Archives for December 2013
Sorry campers – burst of heavy northern rain coming Sunday
A burst of heavy rain is coming for nothern NZ on Sunday. A small Tasman Sea low looks likely to…
Saturday’s national forecast
A low pressure system west of the North Island in the Tasman Sea directs a humid easterly quarter airflow over…
Friday night’s national forecast
Upper North Island The odd shower about Northland, clearing this evening with west to southwest winds easing overnight. Some cloud…
USA: Thousands still without power after ice storm
Bonita Thomas was thankful to be in a warm Michigan shelter Wednesday, but it wasn’t the Christmas she’d imagined. Thomas…
Ships rush to rescue Kiwis stuck in ice
Four New Zealanders are on a stricken ship that spent most of Christmas Day trapped in thick ice in Antarctica….
Friday’s national forecast
A weak low pressure system over the North Island could bring some potentially unstable weather to the northeast of the…
Thursday night’s national forecast
A low pressure sysem sits east of the North Island overnight. An easterly quarter airflow over the South Island brings…
Europe – Storms batter UK & France; disrupt Christmas travel
Gale-force winds and pounding rain have lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving…
Boxing Day national forecast
NorthlandShowers at times in the west. Cloudy spells and sunny breaks at times in the east, chance of a shower…
Poll: Are you camping this holiday season?
It’s something of a kiwi tradition, when school breaks up and the days get longer, to load up the car…
