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Archives for February 2018

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

Cyclone Gita approaches fast on Tuesday with its centre moving over the upper South Island overnight. Gita moves over the…

Cyclone Gita – Where the worst of the wind and rain will likely be (+7 Maps)

Cyclone Gita remains a ‘low end’ Category 2 Tropical Cyclone in the Tasman Sea and will reach New Zealand by…

More details on Cyclone Gita as it approaches NZ (+7 Maps)

Tropical Cyclone Gita remains a Category 2 storm and is located in the central/northern Tasman Sea. Winds are sustained in…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A front pushes northwards and weakens over the South Island today meanwhile the North Island is under a ridge of…

Monday’s national forecast

A front pushes northwards and weakens over the South Island today meanwhile the North Island is under a ridge of…

Latest tracking map & details on Gita’s 48 hour path to New Zealand

Tropical Cyclone Gita remains a Category 2 storm with winds sustained at around 100km/h gusting 120km/h out at sea. The storm…

Cyclone Gita: A tricky twist in the forecast, plus more FAQs (+10 Maps)

Extensive Coverage — Cyclone Gita is now a strong Category 2 Tropical Cyclone with central air pressure of 975hPa and…

Cyclone Gita: The latest thinking on rainfall totals across New Zealand (+4 maps)

We still have a another day or so to lock this in but here’s the first detailed thinking of rainfall…

Hot Sunday for eastern NZ

The mercury will climb into the 30s today in the east of New Zealand with Hawke’s Bay likely to be…

Sunday’s national forecast

A weak area of high pressure remains over the country with Cyclone Gita well out to sea in the Tasman…