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Should be a lot of rain over the western/central North Island ranges tomorrow due to that very strong moist NW flow being lifted over the region. No good news for the river level.

Yes most rivers rise after orographic rain which the local stuff you dont see,the whanganui one is good at that,ie just showers in that city but in the hills it pours and catches up when its fine.

NZstorm wrote:Should be a lot of rain over the western/central North Island ranges tomorrow due to that very strong moist NW flow being lifted over the region. No good news for the river level.

Looks like warmer weather coming up with the next couple of fronts dished up from the deep south.
Hope so.

JohnGaul
NZThS

This morning's low of 6.3 is the lowest here this month
Just shows the lack of clear and calm nights (i.e. anticyclones) we have been having this month

Was a tad chilly this morning indeed.. had to do a early run down to the dairy for a caffiene fix & noticed a couple of the regulars had the log fires up and going.. some light but steady rain but thank christ the wind has backed off.

Oops, I lie! The morning of the 5th had 5.7 here so that was the lowest.
Still, I would usually expect a low of 3C in September

Last winter mt fly-buys card got a good workout scraping ice off the windscreen(s) every 2nd morning.. this year I have had to use it maybe 2 or 3 times..

you can see how windy it has been here over this last week
http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... taout.html
check out the average daily windspeed and daily gusts (knots) !

Getting gusts of up tp 90kph out the airport now. Around 50-60 in the city at the moment. Very warm Northwesterly though, currently 19 degrees

Very strong northwest to westerly winds here for the last hour or so; every branch on old pines tossing about; also dust being blown along, visibility down to 500metres at times. Temperature around 16degrees. Most unpleasant day.

Another great day here in Christchurch. Very windy but I dont mind it as it is warm and the next 5 days look much the same. Around 19 degrees!

Christchurch
Data updated 1:56pm 24 September 2010
WindStrong
NW57 km/h
Gust 81 km/h
(in last 10 minutes)
Rainfall0.0mm
Humidity34%
Pressure993hPa
(latest hourly observation

Gusts 85km now in Ashburton.
Really cranked up a gear in the past 15 minutes!

Temperature has drifted down to 14.9degrees now; wind still very strong and gusts make (wooden) house quiver, even though it's sheltered by a good thick high hedge. Dust still blowing - and filtering in through any cracks it can find. Tedious.

Not too bad here yet just averaging 40kmh gusting to 50kmh, but sure must be howling up top as theres a heap load of cloud spilling east of the alps now.

Gale northwestrly here this morning gusting to 75kmph has calmed down now gusting 20kmph. Warm as well this morning up to 19 degrees at midday.

It was windy from first light this morning and early afternoon, but now died down to variant with the occasional blow from the NW.
Looking a bit 'rain-bandy' along the Southern Alps.

JohnGaul
NZThS

I love Christchurch on a good day !!! 18.5 deg now, Nor west breeze - the forecast is 21 for the next 2 days with Nor Westers & Northerlies, aaaaaaaahhh , spring is really here, i love this time of year.

Fine here with a moderate northwesterly. Just hit 18 degrees.

And ditto in Mayfield at midday: luncheon on the lawn... not much breeze (more now) sunny and 18degrees. Very nice.

In Wanganui its cloudy at times,westerlies strong at times,clearer and sunny in the afternoon when cloud retreated to the north.

just woke because of a wee quake to find a very warm room. 18c outside with mod nw blowing at 3am. Oh and yay! nzwf works on my mobile.

Woke to the sound of rain ...oh great,it was just starting to dry out a little too.

just had one massive rumble that shook the windows in this house,didn't see the flash though,also cant see it showing up on NZ stormtrackers yet.........LOVE IT

A shower of rain several hours ago, very refreshing and welcome after the winds, and blown topsoil of the other day. Air smells sweet and fresh again. 10degrees, sunny, breeze from the northwest. Real Spring morning.

Sunny morning here after overnight low of 11C, could reach 20 today perhaps