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The site is hosted at my house in Cashmere, Christchurch and I do my best to have it online 100% of the time. There are times however that it could be offline such as after applying patches, power loss, internet issues etc. If you like what I have done please let me know via the contact menu item.
Canterbury Quake Live

During 2010 and 2011 Canterbury was hit by 3 major earthquakes

Canterbury is home to approx 560,000 residents and all have felt the violent shaking from the earthquakes. Over 422,000 claims have been made for buildings with the Earthquake Commission

4 September, 2010

4:35am

Magnitude 7.1

22 February, 2011

12:51pm

Magnitude 6.3

13 June, 2011

2:20pm

Magnitude 6.4

Although you may think there was only 3 earthquakes there have infact been more than 13,000 registered earthquake events since September 4, 2010 (most have been small). The earth is settling down now and people are getting back to a normal routine although there is a long way to go until it is a thing of the past.

Visit Canterbury Quake Live for live and up to date information on the Canterbury Earthquakes.
Streaming Webcam
Live Streaming Webcam

You can view the live streaming web cam about as fast as I can deliver it with my internet connection.
- View Live Stream
- Mouse Animation
Sun & Moon

Sun

The sun rises at 5:43am

The sun sets at 8:54pm

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Moon

Age: 17.3 days

Stage : Waxing Gibbous

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Sky Conditions
Sky Conditions
- Sunshine Today
- Daylight Map
- Sky Clarity
- Cloud Animation
- Cloud Map
- UV
- Lightning Map
- Air Quality
- Air Quality Earth
Northern Lights forecast from Aurora Service Europe.
Forecast
The forecast is generated hourly between 5am and 10pm every day

Forecast for 3pm
Cloudy, Light Rain. Temperature around 8.5°C, Wind Chill 6.6°C, Humidity 70%. Snow level 1,801 meters.

Forecast for 4pm
Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle. Temperature around 8.9°C, Wind Chill 7.4°C, Humidity 70%. Snow level 1,968 meters.

Forecast for 5pm
Dense Overcast, Light Rain. Temperature around 8.8°C, Wind Chill 7.1°C, Humidity 72%. Snow level 1,614 meters.

Detailed Forcasts
- Hourly Forecasts
- Daily Forecasts
Wind
Wind

The weather station is located on the roof of my house, but the site is quite sheltered from the wind. As such the wind is not a good indicator (except for me) of the wind in Christchurch.
- Wind Speed
- Wind Map
Rain
Rain

Rain is detected by two sensors on the weather system. A rain tipping bucket and also an electronic rain sensor which is part of my cloud sensor. The rain tipping bucket records the actual rain amount in 0.2mm amounts while the electronic rain sensor is used to detect intensity and to detect rainfall earlier than the tipping bucket.

Rain Radar - The rain radar shows any rain over New Zealand. You can also animate the display over the previous 24 hours which shows how the rain is moving over the country.
- Intensity Map
- Daily Chart
- Monthly Chart
- Monthly Variation
- Cloud Sensor
History
History

Summary
- Today
- Yesterday
- Daily
- Monthly
- On this Day
Graphs
- Temp. Daily
- Temp. Monthly
- Rain Daily
- Rain Monthly
- Solar Monthly
Aquarium

Aquarium

I have an aquarium with only a few fish at the moment. I monitor the temperature with a Dallas DS18B20 one wire sensor and store this in a database. There is also a web camera on it although it is a bit low quality at the moment.
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Other Info...
Other Information
Temperatures
- Aquarium
- Bedroom
- Garage
- Garden
- Lounge
- Wine Cellar
Canterbury
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New Zealand
- Fire Risk
- Tides
Miscellaneous
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- About this weather site
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1/2 Hourly Forecast for the next 24 Hours

Icon	Time	Conditions	Temp	Wind Chill	Pressure	Humidity	Visibility	UV Index	Freezing Level	Snow Level	Wind

