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Archives for March 2015

WATCH – Southern Lights painting New Zealand skies (VIDEO)

The Southern Lights lit the New Zealand skies early Wednesday morning in spectacular pink and green. Also known as Aurora…

Australia: Queensland braces for another Tropical Cyclone

Queensland’s State Disaster Management Committee will meet in Brisbane this morning to review emergency plans for Tropical Cyclone Nathan, expected…

Cold in the middle – Weather risks and the place to be on Thursday

Thursday seems to be settling down nicely, with easing southwesterlies, clearing showers eastern parts, and breaking cloud as well. Temperatures…

Thursday’s national forecast

South to southwesterly winds ease over the country today, remaining showers clearing in the east with cloud gradually breaking. Sunnier…

The last of it – Situation & outlook for Thursday

Thursday looks like the last day of the southwesterlies, and an end to the cool (and extreme) weather we’ve seen…

Weather Video: Pam’s leftovers

Pam is finally gone, though her after effects will still be felt for the next 48 hours or so, mainly…

RainWatch: Autumn pattern strengthening, equinox approaching

Summer-like weather will continue on into April for some north and eastern regions – but for the west of the…

Vanuatu – ‘Dire’ need for aid on Tanna (+VIDEO)

The first aid planes arrived to find scenes of “utter destruction” on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, where residents are…

Southerlies in the Strait – Weather risks for Wednesday

It’s shaping up to be a fairly calm sort of a day for most of the country – though as…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country again today, cloudier skies in the east of New Zealand and sunnier overall…