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Archives for August 2021

Saturday’s national forecast – Rain the north, perhaps a PM T/Storm (+10 maps)

A front moves off the top of the South Island and North Island to the east this afternoon and with…

VIDEO: Extreme global weather for Friday Aug 27

We track 4 tropical storms around America, temperatures close to 50C/120F in the Middle East, the largest low on earth…

Rainfall Maps for NZ & Aussie next few days (+4 Maps, +2 Animations)

Our high-res IBM rainfall and snow maps paint a picture of pockets of heavy rain across parts of NZ and…

VIDEO: NZ and Australia – Temperature ups and downs as lows track by

We have your weekend forecast and the outlook for the start of next week across NZ and Australia as lows…

Friday’s national forecast – Front pushes in from the west (+8 maps)

A front pushes in from the Tasman Sea into western parts of New Zealand today, rain for western regions, spits…

Updated Rainfall totals as Aussie low moves closer to NZ (+2 Maps)

A large but fairly weak low is moving across the Tasman Sea and will bring some rain to NZ over…

Temperatures about to drop after warmer than normal week (+4 Maps, 6 Graphs)

A colder more wintry change is moving back into NZ on Friday after a warmer than average week for many…

VIDEO: Low pressure moving in & falling apart over NZ

A low from Sydney is trying to reach NZ but is slow moving due to blocking highs on two sides…

Thursday’s national forecast – Showers West Coast and far south (+10 maps)

A northerly airflow lies over the South Island today with a front approaching from the west in the Tasman Sea…

VIDEO: Global Extreme Weather for Wednesday Aug 25

There are 5 tropical areas to focus on around North America, some big downpours across Indonesia and Asia and fantastic…