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Archives for August 2015

Asia: Typhoon Soudelor nears China; Japan’s Ryukyu Islands Also Threatened

According to Thursday’s 5 p.m. EDT bulletin from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Soudelor was still the equivalent of…

Winds in the west – #WeatherRisks on Friday & your main centre outlook

Westerlies are the name of the risk game through Friday, as winds will gust strongly on and off through the…

Friday’s national forecast

A brisk westerly airflow lies over the country today bringing showers to most western regions, in the east conditions are…

Westerly flow over NZ

It’s a fairly straightforward weather setup on Friday for most of the country, with a traditionally brisk westerly airflow sitting…

More unsettled weather on the way – Thursday’s Weather Video

We’ve seen some interesting and varied weather around the country so far this week, and there’s still more variety in…

Spring allergies – have they started yet?

Last month WeatherWatch.co.nz declared and early start to Spring this year, with lambs and calves being born and flowers and…

House evacuated after bank collapses in Auckland

A house was evacuated in Orakei after a bank collapsed, and trees were felled by strong winds in Auckland overnight….

Rain band moving on – #WeatherRisks and your main centre outlook for Thursday

A rain band, which has brought wet weather to much of the North Island this morning, is set to move…

Thursday’s national forecast

Updated 8:07am — Rain this morning over the North Island clears off to the east this morning, mainly settled for…

Cold weather coming – your early weekend outlook

Grim weather is expected for much of the country until at least this weekend. Weatherwatch.co.nz weather analyst Philip Duncan gives…