Archives for December 2012
USA: Threat of rare Christmas tornado outbreak
It’s been nearly 40 years since any part of the US has been threatened with such a large tornado outbreak…
Boxing Day is looking wet
The low that was Tropical Cyclone Evan will be making a U-turn over the Tasman Sea today. That means it…
Christmas Day national forecast
With the remnants of Evan continuing to slide out to over the Tasman, our atmosphere will continue to be unstable. …
Thunderstorms on Christmas Day, where and when
For most of us this will not appear as bad as it seems but a few areas are likely to…
Cyclone: So many meanings
When someone talks about a “cyclone”, they can mean several different things. Some of it depends on where in the…
Video: Philip Duncan & NZ’s Christmas Day forecast
Christmas Day will be hot and steamy with the risk for rain, showers or drizzle for many northern regions while the…
How did CNN’s Anderson Cooper get sunburnt eyes?
CNN host Anderson Cooper is looking back on an ordeal that cost him his eyesight for a day and a…
Warnings dropped for Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula
As predicted by WeatherWatch.co.nz, the threat for heavy rain for Auckland remains low. Government forecaster MetService apparently now agrees and…
Severe weather threat update
Rain or showers continue to fall this morning over the upper part of the North Island. This includes Northland as well…
Monday’s national forecast
An anticyclone lies over the South Island again today bringing mainly settled conditions. Ex tropical cyclone Evan sits just north…
