Archives for August 2011
“Monster high” in control of potential snow storm
WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters say the predicted possible polar blast this Sunday to Tuesday lies in the control of an extremely large high…
MetService amends conflicting forecasts
MetService has amended their confusing forecast for the South Island today following two different forecasts appearing on their website for Christchurch…
Confusion remains over predicted snow storm
MetService has gone all out predicting what they call a “significant” snow storm for the country this Sunday and Monday…
Emergency preparedness improving – Civil Defence
The tragedies in Christchurch and around the world have given New Zealanders a wakeup call to get better prepared for…
March 11 tsunami produced Antarctic icebergs
The tsunami spawned from the March 11 earthquake off eastern Japan broke up parts of an Antarctic ice shelf that…
Wednesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 17 at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Thames, Paeroa, Tauranga, Gisborne, Culverden. Today’s lowest maximum temperature…
Big low creates big headache
Blog, by head weather analyst Philip Duncan — You’d think a low that takes up much of the Tasman Sea would…
Weather Video: Tasman Low plus new snow storm?
Today’s video covers the large area of low pressure in the Tasman Sea that is set to bring a few wet…
NZers fear cost of climate change – survey
Climate change is not high on the list of concerns for New Zealanders, according to a new survey. The UMR…
Northern rain bands moving in today
A slow, docile area of low pressure west and north of New Zealand is helping generate rain bands which will…
