Archives for August 2014
Friday night’s national forecast
Cold southwesterlies will ease for many overnight, showers clearing for most this evening becoming restricted to some eastern coastal areas…
Pacific leaders call for better weather forecasting
Traditional Pacific weather forecasting techniques are no match for extreme weather events, a new advocacy campaign warns. The initiative forms…
Wintry snap to bring a day or two of cold
A brief wintry snap from the Southern Ocean will put the early spring on hold for a day or two…
Friday’s national forecast
Very cold southwesterlies spread over the country today, snow to low levels affects southern parts of the South Island and…
Thursday night’s national forecast
A front pushes onto the North Island overnight bringing showers for most, out east showers may only be brief. For…
Bus carrying 18 kids blown off road
A bus carrying 18 school children left the road, apparently blown off, near Eketahuna this morning as strong winds hammer…
Gales and snow for the south as front moves up the country
Gale-force winds hammered the lower South Island this morning as a front moves over the country, bringing a cold change…
Forecast for this weekend – more change!
A cold southerly on Friday will fade out on Saturday with lingering showers gradually drying out across Saturday too. Those…
1st Photo: ‘We’re in orbit!’ Rosetta becomes first spacecraft to orbit comet
After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft made history Wednesday night NZT as…
USA – Hawaii preps for rare ‘double cyclone’ (+VIDEO)
If tropical cyclones do give Hawaii a rare one-two punch this week, the schools on the Big Island and Maui…
