Useful Links & Resources

New Zealand Metservice

www.metservice.co.nz

Weather Warnings
Local Weather
Rural Weather
Maps and Rain Radar
- Rain Forecast Maps
- Rain Radar Imagery
- Satelite Imagery
Marine
Skifield Report

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Environment Canterbury Links

/www.ecan.govt.nz

River Flows Today

  Rainfall Today: highest rainfall today 4mm at Shingle Fans last read 29-May 05:41

  Irrigation Restrictions

  Beachcam 

  Air Quality

 Swimming Water Quality |   River warnings |   Lake warnings

  Water Use Data Update

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ATS Resources

www.ats.co.nz

2 Day Mid Canterbury Weather Forecast
12 Day Weather Forecast
Seasonal Outlook for Mid Canterbury - May, June, July (MJJ) 2009
AgResearch Winchmore Research Station Weather Data

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Irrigation NZ

“To promote excellence in irrigation development and efficient water management throughout New Zealand, based on the principles of responsible and sustainable management of water resources.” www.irrigationnz.co.nz

Business Plan
Fees & Payments
INZ Rules
Key Personnel
INZ Conference 2008

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Water New Zealand

www.waternz.org.nz

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Weather Information

Satelite Weather Map - The Weather Chanel.com
Timaru Weather Station by Derek Bisdee
Satelite Images, Radar and Predictions by METVUW
Rain Radar on Google Earth - Download file and open. Google Earth may have to be installed on your computer. Download it here.
NOAA Satelite Image by Landcare Research

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Webcams

 

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Thunderstorm Predictions

A severe convection thunderstorm outlook is provided by the NZ MetService here.as well as other severe weather warnings

 

 

 

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New Zealand Lightning Strikes

Steven Graham's website provides good information about curent weather including this interactive lightning detector. Also his satelite images are useful. Here is an Australian site which shows what has happend over the last 24 hours. Steven also has built a lightning trigger for his camera. See here for how to make one.

 

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Sea Conditions

NIWA, National institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
NIWA Tide Forecaster This utility can forecast high and low tides anywhere in open coastal and ocean waters around New Zealand for up to 28 days. Read more	Sea Level Forecast This system combines daily sea-level data from NIWA, regional councils, port companies Antarctica NZ, Bureau of Meteorology and territorial authorities. Read more	NIWA wave forecast up to 5 day forecasts of wave conditions across the Southwest Pacific and Southern Ocean. Read more
Water Quality Information System (WQIS) Data on a range of common water quality indicators (e.g. nutrient concentrations, water clarity) from New Zealand's freshwater streams, rivers and lakes. Read more	Freshwater Biodata Information System Keyword searching and map-based tools to display data about fish, algae, aquatic plants and invertebrates from New Zealand's freshwater streams, rivers and lakes. Read more	Cliflo CliFlo is the web system that provides access to New Zealand's National Climate Database. Read more
Water Resources Explorer NZ (WRENZ) A GIS web tool that allows you to create layers of different water resource information on top of a map of New Zealand. Read more	Canterbury Wave Conditions NIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast. Read more	Freshwater Fish Database The New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database (NZFFD) records the occurrence of fish in fresh waters of New Zealand. Read more

Tide forecast and sea level data by NIWA
Wave forcast by NIWA and Canterbury wave conditions

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