The wind blew a large water tank off a truck on SH12 near Dargaville on Thursday afternoon. Photo / Sean G
The wind blew a large water tank off a truck on SH12 near Dargaville on Thursday afternoon. Photo / Sean G
Some Kaipara and Whangārei District residents are still without power after severe gales ripped through Northland.
The southwesterly winds yesterday evening were gusting up to 102km/h and were some of the strongest winds in the last 20 months, according to MetService.
Meteorologist Dan Corrigan said the strong winds werechannelled between a low pressure system crossing the country just south of Whangārei on Thursday afternoon and higher pressure near Cape Rēinga.
The strongest wind gust recorded was 102km/h at Hokianga Harbour at 3pm on Thursday, followed by 98km/h at Cape Rēinga and 83km/h at Whangārei Airport.
The Whangārei winds were the second-highest recorded since October 2023, said Corrigan.
Temperatures will be slightly lower than normal, with overnight lows of 6C, but a high pressure will bring fine to cloudy conditions.
“It will be welcome after this windy and wet weather,” he said.
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