Weather watch

[sels1]

Press release just issued by Metservice:
(Put yr thermals on and take care out there!)

Issued at 12:42pm 24-Jun-2008



SQUALLY WESTERLIES



Chilly southerly winds laced with rain, sleet, hail and snow are sweeping across New Zealand. MetService forecasters expect these southerlies to move off tonight, and be replaced by squally westerly winds on Wednesday.



"We are in for several days of squally westerlies," commented MetService Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. "They are expected to bring blustery winds to western parts of the South Island and all the North Island, with gales in exposed places like the Manawatu Gorge, Tararua District and Golden Bay at times.



Winds may reach severe gale force when enhanced by cold fronts moving onto New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon and Friday. These fronts are also likely to be accompanied by brief periods of heavy rain.



Mr. McDavitt added that the combination of windy and sometimes wet weather will occasionally produce hazardous driving conditions. "It's not good for travelling. People who need to travel this week should check the latest weather forecast and warnings, and road conditions."

ENDS



For further information please contact:

Bob McDavitt Weather Ambassador (09)377 4831

[Nasty]

Cheers Sels. Always nice to have a friendly weathering type person around :)

[Trudes]

Just watching the yuk weather moving in from the South over the Wellington Harbour, impressive!!

[marioc]

oh boy its here alright

[Big Dave]

It must be raining in Auckland too - the met radar isn't working as usual.

[Mikkel]

We had some very powerful gusts followed by an intense but short hailstorm complete with thunder and lightning - that was a couple of hours ago. Pretty cool if that thing has made Wellington already.

[mashman]

Bugga wish i'd seen this earlier... it's just arriving in Porirua... I knew I shoulda gone out at lunch time for a suspension test... FARK!!! Cheers Sels

[sels1]

It must be raining in Auckland too - the met radar isn't working as usual.

That site is accessed by helecopter - the techs cant get in to fix it cause of the weather!

[CB ARGH]

OH MY GOD SNOW IN WEST AUCKLAND...

Well... hail.

Close enough :third:

[RC1]

OH MY GOD SNOW IN WEST AUCKLAND...

Well... hail.

Close enough :third:

it was reported snow in avondale many moons ago by news and one of my mates also confirmed this when he lived there at the time

[James Deuce]

We had some very powerful gusts followed by an intense but short hailstorm complete with thunder and lightning - that was a couple of hours ago. Pretty cool if that thing has made Wellington already.
Been and gone.

[Mikkel]

Been and gone.

Yeah, that's pretty much how it was down here. 20 mins of AWESOME weather (when you're sitting in your office looking out the window) and then 'gone with the wind'.

[Mom]

Ok, so we now have hail in the rain, and wind to blow your house down if you were a little pig and did not use bricks...LOL

Hi to winter! Better be over by Saturday :yes:

[Sparky Bills]

Oh good times!
And im scubbing in a new front tyre tonight....:Punk::stupid:

[Big Dave]

That site is accessed by helecopter - the techs cant get in to fix it cause of the weather!

It shit sissself every time it rains.

[sinfull]

It shit sissself every time it rains.

Try this one (http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=farmnzrainradar) Dave even with the top radar out it gives ya a fair idea

[Big Dave]

Yeah - this is OK too.

http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/newzealandsatellite_large_animated.html

[R6_kid]

www.metvuw.com

Tends to be pretty good too.

[sels1]

Try this one (http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=farmnzrainradar) Dave even with the top radar out it gives ya a fair idea

Yip thanks to the 'just installed' radar in New Plymouth

[98tls]

Went for a ride today over the pig root........freezing cold.

[FJRider]

Went for a ride today over the pig root........freezing cold.

On the return to home, or both ways ???

[nico]

can voutch for the nasty weather riding to work 2day into the sunny capitol was not nice a 30min comuite become very long lol:Punk:

[Nasty]

We will just admit the weather is shit .. staying inside at home will be good for us ;)

[Disco Dan]

Gah... just spent the morning cutting down two trees when they fell and rested against the fence ---- mere inches from my bike!!

Dam NZ weather... it's all bark and no bite... where is the huge blizzards? Massive snow storms that cut of whole towns?

Flipping eck, if it's going to be 'nasty' at least make it worthwhile... *sigh*

[Kirill357]

Visit Russia during the winter, if you're lucky enough :) , can get -35C in Moscow or 45cm of snow in one night (both happened few years ago, not all the time, got 'lucky', actually a lot of people were unable to start cars). Or just go to Syberia, those are pretty much everyday events in some parts :2thumbsup

[Big Dave]

And still a biker waits.... for the Auckland rain radar to work again.