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Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:17

said it twice unable to delete

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:22

Rain has just arrived here now, quite dark also, wind has died...

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:24

Rain very heavy now

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:25

no wind here either atm with rain

gllitz · Unread post by **gllitz** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:41

Latest sat pic/loop shows Low forming off of Cant. coast line...watch this space...

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:50

WD tells me 3.8mm/min, however the console tells me 180mm/hr or 3mm/min so i'm lost as to which one it really was

Also a gust of 58km/h as it came through.. eased off now and only light rain is falling.

Seems to be more coming too!

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:54

Yes a dramatic change in weather here

sun coming out and humidity rising fast all to go along with a light southerly wind that doesn't even feel cool at all and its no wonder in the last hour the temp has gone from 17-20C hmmm now that puts a different perspectus on the weather.
Dare I mention thunder tonight i hope iam right hehe that ryhmed

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Cheers
Jason.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 08/02/2006 13:58

Latest sat pic/loop shows Low forming off of Cant. coast line...watch this space...

MetService has lately issued a heavy rain warning for the hills as far south as the Rakaia Gorge - I presume that means the Canterbury foothills. The rest of mid and North Canterbury should still get some decent rain out of this system.

Farmers and gardeners should be happy.
Only a few spits at present in central Chch (yellow ball in the sky has just made a weak appearance), but we've had solid rain at times this morning.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Wed 08/02/2006 14:00

tich wrote:
Latest sat pic/loop shows Low forming off of Cant. coast line...watch this space...
MetService has lately issued a heavy rain warning for the hills as far south as the Rakaia Gorge - I presume that means the Canterbury foothills. The rest of mid and North Canterbury should still get some decent rain out of this system. Farmers and gardeners should be happy.
Only a few spits at present in central Chch (yellow ball in the sky has just made a weak appearance), but we've had solid rain at times this morning.

The high country lakes are filling up nicely!

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Wed 08/02/2006 14:58

overcast with a gentle SW thought there would have been more wind than this

Manukau heads obs · Wed 08/02/2006 15:36

not much action here so far
only 0.8mm
33knots from the NW, not even worth mentionning, for here

all the action went down the coastline to the south of us and into the werstern waikato, as the front rotated around the low

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Wed 08/02/2006 16:04

Ceiling lifting here after several hours of steady rain - expect total fall to be highest for several months, at least in some parts.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 08/02/2006 16:51

it's gonna be heavy rain here tonight id say dark lower cumulus clouds forming in a line to the NE-SE and starting to rain with large drops been dry here without rain since 2pm.
what are people's thoughts on totals for tonight?.
Cheers
Jason.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 08/02/2006 17:13

Surprisingly dry this afternoon in central chch, with only a few little spits. 4pm radar shows we're in a dry patch between rainbands - I believe the rain will return this evening.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 08/02/2006 17:38

Surprisingly dry this afternoon in central chch, with only a few little spits. 4pm radar shows we're in a dry patch between rainbands - I believe the rain will return this evening.

Back to rain again.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 08/02/2006 19:12

Yes and some very heavy falls of that and some distant thunder out at sea I wasnt too sure if it was at first but tracker now proves me right.
Id say more of the same ahead tonight lots heavy rain.
10.2mm since 5pm most falling in the heavy rain segmant of 6.3mm in 10 minutes.
Just to update this post radar below shows how heavy it was at 7pm the more further north.
Cheers
Jason.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Wed 08/02/2006 19:35

a sunny evening here and back to a gental NW man where is the action

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Wed 08/02/2006 20:13

Something different... 5 minutes ago... Looking towards the Tararuas...

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Wed 08/02/2006 20:44

What a good shot spike_01

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Wed 08/02/2006 21:13

well done nice pic

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 08/02/2006 21:42

Yes nice pic

moderate rain here now none of the heavy stuff like before.
Why do blondes like lightning?
They think someone is taking their picture.

Cheers
Jason.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Wed 08/02/2006 23:45

Just finished night off with some huge roaring buckets of rain on the roof blarrdy heavy back yard is flooded up to my ankles and 22mm in 30 minutes and yet it's still persisting down heavyest rain iv'e seen in ages.
And here's few pics I took 10 minutes after the downpours and yes I have been sloshing.

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Cheers
Jason.

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Thu 09/02/2006 00:38

Riveting photos there Jase

Weathermad · Unread post by **Weathermad** » Thu 09/02/2006 07:05

Good downpour in chch between 4 and 5am this morning and the easterly started to blow too!

Not too cool and 17 degrees at the moment, although I believe it's not forecast to go much higher

C-Nimbus · Unread post by **C-Nimbus** » Thu 09/02/2006 09:10

heres the 5:50am sat pic courtesy of landcare. It shows quite nicely the rotation around the central eye. and also some beefy Cb's out tut sea like!
(sorry, watched coro st last nite so now i'm talking all funny!)

could be a big day