General April Weather
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Re: General April Weather
Lucky you, Richard: 11.5 degrees here at present with overcast, and distant murk.
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Re: General April Weather
Blowing a rather strong NW helped keep it warm,thats on top of five straight days of NW,certainly has dried things out a lot,ive just planted some trees and i'm going to have to water them.Orion wrote:Lucky you, Richard: 11.5 degrees here at present with overcast, and distant murk.
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Re: General April Weather
Very warm night here on the coast.. house temperature didn't drop below 20 (and still hasn't) .. that's with no fire or clothes dryer going. Quite toasty right now..
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Re: General April Weather
Yes, cant complain can we! Great stuff, we had 25 here yesterday. Went for a walk at 630pm last night and it was 20 degrees still. High cloud has developed here with no wind and pleasant @ 19 degrees. If we manage 20 that will be 5th time in 6 days that the mecury has got to 20 or above.Richard wrote:Just on 25deg here now,for this time of year is a amazing
I see Napier is on 26!
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Re: General April Weather
An odd combination of cloud-systems today: a great slab of cold-looking low cloud coming up from the SW while vast clouds roiled up over the foothills to the north, all around 4:30 - 5pm.
Ashburton tended to be chilly and damp-feeling this afternoon, even though it was sunny.
11.1 degrees here at Mayfield at present.
Ashburton tended to be chilly and damp-feeling this afternoon, even though it was sunny.
11.1 degrees here at Mayfield at present.
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Re: General April Weather
Still the warm NW here,17deg ATMOrion wrote:An odd combination of cloud-systems today: a great slab of cold-looking low cloud coming up from the SW while vast clouds roiled up over the foothills to the north, all around 4:30 - 5pm.
Ashburton tended to be chilly and damp-feeling this afternoon, even though it was sunny.
11.1 degrees here at Mayfield at present.
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Re: General April Weather
Yes, a mixed sort of day, wind-wize and temperature, cool at times but warm when the NW sprang up around 4pm.
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Another mild NW night with 17deg,but the long run of NW looks to be coming to a end today
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Re: General April Weather
I see M/S have a severe thunderstorm watch out along the coast just south of BP.
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Re: General April Weather
Thunderstorm rolling up from the south going by the radars and aiming for the city , its currently a fresh easterly here with overcast skies so quite odd.
But i did have in the back of my mind there could be a low risk today.
But i did have in the back of my mind there could be a low risk today.
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Re: General April Weather
We have had low cloud almost fog like here but some sun is popping through now (although very little) but you can see the clouds moving NE to SW as well, no wind to speak off and this might get closer to the city as you say Jason than first thought from the watch.
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Re: General April Weather
Steady rain here now too although wind is still dead still for now...
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Re: General April Weather
Really ramping up on the tracker now, thunder heard over Leeston so the Peninnsula doesnt seem to be steering it offshore like it normally does i wonder if it the Easterly thats drawing it in.
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Storm Struck wrote:Really ramping up on the tracker now, thunder heard over Leeston so the Peninnsula doesnt seem to be steering it offshore like it normally does i wonder if it the Easterly thats drawing it in.
Thats a good point. THUNDER here now!
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Re: General April Weather
Getting lighter again, except for the rain, seen some very nice lightning across the sky
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VERY BLACK and angry looking here now! Lightening to the south.
Heavens have opened and its very squally!
Heavens have opened and its very squally!
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WOAH! i Feel like im in a cyclone!! lol Torrential horizontal rain and the wind is scary!
Jeff station just recored 8.5mm in 10mins! Still torrential!
Jeff station just recored 8.5mm in 10mins! Still torrential!
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Re: General April Weather
Its bucketing down here now still very light easterly winds.
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Re: General April Weather
Passed to the east of here but recorded a peak rain rate of 83mm/h. Didn't see any lightning but heard at least half a dozen long rumbles of thunder