Archives for June 2013
Storm slowly winding down
Over a week ago tens of thousands of people attended the end of Fieldays in Waikato with cloudy skies and patchy…
Saturday’s national forecast
Finally this is the last day of our big storm causing low. Rain in the east of the South Island…
Video: Winter storm lingers for some, eases for others
Our fierce winter storm lived up to the forecasts, with hurricane force winds in Wellington, heavy snow in the South…
Tough call: More snow coming for coastal Otago/Canterbury?
The latest information at hand is suggesting a warm advection snow event may be on the cards for Canterbury from overnight and…
Friday night’s national forecast
Our large low pressure system stays with us tonight, just east of the North Island. The lower North Island, then…
Winter Storm: Extensive news + road & school closures
Wellington Airport has reopened after being shut due to the worst storm in the capital in years. A spokeswoman said…
Wellington experiences true calm before the storm, why was that?
While many parts of New Zealand saw rough weather yesterday, Wellingtonians were left wondering “what storm?” for much of the…
Winter storm – more than just snow!
So much emphasis this week in the media has been about the chance of snow to sea level in the…
“It was like a missile through the window’
Trees were toppled, homes damaged and at least two people hurt as a wild lightning, thunder and hailstorm hit Auckland…
Friday’s national forecast
The large low pressure system that is causing all the rough weather we are experiencing sits east of the North…
