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Archives for October 2016

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Wednesday

A front moves over the upper South Island in the morning then over the North Island as a whole during…

Death tolls from Matthew rise in both USA & Haiti

Hurricane Matthew’s death toll continues to climb across both the United States and Haiti. Rescue crews in the US Carolinas…

Weather Video (Tues) – Low forming over NZ later this week

A cold front is approaching the South Island with heavy rain as winds switch from sub-tropical northerlies to Southern Ocean…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather Highlights across NZ for next 3 days

Fairly tame across the North Island today, a front sits over the lower South Island from early morning then slowly…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island today while a ridge slowly loses its grip over the North…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Tuesday

A ridge slowly slips away from the North Island tomorrow, although it clings on long enough to bring mainly settled…

Another weekend coming & another northern low coming

Eastern parts of the South Island remain drier than average while northern New Zealand is getting sick of the wet…

Minister Steven Joyce cagey over Dominion Post questions re: NIWA & MetService double up

Our tax dollars fund public weather services – but are we missing out because our forecasters have to make money?…

Video: Imagine being on this 737! Strong crosswinds cause go-around

A terrifying video of a Boeing aircraft aborting its landing was captured in Prague as the plane went up against…

Weather Video (Mon) – The next spring front heads to NZ

We’re clearly caught up in some spring weather at the moment with a real variety coming at the country in…