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Archives for October 2015

Why this ‘boring’ weather is concerning some

The past several days in New Zealand have been fairly ‘ho-hum’ weather-wise, with fewer extremes and plenty of cloud and…

Australia: Hail storms destroy South East crops – ‘heart breaking’ for farmers

Tens of thousands of hectares of crops in the South East coastal district of Western Australia have been wiped out…

Breezy and beautiful – #WeatherRIsks and your Main Centre Outlook on Tuesday

On Tuesday there aren’t too many risks about the country, though winds will be a bit breezy from the west…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over the country today, cloudy areas in the west with the chance of the odd light…

High rolling in – The Big Picture on Tuesday

We have a high pressure system centred west of the country, out in the Tasman Sea, while a southwesterly airflow…

Monday’s Weather Video – Labour Weekend is coming!

We can expect the current weather pattern to remain with us for the rest of October – plenty of west…

Papua New Guinea: Fears over deadly drought increase – El Niño blamed

Children at an orphanage in Papua New Guinea’s drought-hit highlands may die from lack of food and water, its director…

More winds in the new week – #WeatherRisks on Monday

Winds are sticking around to start the new week, this time from the westerly quarter in places – while there’s…

Monday’s national forecast

A brisk southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, mainly cloudy in the west with a few showers about. Sunnier…

NEW POLL: How are your spring allergies?

We asked about spring allergies in a poll at the end of winter, given the early start to spring conditions…