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I wish those people woudn't use that "half drawn curtains" effect on videos on events, etc.
Makes my eyes go fuzzy

Great pics from Willoughby in that herald story.

jamie wrote: ↑Mon 18/06/2018 18:06 Video of funnel cloud in Matamata today.

https://www.facebook.com/590167770/post ... 256722771/

May have done a bit of damage by the looks…
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/104818 ... to-the-air

Was genuinely excited waking this morning to see clear sky.
Thought, "Oh, a sunny day?"
Alas, the sun did come out for about 30 minutes, but it's now clouded over, so back to the usual gloom.
We haven't had it as bad as Canterbury on the sun-less stakes, but it's still been utterly miserable here, so I feel for those poor sods further north.

Having moved north from the Canterbury plains 17 years ago the higher winter sunshine hours we get here is much appreciated, the past weekend was a good example,gloom south of Amberley, mainly sunny to the inland north. The lack of Vitamin D has a terrible effect on me if i dont have my weekly sunbed, Saturday was warm and sunny enough to get the shirt off while getting some gardening done, so that helps as well.

Another nice day here with 17C but a big change tomorrow to colder overcast rainy E.

Just watched a nice funnel cloud for 5 mins. Was a few kms to my south toward Hamilton’s north east. Photo was hard to get on phone sorry.


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Nice shot there Jamie, some TCu and isolated afternoon showers around Auckland this afternoon

Yes, Jamie. That's what you call a 'mini' tornado. Nice shot.

There is a clip on this link now from a security camera of the tornado damaging the shed near Matamata yesterday.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/104818 ... to-the-air

Note that the shed in that video is different to the one shown in the original photo. The video also doesn't really suggest rotational winds, that's not to say they weren't though…

Jamies friend shared a video on FB of a funnel cloud in Matamata around the same time I think?

Looking at the data for Monday there was both microburst and funnel cloud potential.

Rogue wrote:Jamies friend shared a video on FB of a funnel cloud in Matamata around the same time I think?

Yes correct there is a video of a decent funnel cloud in the same area as that security video.


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Left the job mt Wellington (sth akl) at 4 with a few drops just starting to fall.after an overcast, threatening to rain feel to the whole day the rain got heavier the further north i drove. A steady moderate rain falling in devonport with no wind of note.

10mm here so far, steady rain. Getting quite intense up North now around Whangerei. Some decent upgrades tonight on some models

Very wet out there at the moment in Albany.

Only 5mm light rain this evening in Howick, to end a cool and gloomy day.

I’m in Whangarei, and have to say it’s a long time since I’ve experienced persistent heavy rain to this degree. And looks to be continuing for a while yet.

a week of strong SW now , should dry things out anyway

12mm here since yesterday arvo, compared to 25mm at Whangaparaoa, and a bit gusty this morn.

Whangarei Aero has recorded 138mm since yesterday morning, and 88mm at Kerikeri Aero.

Highest gusts from MS yesterday were 120 km/h at Tutukaka Harbour, 115 km/h at both Okahu and Mokohinau Islands and 94 km/h just before midnight at Whangaparaoa.

around 16mm overnight, light spitting rain off and on. Just clocked up 800mm for the year so far.

Heading rapidly for a frost tonight, the airport is already at 1.6C. Can't wait for sunshine tomorrow.

There we go, -0.2C

Chris W wrote: ↑Thu 21/06/2018 19:15 Heading rapidly for a frost tonight, the airport is already at 1.6C. Can't wait for sunshine tomorrow.

A sunny day here and a pearler of a day in the high country once again