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Archives for February 2018

Where the heaviest rain is going to fall over the next few days (+4 Maps)

Heavy rainfall has been observed in both islands over the weekend, mainly over the central and western North Island and…

Narrow but sometimes heavy rain band lingering over North Island next few days

The rain band that brought flooding to isolated parts of Auckland on Sunday and saw big totals in spots around…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A front lingers over the North Island today and on Tuesday in a very humid northerly quarter airflow. Meanwhile the…

Monday’s national forecast

A front lingers over the North Island today, especially the upper half in a very humid northerly airflow. Meanwhile the…

Severe Cyclone Gita to track over southern Tonga, later Norfolk Island & NZ area (+8 Maps)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita is a Category 3 storm as it starts to curve towards southern Tonga today and Monday….

How much more Rain is coming Sunday/Monday? We break it down for you (+5 Maps)

New Zealand is smothered in moisture-rich subtropical air creating low cloud, fog, mist, drizzle and areas of quite heavy rain. This set…

Poll Results: Many parts of NZ go from too dry to very wet in just a month

What a difference from the start of summer to the middle part as we’ve switched from super dry to very…

Sunday’s national forecast – wet and humid for many

The humid sub-tropical airflow continues today with more drizzle, patchy rain and cloud. There will be more heavy falls today…

Tropical Cyclone Gita now a ‘Severe’ Cat 3 storm, Cat 4 expected (+6 Maps)

UPDATED 10:20pm — Gita is now a ‘Severe’ Category 3 Tropical Cyclone and is forecast to grow into a Category…

Australia: Temperatures soar into the mid 40s, no immediate cool down for many (+4 Maps)

Hot and dry conditions will persist over the eastern half of Australia (except tropics) thanks to relatively calm winds. The…