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Im back online!!!!! Up on the roof in the wind and rain. Wind would have been gusting 60+ km/h. Was pretty scary. In my hurried attempt to get it going i must have not set one of the transmitter ID's correctly. That will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to be set right. Other than the wind everything is running sweet!

tgsnoopy wrote: That is from the Mamaku Radar, it's line of sight to Southern Lake Taupo, Turangi and the Volcanic Plateau

I know, it gives far more accurate echos for the Central North island/Waikato/BOP.

Very pleased with how its performing.

jamie.h wrote:Im back online!!!!! Up on the roof in the wind and rain. Wind would have been gusting 60+ km/h. Was pretty scary. In my hurried attempt to get it going i must have not set one of the transmitter ID's correctly. That will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to be set right. Other than the wind everything is running sweet!

Good to hear!

NZstorm wrote:The 46kt average at Dunedin airport would be a very rare occurrence there. Its not an area prone to gale force winds. Maybe a 1/20 year event.


Rwood said
I wouldn't push that one too hard

I will be correct. Dunedin Airport averages about 8 gales a year but 46knots would be very rare there. But I wonder though whether the reading was accurate.

That 1972 reading is amazing. That would have been part of the big blow that hit Canterbury.

Most of the strong wind at Dunedin Airport will be from the SW, it is exposed to that direction.

Northwest gales....the 4th and 5th were SW gales here anyway

Rain !

That BOP shows it up clearly,here its light rain only,hopefully it will clear before night.

Feels though the temp has dropped this morning,coming now from a southerly direction,we dont get much rain from the NW here.

Far too warm overnight, not used to 15C dewpoints. Had to open a window at 7am this morning and go back to bed, LOL

more on the wind that blew over the ambulance:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4102108 ... paramedics

it also blew fireman off their feet causing injury!

the BOP radar is showing clear deficiencies in the auckland radar today. seems there is a shadow that the auckland radar cant see past.