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Archives for January 2017

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Monday

A westerly airflow lies over New Zealand on Monday, a warm front passes over the lower South Island in the…

New Zealand Summer: Why are we waiting?

It’s a hot topic debating the start of summer – some believe it should be hot by December 1, others…

POLL RESULTS: Nearly a third of kiwis using heating in mid summer!

Well it’s been an unusually chilly start to 2017 in some parts of the country – and we’ve been keeping…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy skies in the west with a shower or two possible. Winds fairly breezy from the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Sunday

A southwesterly airflow continues to sit over New Zealand on Sunday while an anticyclone is centred in the Tasman Sea….

Saturday’s national forecast

North Island Cloud and the chance of a shower for western parts of the North Island then drying out in…

Your Week in Weather Headlines – What’s been making news this week

The second week of the new year has certainly brought some big headlines – with 2016 taking on a new…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Saturday

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Saturday, a weakening front passes over the North Island in the morning….

2016 “hottest year ever” around the globe – Climate Agencies

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre. While not…

RainWatch – Friday 6th January

Westerlies today ahead of a front which moves onto the lower South Island late morning reaching the lower North Island…