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Archives for September 2014

All noisy on the western front

As a storm system brews in the Tasman sea, eastern parts of the country have been enjoying some relative calm…

Thursday’s national forecast

Northerly quarter winds increase over the country today, showers or rain for western regions while high cloud develops out east….

Wednesday night’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country tonight bringing a brief period of calm. There will still be plenty of cloud…

Weather Video: Election day forecast

The weather forecast from this Friday to next Monday is a messy one, including for our election day this Saturday….

Civil Defence urges kiwis – ‘stay ready for disaster’

What would you do in a disaster? That is the question being raised by Civil Defence as part of the…

Election Day: Cold enough for Snow in the deep south

Updated 7:14am — The weather forecast for New Zealand’s general election this Saturday is one of wind, rain and showers…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A ridge pushes onto the South Island today with showers gradually clearing away, mainly in the east. Westerly winds flow…

Tuesday night’s national forecast

A west to southwest airflow lies over the country tonight, showers about mainly in the west. Showers south of Banks…

Australia: Tsunami preparedness tested

It was 10:23am at the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre in Melbourne, and Lindsay Gilbert was speaking to colleagues in…

MEXICO: Hurricane slams into tourist town

Hurricane Odile has crash-ed into northwestern Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, taking down trees with powerful winds as thousands of tourists…