Your web browser (Internet Explorer) is out of date. Some things will not look right and things might not work properly. Please download an up-to-date and free browser from here.

Archives for December 2019

Before & after photos (x6) show White Island eruption captured by GNS cameras

At 2:10pm the volcano images at GeoNet show sunny blue skies over White Island. The violent eruption was a minute…

VIDEO: White Island weather update + NZ forecast to Saturday

We track the weather conditions around Bay of Plenty and White Island plus wind flows in the coming days. We…

Smoke smothers Sydney again, air pollution levels rocket (+Maps, Photo)

Australia has lighter winds over the fires but that is keeping smoke stuck over Sydney and other large parts of…

White Island death toll at 5, with 8 still missing + latest forecast

UPDATED 8:10am — The death toll at White Island / Whakaari in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region remains at…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

An anticyclone covers New Zealand today bringing fairly settled weather. High pressure brings mainly settled conditions on Wednesday, a chance…

Tuesday’s national forecast

Mainly anticyclonic for New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyMostly sunny after any…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

Mainly anticyclonic for New Zealand on Tuesday bringing mainly settled weather. Mainly settled across New Zealand on Tuesday, morning showers…

Past 7 days rainfall + How much rain is coming this week (+5 Maps)

Some parts of NZ are drenched others are much drier and in need of rain. A several day deluge has…

Clearer skies, cooler air returns to NZ – drier trends return too (+8 Maps)

A cold front on Sunday delivered deluges across the North Island, helped clear smokey skies up and ushered the sub-tropical…

VIDEO: Clearer air for NZ, cooler nights ahead, but dry theme returns

We have a refreshing start to the working week with below average overnight lows, more normal daytime highs and dry…