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Archives for August 2020

VIDEO: Colder change sweeping north but sub-tropical winds late week

Snow has briefly fallen to low levels in the South Island as a cold southerly change heads north to mark…

RainWatch – Rain for the South Island spreads into the North Island this afternoon / evening

The odd light shower for the western North Island today, turning to rain about the lower North Island this afternoon…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A cold front pushes northwards over New Zealand today, northwesterlies ahead of the front, cold south to southwesterly winds in…

Temperature trends – Cold southwesterlies later this evening for the far south

What has been warm temperatures for the South Island will get replaced tonight and tomorrow by cold south to southwesterly…

NEW: ClimateWatch – How the month of September is shaping up (+8 Maps)

We’ve issued our next climate update for New Zealand for the month of September and it shows a classic spring…

PHOTO: Layer upon layer upon layer! Stunning cloud over NZ’s South Island

Pilot Geoff Beckett says in 20 years of flying he has never seen a cloud like this. Neither have we…

VIDEO: NEW – Climate Update for the month of September

We have our monthly climate update and as we take a look at September we can see an ‘air pressure…

VIDEO: Spring kicks off with a cool change – then high pressure

Many places are warmer than average for the last day of winter but the first two days of spring kick…

RainWatch – Rain builds in the west then spreading north on Tuesday

A west to northwesterly airflow builds over New Zealand today, most places are dry in the North Island but a…

Monday’s national forecast

A westerly quarter airflow lies over New Zealand today, quite spring like in nature and considering September is tomorrow this…