As of 10:30pm the weather station at Roul Island was no longer updating. Here is the 9:30pm update.

The air pressure has fallen to 974hPa, winds have all but stopped and the rain has eased to only light rain, following a rough couple of hours on the island.

The category 2 tropical storm was bringing sustained winds of 72km/h and gusts to 113km/h for a time evening but in the past hour all has gone quiet.

GeoNet instruments, recording earthquakes on the island and the buoy have both gone offline – indicating a power cut or recording equipment switched off for safety reasons.

Weather recording equipment, which WeatherWatch.co.nz pays to receive hourly updates, was working up until the 9:30pm update.

6pm Satellite Image / Google Earth

Torrential rain had been falling on the island, peaking at 27mm an hour, but has fallen back to just 1mm.

Winds are now just 13km/h (down from 72) with gusts to 50km/h.

The island is currently “home” to around 10 scientists.

Strong winds from the opposite direction are expected again in the next hour or two.

– Homepage image / Crown Forecaster