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Archives for October 2015

Cool change sweeps into South, temperatures plummet dramatically in minutes

The heatwave in the South Island is ending abuptly as the predicted cooler change sweeps in. In the past hour…

Hot across the east of New Zealand (+5 Maps)

It’s a fairly hot afternoon for many in the east with the mercury hovering around the mid to late 20s…

Record temperatures for Canterbury as mercury rises near 30 degrees

Cantabrians can be forgiven for thinking they’re already in the middle of summer after the region recorded record-breaking temperatures yesterday…

USA – Dams breach, death toll rises after South Carolina flooding

Just In – The rain may have stopped, but South Carolina is grappling with a host of new concerns: Dam…

Christchurch temperatures close in on 30 degrees

Temps surge in Christchurch At 10am it was 23 degrees in Christchurch – already quite warm for an early October morning….

Temps over 30 degrees expected in the east again (+ 10am temp map)

Updated — In the past hour the temperatures have soared in eastern parts of the South Island yet again as…

More wind on the way – #WeatherRisks on Wednesday

It’s shaping up to be another windy one on Wednesday, with the strong northwest airflow still dominating our skies at…

Wednesday’s national forecast

Strong west to northwesterly winds lie over the country today, gales for many South Island regions especially in the south…

Strong northwesterly – The Big Picture on Wednesday

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the country on Wednesday, while a front moves onto the lower South Island in…

Sunny and windy – Tuesday’s Weather Video

A windy weekend has continued into this week and it’s not looking like going away anytime soon – though at…