Archives for January 2016
Earth’s 29 ‘billion dollar disasters’ of 2015 (+GRAPHICS)
Earth had a tough year for billion-dollar weather-related natural disasters in 2015, with 29–the fourth most since accurate accounting began…
Saturday’s national forecast
Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty Mostly sunny with light winds in the morning, afternoon Sea Breezes. There may be…
Video: Weekend weather update & the latest on Cyclone Victor
There’s plenty of cloud around the country heading into the weekend, while Cyclone Victor still dominates the satellite images of…
Astronomy: Potential 9th planet found
The solar system may host a ninth planet that is about 10 times bigger than Earth and orbiting far beyond…
Victor to unravel near the North Island (+4 Maps)
Cyclone Victor is continuing as it did yesterday in a slow track towards New Zealand – and WeatherWatch.co.nz maintains the…
Hot and unstable – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Friday
An area of instability is developing from Northland, right through to the Bay Of Plenty, bringing a chance of heavy…
Friday’s national forecast
A northwesterly airflow lies over most of New Zealand today while a ridge lies over Auckland and Northland. Quite warm…
Another east/west split – The Big Picture on Thursday
On Friday we have a northwesterly airflow over most of the New Zealand, while a ridge sits over the upper…
Wednesday’s Weather Video – Victor weakens
Cyclone Victor is weakening, currently rated a category 2 level storm, as it heads down towards New Zealand waters past…
VIDEO: 2015 officially the ‘hottest year on record’
Last year’s global average temperature was the hottest ever by the widest margin on record, two US government agencies say,…
