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looking like we are about to get hit by one :)
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cb top looking SW from here.
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ended up the heaviest rain went just to my north
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Queensbirthday weekend might end up being stormy for the start of the weekend looking now at the models
thats traditional!
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hoping it snows it central NI. Going to be in Taihape for the long weekend
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Some big WNW gusts tore through here over night,i recon it they must have been getting up about the 80km mark,oh well keeps the frosts away :D
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Richard wrote:Some big WNW gusts tore through here over night,i recon it they must have been getting up about the 80km mark,oh well keeps the frosts away :D
Yeah had some strong westerly gusts here overnight too up around 70km. Was 0 degrees with frost by 9pm last night then by midnight the temp had shot up to 11 degrees with the wind.
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Back to glorious calm sunny weather today. Port Hills run this morning was a real treat.
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Metservice have max 13 min 3 for Auckland on Monday, and it has been that way for several forecast updates now. Sounds a bit too low!
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Its bin a funny old day WNW to start with then turned a brief cloudy cold Southerly,then an easterly then back to a warmer NW for the afternoon,
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Saw some good looking Cu of the coast of Timaru today quite a fresh southeast wind there as well.

Heading for a good frost here tonight down to 4 degrees now with a mainly clear sky.
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SOme very heavy shower activity just to the SW of here at the moment...interesting. WIll miss us I think but BP might get it.
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Heavy shower here now. Some hail too.
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Yes. There were lots of juicy looking Cu towery build-ups today but rather weak and not delivering much apart from the best looking skies for ages. A sign showing La Nina on the wane here in Canterbury. :D

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Nice troughy we line there, cool
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Much warmer morning here than yesterdays frost,a light NW with an occasional gust, 7C
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GFS keeps Auckland's min temperatures in double figures this week, suits me. This morning we have 11C.
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Met Service currently showing 100% humidity for Christchurch: is it foggy there or something?
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Orion wrote:Met Service currently showing 100% humidity for Christchurch: is it foggy there or something?
Nope, clear as! Minus 0.5 currently.
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Thanks for that.
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Absolutely stunning day here in Christchurch. 16 degrees currently and the maximum gust of the day is 7km/h so far! T-shirt weather it feels like, actually some heat in that sun
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Gotta Love this! 17 degrees at the airport. Feels more like 20 out there though
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Temperature 15.8 C
Dewpoint 4.8 C
Humidity 48 %

Wind Speed 0 km/h
Average Wind Speed 0 km/h
Wind Direction Calm
Barometer 1015.6 hPa

Rainfall (Last 10 Mins) 0.0 mm

Today's Weather
13:30 Mon 30 May 2011
Temperature
Maximum (13:30) 15.8 C
Minimum (06:50) 0.1 C
Average 4.0 C
Humidity
Maximum 99 %
Minimum 47 %
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 7 km/h
Average 0.0 km/h
Wind Run 1 km
Prevailing Direction North Nth West
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Lovely day currently 16 degrees with blue dome skies.

Has been very mild lately average max temperature are running 2-3 degrees above normal. Normally by the begining of may there is little or no growth yet im still having to mow the lawns which is very unusual. Ive even noticed a few of the trees have a few buds on them :-o.
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What a dull day today, I felt a bit cold even though it reached 15-16C
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June average max for Auckland is 15.2C so we can call it a winter like day :> plenty of cloud cover, light winds,minimum was around 10C.

I see Timaru reached 20C however it is already down to 4.7C down there.
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