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Archives for August 2018

Climate plans are in pieces as killer northern hemisphere summer shreds records

By Angela Dewan, CNN — Deadly fires have scorched swaths of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, from California to Arctic…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Monday / Tuesday

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand today especially for the North Island. A weak ridge…

Monday’s national forecast

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand today especially for the North Island. Northland, Auckland, Waikato…

Monday’s weather outlook

A series of fronts and low pressure weakens over New Zealand on Monday especially for the North Island. Early showers…

Damaging winds possible along Australia’s southern coastline, weakens but reaches NZ this Tues/Weds

A considerably large low covers the Southern Ocean south of Australia and will bring strong winds across southern coastal Australia…

Sunday’s national forecast

A band of rain with nor’easters lies over East Cape and will spread westwards towards Waikato today and southwards towards…

Updated: 48 hour Rainfall Accumulation Map for New Zealand

An almost stationary front, located on the fringe of a strong high pressure system to NZ’s east, is staying along…

Australia / NZ: Rain returns amid favourable Southern Annular Mode (SAM)

A flurry of cold fronts will sweep across southern Australia during the next week, causing multiple bouts of rain, thunderstorms,…

Saturday’s national forecast

A large high is centred off to the southeast of the South Island today directing in an easterly quarter airflow…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Saturday / Sunday

A large high is centred off to the southeast of the South Island on Saturday and Sunday directing in an…