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Re: General April Weather

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Was down to 9.2C here this morning, first time below 10 since mid November
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A chilly morning in Ashburton
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Low 5.2 here, felt so cold when have been running 2C above average for 5 months,but if it was early spring would think nothing of it. Today might be the end of a run of 156 days without a sub 20.0C maximum.
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Re: General April Weather

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I think we will get to 20c here today OK, warming up fast with the sunshine
soil temperatures have dropped now.. down to 18c now...they have been high for the time of year
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Plenty of sunshine across NZ this weekend.

A sub tropical low and cool upper troughing to influence NZ weather next week.
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My station has made it to 20.1C, official Ruakura site should also with cloud staying away so far. This run could yet reach 170 days or more, must get a wet day that kills it soon though.

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After near frost this morning, today's temperature climbed up to 22.1C for today.
Nice bright sunny day with light winds.
After the recent clagg, not used to this brightness.
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Nice morning in Hanmer Springs...8 degrees on sunriseImage

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Blue dome day with NE winds becoming calm this evening.
Today's maximum was 20.3C.
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Dean. wrote: Sat 09/04/2022 09:41 Nice morning in Hanmer Springs...8 degrees on sunrise.
Nice cup :smile: ...should I say a nice 'cupture' of the nice morning in Hanmer Springs :D
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Yesterday's srong to gale force westerly finally eased Saturday evening.On Friday winds were gusting 42 knots with a period of gales mid afternoon which negated the showers that had fallen .Monthly rainfall is 30mm so we will see how much extra comes for the rest of April.The drought index indicates that drought is prevailing at my property now .The grass is green but very little grass growth so the autumn flush is still to arrive if it can before grass growth stops as winter arrives
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Another fine day after the clearance of morning cloud.
Some Sc layers moving in from the west later this afternoon.
Today's maximum was 19.7C.
Mild evening.
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A fine day with light variable winds mainly from the SE/North.
High cloud increasing from the west this afternoon but remaining mild this evening.
Today's maximum was 21.1C.
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A lurid red-orange pre-sunrise sky here, and 16.5°C at the moment. 0_o
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Wind seems to be on the turn to southerly now, and I can see some low grey fluffy cloud to the south so not far off.
Now 16.3°C.
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Orion wrote: Tue 12/04/2022 08:41 Wind seems to be on the turn to southerly now, and I can see some low grey fluffy cloud to the south so not far off.
Now 16.3°C.
Very windy now. Just rescued the bins, they were on their way down the street.
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Good rain overnight.29.5 mm rain to 0900.Still raining intermittently
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Beginning to rain here; now 13.5°C.
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Back to the clagg after rain this morning from the west. :-s
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Mild overnight with NW winds before the southerly came through this morning.
Rain from then on moving from the west to east, with the southerly.
Rain clearing for a wee while around 1pm with the sun coming out for about 6 minutes with a NE wind change which sadly brought in clagg and drizzle for the rest of the day. It went back to the SE later this afternoon. Today's daytime temperature was just 14.4C. 10.8mm of rain for today.
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Nice wee updraft looking towards Mayfield from Ashburton. Looks to be some showers trying to develop to the south as well.
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Saw that sort of cloud around lunch time but gradually clouded up from then on with nothing much interesting happening.
Just lit the fire. :smile:
Looked like a wee bit of a funnel trying to form in the cloud just above the house with the caravan parked out side. ?
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Wed 13/04/2022 17:46 Saw that sort of cloud around lunch time but gradually clouded up from then on with nothing much interesting happening.
Just lit the fire. :smile:
Looked like a wee bit of a funnel trying to form in the cloud just above the house with the caravan parked out side. ?
There may have been. I didn’t notice it. Clearing here now so it will be a chilly night tonight.
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Fine overnight but clouding over this morning with some fluffy Cu development but resulting in nothing much.
Cloudy afternoon with light SE winds. Today's maximum was 16C.
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Re: General April Weather

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The coolest day since November for Auckland today?

A humid trough is currently modelled to affect northern NZ from early next week, something to watch.
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