R20 vs Adelaide | Sat 7 Mar | NOW 5:00pm | Bellevue Gardens Hotel

It'll probably be sunny then, everyone bring your sunnies!!

Ha ha A couple of weeks ago we had 175 ml of rain overnight.

If you have been here in Summer you'd realise that testing them during the day is practically the same as testing them at night.

1 inch of rain. Hmmmmmm Bring soap (Organically biodegradeable) for shirts off time, kill two birds with one stone and an act of conservation, saving our water resources!

It is OK to test at daylight, light is simple math, you measure the lux with the lights OFF and then switch the lights ON and measure it again and the new values should be 1500 lux more to be TV safe.

In these current gales, I wouldn't even lift the lights off the ground. Swinging around in a strong window will make the light dance all over the place or worse, the chain that looks quite flimsy snap.

Wind, rain and the Phoenix tomorrow, that for sure.

No cover, so this could be very interesting indeed

Hutt Rec 1987. All Whites beat Australia after heavy rain. Soccer Express centre spread "Kiwis walk on water!":

Photo from the centre spread showing Mike McGarry being challenged by a splashing puddle and Alan Davidson.

I really hope this is not a bad omen.

I am sure that the surface will be fine. I watched the final of the men's club Rugby there last season and the pitch was bone dry after heavy rain all week and three finals games for different grades being played on the pitch that day.

The wind however, is a different story but we will cope with it better than Adelaide. So in summary wind & rain  = Win.

Yeah, that All Whites match was an early September game and I don't recall Wellington having water restrictions at the time!

Weather Update:

Hastings is awesome C did (!)  Also, that whole block was relaid with extra drainage as per rugby world cup training pitch  requirements, so, should be passable hopefully.... 

at what point is it measured?  If at ground in broad daylight I doubt it would show 1500 Lux difference.  Different from measuring at desktop in an office fir instance.

Game day!!! Fire the fark up!!!! COYN

Is the roof on yet

Down to a 9.3mm rain forecast for the legends game, still a bit wet but much better than last nights forecast 43mm!

Right so going to bring a couple of sets of footwear/clothing...

Hoodie/Jacket

Gumboots/Sneakers

Leave the spares in the car :D

I live under 2 kms away from the Hutt Rec.  My report as of 10:13am is blue sky in every direction, bright sunshine, birds chirping, a few clouds but very gusty winds.  Oh and hopefully 3 points.

Carn Burnsie, time to catch Janko

Rain coming but it may whip past by 5pm...

http://www.metservice.com/maps-radar/rain-radar/wellington

If the weather bomb hits, it's going to be a Sharknado experience! I'm going to the game, but I can honestly say I'm not looking forward to the elements as there is zero protection from the weather...@ Hutt Rec

Just pretend its Junior football, Wakefield Park, Southerly ripping up Adelaide Rd and your the parent on the sideline.

Anyone still lookimg for YF zone tickets I have two spare....just post your e-mail address

Is it raining yet?

Is it raining yet?

Yep

Looks like rain Bob..may pass

http://www.metservice.com/maps-radar/rain-radar/wellington

Brother to Sideshow,cousin to Neiland ??   COYN

Gumboots or Docs?

there goes plan B out the window - atmospheric weather conditions interrupting Sky viewing... So ill have to go to the game to watch it live or even see it now...

wetsui

I like to think of it as the wind, the rain, and the Phoenix ... in that order.

So far, so good.

could be worse

- the night WSW played (Brisbane I think). I woz there (not at Pirtek, on the Manly ferry watching ^)

Hope the pre game doesn't chop the turf up too much

C'mon a wee bit rain never hurt anyone !

We're so wet its unbelievable!