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Voting for the February Photo Competition is now open. Please remember one vote each! A reminder that the March Photo Competition is now open for entries too. If you are new and feeling a bit lost, why not take part in our just for fun Trivia Competition , organised by Babs. Gabba has also launched a Website Competition for Best New Website with a fantastic prize being offered to the winner. Entries close in June, so get working on that new site. |
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The NZ Weather Lightning and Storm Tracker uses a Boltek 250LD lightning detector with the latest Nexstorm software and available mapping. NZ Weather provides the very best NZ storm tracking package and it is available to the general public as a free service. Combined with NZ Weather StormTrac, an email notification system, we actively keep you up to date with the latest close storms!. This service is available to NZ Weather members only, get yourself added to the mailing list NOW! Membership is free and to become a member, please fully complete the registration using the above link.
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THIS SERVICE MUST NOT BE USED FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE OR PROPERTY
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Live Lightning Data - StormVue This section is interactive and you may use the features to zoom in, change the history or playback a loop of recent activity. |
Lastest Radar image courtesy of MetService
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Live lightning data - Nexstorm - 60 second auto refresh This image will zoom in or out to cover the most distant target, to a range of 1100km.
The detector for the NZ Weather Storm Tracker is sited out of doors, at a height of 15ft above ground level and housed in a weatherproof plastic shield. The detector is facing magnetic north and has been adjusted for true north within the software, so that the strikes are mapped correctly in terms of their direction. As with any lightning detector, range (or distance) is the unknown variable due to atmospheric conditions and local geography. You can be assured that the NZ Weather Storm Tracker will undergo constant adjustment during thunderstorm activity. Its mapping will be correlated with known ground reports, satellite imagery and rain radar results.
Whilst other sites use similar equipment and report their data to triangulation services, it is important to note that the resultant output is only accurate if stringent testing and regular adjustments are carried out - assuming the detector is correctly housed and sited in the first instance. When using any lightning detection service, you should be aware that the data is provided as a general guide only. If you want to get a more accurate result, you should be comparing the NZ Weather Storm Tracker strike maps with other services, which is why we provide discussion topics and radar images during any major convective event on the forum itself.
