Yes it would be Intrepid and your 7.6 freezing to me. Hope your week went well.
Today at 10:10:41 AM

•   ato2: Cloudy, few peeps of blue sky, no Sun. 11 degrees
Today at 10:58:26 AM

•   ato2: Pretty much the same except it is 13 degrees
Today at 02:14:20 PM

•   bett: The storm has passed Norfolk Island over 57mm of rain overnight and very windy.  We now have blue skies and sunshine
Today at 03:04:33 PM

•   bett: I wonder if the storm will head to Northland next - it was very humid so you might be in for a lot of rain
Today at 03:05:04 PM

•   iomkiwi: Had to go to a work do in Whangarei strait after work - over 75mm of rain while I was away!  Came back thru some flooding
Today at 10:29:41 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 20th August 2014

•   intrepid: 57mm is a lot of rain, Bett! Looks like we might get some of it soon...
Today at 05:09:01 AM

•   mark: 5.8c and cloudy
Today at 06:06:43 AM

•   Phil: Passing showers, Calm and 8 degrees
Today at 07:39:48 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Pretty dreary this morning, grey damp & gusty, 13.3° & 22mm rain since 9pm & similar figures for rest of EBoP
Today at 09:00:41 AM

•   Phil: Southerly has arrived, 9 degrees
Today at 03:37:31 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 21st August 2014

•   mark: 2.9c and cloudy
 Today at 05:57:09 AM

•   Phil: Fine and calm 8 degrees
 Today at 07:34:46 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Mild overnight with a bit of light fog, now mostly cloudy & a calm 10°
 Today at 08:17:50 AM

•   Derek: Evening from Saltash,  Cornwall, UK… Supposed to be end of summer, but I can tell you its not that warm here - I think only up to 15°C today
 Today at 08:24:03 AM

•   Derek: and meanwhile,  back home in Waitakere,  I see my station is saying 11.7°C already…
 Today at 08:25:53 AM

•   David: crikey, you've run off to the UK! I wondered why I hadn't seen you on the forum in a few days...
 Today at 09:59:42 AM

•   David: Are you visiting family? Or just having a holiday 
 Today at 10:00:28 AM

•   ato2: @Derek, that's a fair distance away. Saltash is opposite Plymouth, isn't it? I lived in Devon for a short period as a child.
 Today at 10:38:22 AM

•   ato2: Nice sunny day here, 14 degrees, but moderate SE to chop the air about
 Today at 10:38:54 AM

•   David: Looks like fine weather for the rest of August
 Today at 11:38:10 AM

•   David: Unusual for the time of year
 Today at 11:38:20 AM

•   ato2: @David: yes similar prediction here. Makes a change as Met Service normally shows endless rain in their predictions for us! Hopefully the sunny one is correct.
 Today at 01:42:31 PM

•   mark: cold and sunny in chch 7.2c.
 Today at 04:49:42 PM

•   Derek: morning from Saltash, its cold, I think somewhere around 8 to 10° based on my personal comfort indicator… see social chat for other info
 Today at 05:36:53 PM

•   ato2: Just went and brought in some firewood- the skies maybe clear but that SE is so cold!
 Today at 05:52:47 PM

•   JennyLeez: Cold southerly across us tonight. Wind chill 4°C
 Today at 06:57:26 PM

•   David: It would be typical that we have great weather while you are out of country eh Derek. We'll try to make sure it's still nice when you return!
 Today at 07:28:17 PM

•   iomkiwi: Northland rain radar is now live on Metservice    [link]
 August 21, 2014, 10:00:04 PM

•   David: Yeah, saw that earlier. And now there won't be anything interesting for it to pick up for the next 2 weeks or so! Haha
 August 21, 2014, 10:16:03 PM

•   Derek: Apparently parts of Exeter were 3° this morning,  it is now fine and sunny in Cornwall,  and getting pleasantly warm.  its 11.20 am here
 August 21, 2014, 10:20:36 PM

•   gabba: Been sleeting here on and off all night since about 5pm. Don't think there has been a lot of rain with it. Currently 3c
 Today at 12:05:54 AM