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Archives for August 2020

Temperature trends – Disturbed weather can’t cool down

Conditions are a little disturbed tonight due to a cold front pushing in from the west and onto the western…

VIDEO: Two cold changes coming, gales too – but for mid-winter it’s not too bad

A surge of colder south to southwest winds moves across NZ this Saturday and eases into Sunday. On Monday another…

RainWatch – Rain moves in from the west

A warm northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front in the Tasman Sea pushes onto the West Coast…

Thursday’s national forecast

A north to northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front curling into a low in the Tasman Sea…

VIDEO: Two cold snaps for NZ coming

It’s warmer than average for the next couple days but a colder change is coming on Friday – and another…

Temperature trends – Departing ridge brings cooler than average overnight lows for some in the north

A ridge of high pressure clinging to the North Island brings cooler than average overnight lows for some tonight, central…

RainWatch – Quite dry again today but rain is on the horizon

Mainly dry for the North Island today, risk of an isolated shower later this afternoon for Northland. There may be…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A broad ridge of high pressure lies over New Zealand today, gradually weakening over the South Island as a northerly…

Temperature trends – Settled but frosts mostly kept at bay tonight, warm tomorrow

Mainly anticyclonic conditions for New Zealand tonight, usually in winter anticyclones lead to frosts but this time around we have…

VIDEO: Warmer weather to give way to windy wintry Saturday

Temperatures will be several degrees above normal in parts of NZ for the next few days but a wintry change…