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Archives for November 2017

Monday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over New Zealand today spreading out from a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea bringing a mainly…

The big Picture on Monday

A ridge lies over New Zealand on Monday spreading out from a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea bringing a…

Australia: More Thunder Down Under

Severe weather season is definitely in full swing as every state proves likely to see a thunderstorm fire up in…

Poll Results (+NZ Soil Moisture Map) – Most Kiwis want more sun

The results of our latest poll show two things: 1) Most New Zealanders want sun over rain, and 2) There’s…

Sunday’s national forecast – A southerly flow kicking in for most

The sub-tropical low is no longer sub-tropical, as it tracks east of Gisborne today and continues to track SE away…

WeatherWatch: How is Summer shaping up in New Zealand weatherwise?

(originally published Monday) — Last week New Zealand’s media did the usual copy and paste of NIWA’s summer outlook. This…

Sub-tropical low brushing northern NZ, rain shifts a little further out to sea (+13 Maps)

It’s mainly dry across northern New Zealand today despite a deep low just off to the east coast with heavy…

Australia: Spring seesaw swinging slowly in Melbourne

Many Melburnians would be be happy to see some warmer weather in their forecast this week after the city’s longest…

Update: Northern rain mainly out at sea

As we’ve been saying all week there is a very fine line between rain and completely/mostly dry weather this weekend…

Saturday’s national forecast

Updated 5:47am — A deep low sits just off the northeastern side of the North Island today directing in a…