Your Local Weather Monday 19th March 2012

[JennyLeez]

from The Metservice.
Today's highest temperature was 23 at Westport, Nelson.
Today's lowest maximum temperature was 10 at Hanmer Springs.

Kaitaia : 18 Whangarei : 18 Auckland : 18 Tauranga : 19 Hamilton : 16 Whakatane : 17 Gisborne : 18 New Plymouth : 19 Napier : 16 Hastings : 17 Wanganui : 18 Rotorua : 16 Tokoroa : 18 Taupo : 15 Palmerston North : 18 Levin : 20 Kapiti : 18 Masterton : 17 Wellington : 16 Nelson : 23

Blenheim : 20 Westport : 23 Greymouth : 22 Hokitika : 21 Christchurch : 15 Timaru : 15 Oamaru : 14 Alexandra : 17 Queenstown : 15 Dunedin : 16 Dunedin Airport : 15 Invercargill : 15 Kaikoura : 15 Ashburton : 13 Milford Sound : 21 Haast : 21 Manapouri Aero : 16 Lake Rotoiti : 15 Molesworth : 10

[Brooklynweather]

Not to bad in Wellington City, only 40 km/h gust, temp sitting on 12.2°C.

[ato2]

New Plymouth: Some sun for a bit in the afternoon, 19 degrees maximum so quite a drop from last few days.
Wind built up from the SE locally and is 55 to 72 km/hr.  Nothing over 93 km/hr recorded so far at Cape Egmont.

[Suezy]

Thanks will do that - mamy thanks for letting me know.

[iomkiwi]

More great reporting from Aunty Herald - that photo is at least four years old, the bridge on the left was demolished in 2008 after the new bypass was built

[Suezy]

Thanks for the info - so you don't believe all that you read - amazing as wouldn't have known that info if you hadn't have told me.  Many thanks for filling me in.

[hbweather]

Cloud built up again from the early hours of the morning, to be 8/8 by dawn. Overcast grey and still at first, then light rain commenced from around 1100, accompanied by a light SW breeze. Rain became persistent from the middle of the day, with a few brief heavier bursts. By dusk the wind was backing from SSW to SSE, and freshening, with rain continuing. Mild pm temps.