Archives for August 2011
Widespread frosts tonight
The sun has finally started to come out between Christchurch and Gisborne along the east coast as a soon to…
How did we go with the cold?
With the second coldest snap on record nationally, overall we used record amounts of electricity, took a day or 2…
All Blacks/Springboks big game weather
The All Blacks have been in Port Elizabeth, South Africa preparing for a Tri nations game tomorrow morning(NZT) against the…
Spectacular weekend for many + a peek at next week
Big blue skies are spreading further across the country as our polar blast exits stage left (to our east). The…
6.8 quake strikes Japan
Updated 6:16pm — A powerful earthquake has this evening rocked Japan’s north eastern coastline – the same region hit by…
Friday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 15 at Kaitaia, Tauranga, Whakatane Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 3 at Waiouru Kaitaia : 15Whangarei…
Wet and windy weekend in Sydney
A low pressure system will drive heavy rain and strong winds into Sydney this weekend, the fourth offshore low of…
The southerly that won’t go away
It seems to have been with us for a very long time – the southerly that first moved in last…
Frost Alert – Black ice, severe frosts into the Weekend
4:45pm Friday — Severe frosts and black ice are again in the picture for New Zealand tonight and across the…
Rainfall futures mooted by NZX
NZX is considering rainfall futures, which would give investors a hedge against extreme weather. The NZX launched a dairy futures…
