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Archives for January 2015

Friday’s national forecast

A front makes it’s way northwards over the South Island today bringing rain to the West Coast and high cloud…

Volcanologists wait for clearer Tonga skies

GNS volcanologists are waiting for ash over the Pacific Ocean to clear – so they can fly to Tonga, and…

Australia: Record breaking rainfall causes havoc

South-east Tasmania is counting the costs of damage from the heaviest rainfall in more than three years. The State Emergency…

Showers in the middle: Weather risks & the place to be on Thursday

Once again it’s looking largely settled around the country today, though there are a few small risks to be aware…

Thursday’s national forecast

A northerly airflow increases over the South Island today while the North Island sits under a weak area of low…

Low is on the way – Thursday’s situation & outlook

Thursday’s shaping up to be a little more action packed, with a reasonably large low pressure system sitting to the…

Dry Martinborough runs out of water

Taps ran dry in Martinborough last Friday after water reservoirs ran out and an alarm, which is supposed to warn…

Eruption in Tonga strands hundreds of travelers

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of…

Showers in the east: Weather risks on Wednesday

There won’t be anything extreme in today’s weather to worry about, as has been the case pretty much all year…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A narrow and weak area of low pressure lies over much of the country today while equally weak areas of…