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Late day thunderstorms and cloud build ups have been pushing into parts of the central North Island and Bay of Plenty over the past day or so.
As we head into the weekend more cloud build ups are expected across the North Island and even the upper South Island thanks to warm afternoons and a humid wind flow.
This fantastic photo was sent in to us Thursday evening via Twitter (follow us on Twitter: @WeatherWatchNZ) by Chris Taylor (@christaylornzl) – the view from Papamoa, just down the road from Mount Maunganui.
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– WeatherWatch.co.nz
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cupoteacoast on 10/04/2014 12:13pm
Wow that is one stunning shot, like an oil painting. Chris takes some neat weather stuff.
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Sharon on 10/04/2014 9:00am
What a great photo – it looks like a War of the Worlds scenario!
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Celtickiwi on 10/04/2014 8:24am
Wow, Chris – that is a very captivating photo!
Dramatic and impending with different layers and colours of clouds . . . nice!
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Chris Taylor on 11/04/2014 8:10am
Thanks very much. Cheers
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