Wellington Weather!

Wellington had the coldest December for many decades, something that even the locals were complaining about. So, come January, we were hoping for some better weather.

A couple of days ago, I thought that it had arrived, with an absolutely gorgeous day - hardly any cloud, barely a breath of wind, and the airport reporting 18 degrees at around 10:30pm (yeah - it was hot!).

Needless to say, with weather like that it was bound to change, and it has. Last night I spent the evening listening to the sound of aircraft executing missed approaches and diverting to other aerodromes. It is kinda weird being able to hear a B737 going around somewhere up there, but not being able to see them!

This morning, the fog is even worse. Wellington Airport is reporting the following on the ATIS [Aerodrome Terminal Information Service]:

wellington information bravo
issued at 1818
expect ils/dme approach
runway 16
runway conditions damp
conditions below circling for all aircraft
surface wind 190 deg 7 knots
visibility 400 meters
present weather fog
cloud overcast 100 feet
temperature 14
dew point 13
qnh 1015
reported 2000' wind 360 deg 02 knots
on first contact with wellington tower or control notify receipt of bravo

Needless to say,there is NOTHING happening here...