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Archives for March 2018

3 tropical storms surround Australia, a 4th possibly for Fiji & Tonga next week (+7 maps)

We’re in the peak of the Southern Hemisphere cyclone season with three active tropical cyclones affecting the Australian area alone…

Poll Results: Surprising number of New Zealanders still need more rain

Many parts of New Zealand have had a wetter than usual start to 2018, following on from a drier than…

Sunday’s national forecast – Downpours ease in the north, warmth returns to the south

A narrow front continues to slowly cross the North Island from west to east while West Coast downpours fade away…

Intense downpour and thunderstorm risk this weekend but the front is quite thin (+4 Maps)

A very narrow but intense area of weather lies just off the western coastline of Northland, Auckland and Waikato as…

Cyclone Iris forms near Vanuatu, may not move far in a week (+3 Maps)

Tropical Cyclone Iris has today formed just west of Vanuatu and while not a major storm the tropical low pressure…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

Low pressure hangs around New Zealand on Saturday bringing mainly unsettled weather. Unsettled conditions gradually moving away on Sunday leading…

Saturday’s national forecast

Low pressure hangs around New Zealand today bringing mainly unsettled weather. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentySunny spells and…

Only 117 years ’til this asteroid (possibly) hits planet earth

Chicken Little was right. In a very literal sense, the sky is falling. Not today and not tomorrow, but eventually….

Weather Video: Your Weekend weather plus a tropical storm update

The tropics are very active with three storm areas to focus on including one which may impact New Zealand at…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

Low pressure hangs around New Zealand on Friday and Saturday bringing mainly unsettled weather. Areas of rain about central New…