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Archives for January 2015

Cicadas provide a quieter ‘soundtrack to summer’ – Ruud Kleinpaste explains

It may look like summer, it may feel like summer, but it doesn’t sound like summer. Gardeners will be happy…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy skies with northeasterly winds. Patchy showers or rain for most, areas of precipitation may hold…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

It’s been a really busy week offshore, while at home our weather has been unremarkable for both good and bad…

POLL RESULTS: Most Kiwis prefer dry heat

So far we’ve had a hot, dry start to 2015 – and according to our latest poll, that seems to…

Saturday’s national forecast

A humid northeasterly airflow lies over the country today, fairly cloudy for many with patchy showers or drizzle about for…

Weather Video: Rain is on the way

Some rain is on the way – but it’s not an overly wet weekend nationally. The West Coast is most…

Australia: Perth lightning storm cuts power to thousands

Power has been restored to most households in Perth after a spectacular electrical storm this week blacked out more than…

Showers in the Alps – Friday’s weather risks

Not too much to speak of in the weather risk department today, though a low in the Tasman Sea will…

Friday’s national forecast

A humid easterly quarter airflow lies over the country today. Fairly cloudy for many with a few showers about, more…

Mixing it up -The situation & outlook for Friday

We have a low in the Tasman Sea brewing away, while an easterly airflow still covers NZ – so it’s…