Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Gusts here near 100km/hr on the east side of Kirwee and then disappears and then pushes in again.21.9 degrees already!
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Gusts here of 132kmph and still building, insane winds
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Could hear the wind roaring overhead earlier, haven't heard that for a whileDeano wrote:90k gusts in town
A lot of haze/dust around, sky somewhat discoloured.
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
22 glorious degrees with light winds in ChCh
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Yup and still climbing here! Beaut of a day with a gentle NW breeze!
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Windy here. Got an eye on the Screen so it doesn't blow over again.
Temp only peaked @ 19.8C here sofa. Mind-you the strong wind does have a cooling effect. If it were calm, then it would be a different story.
Temp only peaked @ 19.8C here sofa. Mind-you the strong wind does have a cooling effect. If it were calm, then it would be a different story.
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Raining here in Fairlie now, was 100k gusts earlier on but has gone calm now with the rain.
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Re: Prolonged period of NW gales Canterbury July 30th - 2nd
Winds dying down this afternoon, now seem more from the west or WSW or even SW
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