Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
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Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Sure does look like a windy week coming up.
I see at home I have had a gust of 82km/hr today.
Brian you must be expecting some decent winds throughout the week.
I see at home I have had a gust of 82km/hr today.
Brian you must be expecting some decent winds throughout the week.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Monday looking like a good day for WSW gales in the north!
Strongest winds though will be over the lower North Island with severe gales/storm force early Monday there. But they are used to wind down there!
Strongest winds though will be over the lower North Island with severe gales/storm force early Monday there. But they are used to wind down there!
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Hmmmm, windguru has winds for Monday morning for Christchurch Airport at the same strength as last Septembers big blow, I hope for everyone's sake their data doesn't turn out to be correct!
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lots of sand blowing on the coastal hills here today (despite the occasional showers)
El Nino/equinox gales, just like the old days
El Nino/equinox gales, just like the old days
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No thanks. We don't want any more trees blown over, thankyou.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
The front coming up the west of the North Island tomorrow will have some decent wind gusts with it. I think we could see a gust of 50knots here in Grey Lynn early afternoon.
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you guys should come out here for a weather meet, i.e go up to the lighthouse, for a wind chase
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I'm going to head there if I can finish up before the SW change arrive
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NW starting to blow here now. Had to put a jersey on whilst mowing the lawns. Cool winds.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Been Nw since around 11am out here, turned while i was running the pegasus 10k run this morning.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Winds died down here at the moment.
Only a slight NW blowing.
Only a slight NW blowing.
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Been a funny ol day here for wind,the NW arrived about 7.00am ,got very strong a few times over the day,but about 3.00 a mid-strong SE blew for about half hour then swung but again to the NW,had a 60-70kmph period about 8.30pm,now very light.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Metservice's New Brighton Pier has just had an 80km/h gust. Pretty windy here in Burwood too. Interestingly its only 15km/h gusting 20km/h at the airport...
Also just noticed theres a 2hPa difference across the city, thats quite unusual over such a small distance no?
Also just noticed theres a 2hPa difference across the city, thats quite unusual over such a small distance no?
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Windy again here this evening, also noticed a few flashes out to the west.
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NWer gradually getting stronger and stronger here (83kmh gusts now)
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Nice looking front coming up South Canterbury. Timaru already gusting gale force SW.
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It arrived in Ashburton a little after 10am, with rain.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Gone Southerly here too & blowing at a fair rate of knots! Had some gusty Northerlies last night with some very heavy showers/rain but didn't notice any lightning in the mix.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Certainly roared through the CBD here in ChCh as it arrived. Mderate rain and a strong wind, radar looks to have a clearance thru around lunchtime?
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
Heaps of hail here now,roared through as well 5 mins ago
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Radar not showing the extent of how heavy the rain is at the moment,certainly looks to be mainly a inland rain
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
It sure did rip snort through, just moderate rain here but looked impressive on the radar.
Winds easing now if we get some heating this afternoon there could be some isolated heavy showers with hail and a strike or two as a weak trough moves through the area.
Winds easing now if we get some heating this afternoon there could be some isolated heavy showers with hail and a strike or two as a weak trough moves through the area.
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Re: Prolonged strong W - SW winds starting 3 Oct
The wind is making the high rise building I work in creak and move. 85km gust at Hamilton airport must be close to a record. I see Rototua airport has just had a 104km gust.