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Archives for November 2013

Torrential downpours across upper North Island, some thunder

A small low is this afternoon spiralling in the Hauraki Gulf – sending out bursts of heavy downpours that are…

Philippines prepare for ‘Super Typhoon Haiyan’

Western Pacific – Super Typhoon Haiyan is now a dangerous and potentially deadly category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind…

Jellyfish are taking over our oceans, experts warn

It’s a beautiful afternoon on the beach. The sun is shining, you’re rolling in the waves, showing off the toned…

Study: ‘Tens of billions of planets’ similar to earth

Ever have one of those days where you just wanna be alone, maybe have the planet to yourself? Well, based…

Thursday’s national forecast

A low pressure system lies over the North Island today bringing showers to many regions, some areas may remain dry…

Poll: How dry has Spring been?

Here at Weatherwatch, Head Weather Analyst Philip Duncan is picking a similar weather pattern over Summer to last year –…

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A low pressure system brings rain to mainly eastern areas and Northland overnight for the North Island, other areas of…

Argentina: Would you swim in this river?

Riachuelo, a densely populated river basin on the edge of Buenos Aires, is among the world’s most polluted sites and…

October – a month of weather extremes

Parts of New Zealand have had their warmest October since records begun, while other parts of the country had such…

Northern rain welcomed by farmers, growers

Heavy rain last night fell across parts of Auckland, Northland and Coromandel Peninsula and this morning continues to fall across…