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Why dosen't Reefton have a better weather station report on their website, so their weather could be mentioned on the news?
Reefton can be the hottest place on the West Coast with temperatures beating Kawerau on many occasions.
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Ah, a topic dear to my heart.
There's a NIWA site in Reefton but no Metservice one. Do Metservice only use their own sites, and not any of NIWA's, or does it depend?
I always found it odd that Reefton had it's own page on Metservice in the first place. Size-wise it's not required at all, and while it does represent quite a different climate to Greymouth and Westport, I'm sure there are many other examples of that around the country which cover a similar geographic area.
I still struggle to see the relevance of it really, and that was even after living there for 5 years....
However, if it had actual proper observations available on the page, which is what you're referring too, that would make a difference.
The observations that are listed under Reefton, are in fact from Springs Junction which is 45k by road away and completely different climate-wise. Why not just have a Springs Junction site? Would probably be more relevant with the road going through there, especially since the quake.
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Another township that they have on there website that doesn't have a recording station is Waipara, The MS used to have one there i think many years ago. How can you accurately forecast temps if you dont have a station in that location.
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Haha this complaint about Metservice's ads cracked me up (he's right tho)
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Thunder081 wrote: Mon 08/01/2018 11:33 Haha this complaint about Metservice's ads cracked me up (he's right tho)

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Yes, well I've complained about their website for the weather forecasts to be there when you click onto immediately. ie the NZ short forecast, but you might as well urinate to the wind. :rolleyes:
With Weatherwatch's website, I get annoyed whilst reading their weather, to the right of my eye, there is this guy with a hose constantly watering his house and then showing some fittings he can place in the end of his hose to do this :o
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Tue 09/01/2018 23:56
Thunder081 wrote: Mon 08/01/2018 11:33 Haha this complaint about Metservice's ads cracked me up (he's right tho)

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Yes, well I've complained about their website for the weather forecasts to be there when you click onto immediately. ie the NZ short forecast, but you might as well urinate to the wind. :rolleyes:
With Weatherwatch's website, I get annoyed whilst reading their weather, to the right of my eye, there is this guy with a hose constantly watering his house and then showing some fittings he can place in the end of his hose to do this :o
If you use the browser Chrome you should get the adblock plus extension it will remove all of the ads on their website and all other websites you visit.
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I see that MS now have added their local urban main city weather stations to their highs and lows and windiest and wettest to their weather extremes thingy :rolleyes:
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Can't seem to lodge on MetService web site. Is it down?
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No But yesterday i couldn't open http://satview.bom.gov.au/ only
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I managed to get it through Google? :?:
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Richard wrote: Thu 22/03/2018 21:13 No But yesterday i couldn't open http://satview.bom.gov.au/ only
Could have something to do with this:
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Hay \:D/ Hey :D Hay \:D/
It's fixed and been repaired as well _b =D> :smile: \:D/ _b :D
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It's playing up again :rolleyes: Can't seem to get recent radar images? :?:
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MetService New Zealand
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We are currently experiencing an outage with www.metservicecom, and some users may find themselves directed to the back-up site for the next short while. We have identified the issue and services should be back up and running soon. Apologies for any inconvenience. ^TA
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They're working on it apparently =D>
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Their server's dialup phone line is tied up my one of the staff's mother using the phone.
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dogmelon wrote: Sat 21/04/2018 17:15 Their server's dialup phone line is tied up my one of the staff's mother using the phone.
Well, tell her to get off it [-X
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Metservice - Canterbury still exists, even though you haven't put in the latest forecasts.
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tich wrote: Sun 20/05/2018 13:47 Metservice - Canterbury still exists, even though you haven't put it in the latest forecasts.
Update: Latest forecast does mention Canterbury. (maybe they read my post)
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Yes, I saw that this morning, Ben.
Maybe we weren't going to have any weather today? :rolleyes:
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Metservice has updated their thunderstorm outlook and severe weather outlook images to a clearer font. A good change I think.
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^ Oh yes, much sharper _b
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Current Metservice forecast for Auckland on Saturday:

"Cloudy. Showers developing afternoon. Northeasterlies gradually rising to rain in exposed places."

Rain-force winds! Don't tell the media...
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Haha they did this not long ago too
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This one's a head scarcer #-o For Culverden that's in the 'Canterbury High Country forecast, rainfall accumulation show light rain all day yet the forecast below says mainly fine :-k
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