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Archives for June 2021

VIDEO: Big high pressure for NZ as lows surround Aussie

High pressure will cover NZ until Monday bringing light winds and often clear skies. This means daytime temperatures will have…

Thursday’s national forecast – Anticyclone settles in (+10 maps)

An anticyclone settles in over New Zealand today, this high takes up residency through till early next week bringing a…

VIDEO: ClimateWatch – Outlook for July

High pressure kicks off July with mostly dry and settled weather – but it’s not going to stay that way…

ClimateWatch – How JULY is shaping up (+12 Maps)

We’re now exactly halfway through 2021 (what!?) and July is kicking off on a very settled note…but will it last?…

Colder nights ahead, frosts as far north as the Bombays

The polar snap has gone but the cold air left behind will be locked in by high pressure drifting in…

VIDEO: Powerful high pressure now rolling in – colder nights, milder days

The polar blast is over but high pressure rolling in will bring colder nights with frosts in both islands –…

Wednesday’s national forecast – SW airflow eases (+10 maps)

A southwesterly airflow eases over the country today as a ridge of high pressure pushes in, extending out from an…

VIDEO: Polar blast moves into the North Island, but powerful high pressure by Friday

The main southerly blast is today pushing into the North Island with heavy snow about the ranges and Central Plateau…

Tuesday’s forecast – Wintry SW airflow, big eastern waves, details on snow levels (+14 Maps)

Updated 8:44am — A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today. A very wintry day on the way…

Snow falls in parts of Dunedin as Southern Ocean storm sends rough weather into NZ (+Maps & Photos)

Winter is taking a firm grip of the South Island tonight and is heading northwards. The main pulse of Antarctic…