Archives for December 2013
Dear Santa – how many letters do you get?
Each year, Santa receives millions of letters from children around the globe – and postal services from dozens of countries…
Nasa: Spacewalk goes without a hitch
Two American astronauts spent 5 hours, 28 minutes working outside the International Space Station, in the first in a series…
Christmas Day Forecast 2013
A fairly large low pressure system sits to the east of New Zealand today directing a west to southwest airflow…
Australia: Brizzie boils in end of year heat
Temperatures could reach 30 degrees and above for at least the next week in Brisbane. A building hot air mass…
Maps temporarily offline during upgrades – alternative link
The team at Weathermap/MetOcean are currently having some technical issues which are causing display problems with the maps here at…
Tuesday night’s national forecast
A low pressure system moves to be centred east of the South Island overnight. Expect showers on the West Coast…
Santa Tracker! – 2013
Welcome to the 2013 Santa Tracker! Feel free to read the hundreds of comments below – however please note comments…
North America: Wild weather roundup
Thousands of Ontario, Canada, residents made do without power Monday in the aftermath of storms that toppled trees and brought…
UK: Chistmas storm kills one; disrupts travel
A man died in a fast-flowing river as high winds and heavy rain lashed Britain, disrupting transport as people headed…
CNN: New Zealand makes the “Must-see destination” list this December
The USA’s leading news source, CNN, has published a list of the “must-see” Southern Hemisphere destinations this December – and…
