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Archives for January 2013

Tuesday’s national forecast

A low pressure system moves southeast across central New Zealand today, with it comes rain which will be heavy for…

Heavy rain to affect Nelson ranges and Kaikoura Coast

A low pressure system will form over central New Zealand overnight and some fairly reasonable rain is likely to develop…

Forecast Video: Unsettled, cooler, week ahead

The unsettled spring-like weather pattern continues as we reach the halfway point of January. The week ahead looks changeable with…

Australia: Extreme heatwave hits SA

Emergency services are on alert in South Australia as much of the state faces a severe heatwave over the next…

Icecream icon licked into shape

Love it or hate it, Greensleeves has to be one of our best-known jingles. For almost half a century the…

Cooler weather this week – but still some hot days

This week will see cooler weather than last week generally speaking as our wind direction chops and changes from warmer…

Monday’s national forecast

A light westerly airflow covers the country today, a disturbance forms about eastern Australia and moves towards central New Zealand…

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Weather may affect Wellington airport Monday + fire risks for eastern NZ

Bad weather disrupting flights at Wellington airport isn’t expected to clear until Tuesday. Today most domestic flights in and out…

Australia reaches 49.6C – but only hottest in 15 years

Yesterday Moomba in the far northeast of South Australia recorded a maximum temperature of 49.6 degrees, which makes it the…

Opinion: NZ has summers that are “juuust right”

This, the weather we’ve been having for the past five weeks, is what a “fairly average summer” in New Zealand…