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Archives for April 2020

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A front moves over the North Island on Wednesday, a period of calm further south before another front moves into…

VIDEO: Special Video: Severe Cyclone Harold + NZ’s Easter Weekend update

Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold remains a Category 5 storm after twice making landfall in Vanuatu on Monday. The storm will…

Easter Weekend: High pressure + stormy low pressure creates squash zone of wind (+12 Maps)

The Southern Ocean will be stormy this weekend but latest modelling shows high pressure will not give up easily, pushing…

Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold makes 2 landfalls in Vanuatu, Tonga may be next

Updated Tues AM: Cyclone Harold remains Category 5 and last night made a second landfall in Vanuatu. Now Tonga may…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile a front pushes northwards over the South Island bringing in a…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today meanwhile a front pushes northwards over the South Island bringing in a…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday

A ridge lies over the North Island on Tuesday meanwhile a front pushes northwards over the South Island bringing in…

VIDEO: Special Update: Severe Cyclone Harold + NZ’s Easter blast

We have a detailed update on Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold as it makes landfall(s) in Vanuatu today. We…

Unsettled Easter: Some high pressure to limit northern severity but still a serious low to monitor

A deep low in the Southern Ocean (with similar air pressure to Cyclone Harold right now) will be tracking past…

‘It doesn’t get much worse than this’ – Category 5 Cyclone Harold aiming for Vanuatu today (+10 Maps)

A worst case scenario is unfolding for Vanuatu today with Cyclone HAROLD reaching Cat 5 overnight, the highest level on…