Archives for September 2016
Weather closes in across NZ – Gales in Dunedin, rain in west, warm in north
A low from Sydney is deepening in the Tasman Sea today and as it moves closer to the South Island…
USA: Earthquake rattles Oklahoma, six neighboring states
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the…
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Mostly cloudy with the odd light shower, rain moves in late afternoon or evening then eases overnight…
Poll Results: New Zealanders say Winter 2016 was ‘pretty good’ overall
New Zealanders are giving the 2016’s run of warmer than average weather a big “thumbs up” according to our latest…
Your Weekend Weather Video (and look at next week)
A low from Australia will move into NZ on Sunday bringing heavy rain to the West Coast and rain and…
Quiet weather for September’s first Saturday, Sunday windier & wetter
Updated 2:30pm — It’s a fairly settled day across the country as air pressure systems shift around a bit, easing…
USA: Tens of millions in path of tropical storm
Happening Now — Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida with a furious mix of rain, whistling winds and surging waves —…
Saturday’s national forecast
A southwesterly airflow eases over New Zealand today while a ridge of high pressure moves in. Mainly settled conditions. Northland,…
Visit our GeoNet page – track live quakes, view live tsunami charts
Following the Canterbury earthquakes earlier this decade WeatherWatch.co.nz worked closely with GeoNet to ensure quality reporting – and fast turn…
New Zealand Civil Defence rejects they were too slow at communicating to public
The New Zealand Herald on Friday interviewed the CEO of Civil Defence – and her response is yet another defensive…
