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Archives for March 2013

RainWatch – Week ahead & Easter

The topsy turvy nature of the long Easter weekend continues and changeable conditions are still likely however apart from the…

US – Farmers face new challenges

Similar to our own situation but on a much grander scale the future of farming in the US is looking…

OZ: Sydney finally seeing high temps

Sydney has struggled to top the 30 degree mark over the last couple of months but it appears to be…

Main centres – Last 7 day info

The wet spell last week is showing lopsided figures for the six main centres but overall it’s still looking dry…

UK: Will Spring ever come?

Weekly column by UK correspondent Kris Surtees Hello and a very warm (and when I say warm, I mean frosty…

Soggy Sunday for sou’ west

Rain warnings are in place today for the West Coast and headwaters over Otago and Canterbury as a front slowly…

Unexplained lights over West Coast

Several West Coast residents have claimed to have seen strange and unexplained lights in the night sky over the past…

Wine production hit by poor weather

2012 wasn’t a great year in terms of wine production across Europe and the weather was one of the main…

RainWatch – Easter could be changeable

Not a lot has changed in the short term with the latest rain scenario this weekend but the long Easter…

Column: Rain clouds continue to flirt with NZ

Rain fell this week across big portions of the country, especially central New Zealand where totals over 100mm were recorded…