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Archives for July 2015

Photo of Fukushima mutant daisies lights up the internet

It will surprise no one but mutant daisies with two connected flowers and four stems have been found growing near…

Weekend Weather Video – Incoming front bringing rain

The anticyclone which has dominated conditions around the country is slowly being pushed away from New Zealand, while a front…

Friends of WeatherWatch: Peter Dunne MP

This year WeatherWatch.co.nz turns 10 years old and as we continue to grow we are receiving more and more support…

Astronomy: NASA discovers ‘closest earth twin’ yet

Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the…

Cool and clear to start – Friday’s #WeatherRisks and your main centre forecast

It’s a chilly start for some, with Masterton sitting in the negatives right up until 7am this morning, and other…

Friday’s national forecast

A mainly settled day across New Zealand today as an anticyclone sits over the country, many regions expect areas of…

Sunny for many heading into the weekend on Friday

We’re still under that large anticyclone that came in from the Tasman Sea and settled everything right down – meaning…

A change in the winds – Thursday’s Weather Video

We saw some fog patches in some parts of the country on Wednesday, a sign of a slow moving high…

Signs of El Nino system detected with some time to go

A growing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean looks set to bring dry “spring-like” conditions to New Zealand until early…

Cool and clear – Thursday’s #WeatherRisks and your main centre outlook

After a cool and settled Wednesday, the large anticyclone sitting over the country will continue to dominate our weather, with…