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Archives for July 2016

Angry scenes across New Zealand today (+5 Photos)

Gale force winds, hurricane force winds, polar air and sub-tropical air – it’s certainly a busy weekend! Today the wild…

Snow falls in Dunedin, lower South Island, Gales blast other parts of NZ (+6 Photos)

Updated 3:37pm — Snow has been falling to 100m or so around Southland and now snow is falling to a…

Think our winter is bad? Spare a thought for Kuwait – at 53C, a new record breaking temperature! (+PICS)

In the middle of winter it’s an unfathomable idea for some, but temperatures in Kuwait reached 54C last week, a…

NEW POLL: What is the MAIN service you use on WeatherWatch.co.nz?

This week we thought we’d switch our poll up a little bit, and put our own website under the spotlight!…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Early rain with heavy falls for some easing to showers and perhaps a few sunny spells, winds…

Cold southern air, warm sub-tropical air & gales

Cold air from around Antarctica was mixing into the airflow spreading up the South Island on Saturday evening while warmer…

POLL RESULTS: One third of kiwis yet to fly in 2016

Maybe it’s simply an indication of how obsessed with aviation we are here at WeatherWatch.co.nz, but the results of this…

What needs to happen for temps to reach 20 degrees today?

A warmer than usual air flow for late July is currently moving over the North Island and some parts of…

Heatwaves, a tornado and a new season – What’s been making Weather Headlines this week

Another wild and windy week for New Zealand – as the westerly “sprinter” system (a hybrid of windy spring and…

Saturday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, a front works it’s way northwards over the South Island this afternoon…