Archives for January 2016
Rain and showers – The Big Picture on Friday
On Friday we have a front moving off the upper South Island in the morning, before reaching the North Island…
Waikato water restrictions kick in
Waikato residents will only be allowed to use their sprinklers and watering systems on alternate days in two, two-hour windows…
Astronomy: Black hole ‘burps’ gas near earth
Black holes have long been known for “destroying” matter, with scientists usually referring to them as “eating” gas and stars….
Rainwatch for Jan 7th
Dry for much of today in most regions but by the end of the day the odd light shower may…
Rain moving in on the coast, & your Main Centre forecast on Thursday
Most of the country is looking at a relatively settled weather day – though heavy rain will move in to…
Thursday’s weather outlook
Mostly cloudy weather across New Zealand today with northerly quarter winds, a warm front in the Tasman Sea makes contact…
Much needed rain – The Big Picture on Thursday
A high departs New Zealand to the east, while a warm front moves into the Tasman Sea – extending out…
Aviation: And the world’s safest airline is…
It’s the annual announcement every nervous flier awaits with interest: AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline award. This year the aviation analysts have…
UK: Wind power grows in record numbers
Wind power provided enough electricity to meet the annual needs of more than 8.25 million UK homes last year, figures…
Rainwatch for Jan 6th – a heads up for Thursday and Friday
No rain or showers today as it’s mainly dry due to a large anticyclone. A heads up we have some…
