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Archives for February 2017

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Friday

A ridge lies over the North Island on Friday, northwesterlies over the South Island with a front over the lower…

Australia heatwave sees highs approach 50 degrees C, warnings issued

Brace yourself, Australia: it’s going to be like an oven out there for large swathes of the country. Parts of…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Thu, Fri, Sat

A southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island during today, meanwhile a front within this flow moves off to the…

Rain soaks some parts of the dry north, misses others

A narrow but substantial band of rain formed over the Upper North Island overnight and while the bulk is at…

Thursday’s national forecast

A southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island today, meanwhile a front within this flow moves off to the northeast….

Upper North Island: Motorists – watch out for Summer Ice next 24 hours

As downpours develop in the upper North Island there’s something motorists have to seriously watch out for – Summer Ice. …

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Thursday

A southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island during Thursday, meanwhile a front within this flow moves off to the…

Upper North Island: Patchy rain moves in – we track the expected heavier falls

Patchy rain, with a mixture of light and heavy falls, is moving across the upper North Island this afternoon and…

Taranaki’s wet summer confirmed by Regional Council

If you live in Taranaki and think it’s been wet so far this year then you’re right. Figures just released…

Cooler change sweeping across New Zealand

It’s fair to say that lately eastern, northern and inland NZ have been hot, with highs in the mid 30s day…