3:00pm	Cloudy, Light Rain	8.5°C	6.6°C	968.2 hPa	70%	17 km	0.3 - low	2,156 meters	1,801 meters	11 kph SE
3:30pm	Dense Overcast	8.9°C	7.3°C	968.4 hPa	69%	22 km	0.1 - low	2,017 meters	2,017 meters	10 kph SE
4:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	8.9°C	7.4°C	968.5 hPa	70%	22 km	0.0 - low	1,968 meters	1,968 meters	10 kph SE
4:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	8.8°C	7.2°C	968.3 hPa	71%	22 km	0.0 - low	1,961 meters	1,961 meters	10 kph SE
5:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	8.8°C	7.1°C	968.2 hPa	72%	10 km	0.0 - low	1,961 meters	1,614 meters	11 kph SE
5:30pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	7.4°C	5.3°C	968.0 hPa	85%	10 km	0.0 - low	1,970 meters	1,325 meters	11 kph SE
6:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	6.7°C	4.4°C	967.8 hPa	93%	20 km	0.0 - low	1,975 meters	1,975 meters	12 kph SE
6:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.1°C	4.8°C	967.6 hPa	92%	20 km	0.0 - low	1,962 meters	1,962 meters	12 kph SE
7:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.2°C	4.9°C	967.4 hPa	92%	20 km	0.0 - low	1,952 meters	1,952 meters	13 kph SE
7:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.4°C	5.2°C	967.3 hPa	91%	20 km	0.0 - low	1,943 meters	1,943 meters	12 kph SE
8:00pm	Dense Overcast, Moderate Rain	7.6°C	5.4°C	967.2 hPa	91%	9 km	0.0 - low	1,933 meters	1,568 meters	12 kph SE
8:30pm	Dense Overcast, Moderate Rain	6.9°C	4.7°C	967.0 hPa	98%	5 km	0.0 - low	1,935 meters	1,241 meters	11 kph SE
9:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	6.8°C	4.6°C	966.8 hPa	100%	6 km	0.0 - low	1,934 meters	1,934 meters	11 kph SE
9:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.2°C	5.2°C	966.6 hPa	97%	9 km	0.0 - low	1,917 meters	1,917 meters	11 kph SE
10:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.4°C	5.4°C	966.4 hPa	97%	9 km	0.0 - low	1,909 meters	1,909 meters	10 kph SE
10:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.5°C	5.6°C	966.4 hPa	97%	10 km	0.0 - low	1,903 meters	1,903 meters	11 kph SE
11:00pm	Dense Overcast, Moderate Rain	7.6°C	5.7°C	966.5 hPa	97%	5 km	0.0 - low	1,896 meters	1,512 meters	11 kph SE
11:30pm	Dense Overcast, Moderate Rain	7.2°C	5.2°C	966.5 hPa	100%	2 km	0.0 - low	1,800 meters	1,019 meters	11 kph SSW
12:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.3°C	5.3°C	966.5 hPa	100%	5 km	0.0 - low	1,893 meters	1,893 meters	11 kph SSW
12:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.6°C	5.6°C	966.6 hPa	98%	7 km	0.0 - low	1,881 meters	1,881 meters	11 kph SSW
1:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.7°C	5.6°C	966.7 hPa	98%	8 km	0.0 - low	1,875 meters	1,875 meters	11 kph SSW
1:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.7°C	5.6°C	966.9 hPa	97%	10 km	0.0 - low	1,882 meters	1,882 meters	12 kph SSW
2:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	7.8°C	5.5°C	967.2 hPa	97%	9 km	0.0 - low	1,889 meters	1,688 meters	13 kph SSW
2:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	7.6°C	5.2°C	967.4 hPa	98%	8 km	0.0 - low	1,900 meters	1,492 meters	14 kph SSW
3:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.6°C	5.0°C	967.5 hPa	99%	11 km	0.0 - low	1,907 meters	1,907 meters	15 kph SSW
3:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.8°C	5.1°C	967.7 hPa	97%	13 km	0.0 - low	1,908 meters	1,908 meters	16 kph SSW
4:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	7.9°C	5.2°C	967.9 hPa	97%	15 km	0.0 - low	1,909 meters	1,909 meters	16 kph SSW
4:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	8.0°C	5.3°C	967.8 hPa	96%	15 km	0.0 - low	1,888 meters	1,888 meters	16 kph SSW
5:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	8.1°C	5.4°C	967.8 hPa	96%	12 km	0.0 - low	1,866 meters	1,683 meters	16 kph SSW
5:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	7.9°C	5.2°C	967.8 hPa	97%	11 km	0.0 - low	1,850 meters	1,469 meters	16 kph SSW
6:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Fog	7.9°C	5.2°C	967.9 hPa	98%	12 km	0.0 - low	1,834 meters	1,834 meters	16 kph SSW
6:30am	Cloudy, Light Fog	8.0°C	5.3°C	968.1 hPa	97%	12 km	0.0 - low	1,811 meters	1,811 meters	16 kph SSW
7:00am	Cloudy, Light Fog	8.0°C	5.4°C	968.3 hPa	97%	12 km	0.0 - low	1,795 meters	1,795 meters	16 kph SSW
7:30am	Cloudy, Light Fog	8.0°C	5.4°C	968.4 hPa	97%	13 km	0.0 - low	1,785 meters	1,785 meters	16 kph SSW
8:00am	Cloudy, Drizzle	8.2°C	5.5°C	968.4 hPa	96%	14 km	0.0 - low	1,777 meters	1,704 meters	16 kph SSW
8:30am	Cloudy, Drizzle	8.3°C	5.6°C	968.5 hPa	96%	15 km	0.1 - low	1,774 meters	1,588 meters	17 kph SSW
9:00am	Cloudy	8.5°C	5.8°C	968.5 hPa	95%	18 km	0.3 - low	1,768 meters	1,768 meters	17 kph SSW
9:30am	Cloudy	8.8°C	6.1°C	968.4 hPa	93%	20 km	0.4 - low	1,762 meters	1,762 meters	17 kph SSW
10:00am	Cloudy	9.1°C	6.5°C	968.4 hPa	91%	21 km	0.7 - low	1,765 meters	1,765 meters	17 kph SSW
10:30am	Mostly Cloudy	9.6°C	7.2°C	968.7 hPa	88%	22 km	1.0 - low	1,773 meters	1,773 meters	17 kph SSW
11:00am	Mostly Cloudy	10.2°C	8.0°C	969.0 hPa	84%	22 km	1.5 - low	1,778 meters	1,778 meters	17 kph SSW
11:30am	Partly Cloudy	11.1°C	9.1°C	969.2 hPa	79%	22 km	1.8 - low	1,791 meters	1,791 meters	17 kph SSW
12:00pm	Fair to Partly Cloudy	12.1°C	10.3°C	969.3 hPa	73%	22 km	2.1 - moderate	1,810 meters	1,810 meters	16 kph SSW
12:30pm	Clear	12.8°C	11.3°C	969.4 hPa	69%	22 km	2.2 - moderate	1,829 meters	1,829 meters	16 kph SSW
1:00pm	Clear	13.3°C	12.0°C	969.4 hPa	65%	23 km	2.0 - moderate	1,841 meters	1,841 meters	16 kph SSW
1:30pm	Clear	13.7°C	12.4°C	969.2 hPa	63%	23 km	1.7 - low	1,855 meters	1,855 meters	16 kph SSW
2:00pm	Partly Cloudy	14.0°C	12.7°C	969.1 hPa	61%	23 km	1.3 - low	1,870 meters	1,870 meters	17 kph SSW
2:30pm	Partly Cloudy	14.2°C	13.0°C	969.1 hPa	60%	23 km	1.0 - low	1,881 meters	1,881 meters	17 kph SSW