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Archives for May 2018

Cold start to Saturday but even colder air coming Sunday to Tuesday

Temperatures have dropped below zero across parts of the South Island and the North Island is mostly in single digits…

Saturday’s national forecast

A cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a cold front within this flow hits the lower South Island…

Southerly to get colder across New Zealand this Sunday and Monday, much drier next week

Today might be the second big cold blast of the week but it won’t actually be until Sunday and Monday…

Weather Video: Getting colder this weekend, even colder next week

Hail and isolated thunderstorms will affect the western and northern North Island for the remainder of Friday but this weekend…

MAPS x 5: Rain & snow accumulation + wind, swells & temperatures

The start of the second cold blast this week is only just getting going. Friday is the ‘warmer’ side of…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A large low pressure system is centred to the east of New Zealand today slowly rotating a cold southwesterly airflow…

Friday’s national forecast

A large low pressure system is centred to the east of New Zealand today slowly rotating a cold southwesterly airflow…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A large low pressure system is centred to the east of New Zealand on Friday slowly rotating a cold southwesterly…

Rain, snow, gales, hail, thunder, isolated tornadoes & big beautiful sunshine – 2nd blast is arriving (+5 Maps)

The next burst of severe weather is pushing into New Zealand with more gales, snow, rain, thunder, hail, isolated tornadoes…

Special Video Update on second cold blast for New Zealand

Another cold blast is moving back up the country over the next 36 to 48 hours and will see more…