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Archives for December 2021

Cyclone Ruby now directly hitting New Caledonia as tropical downpours erupt over NZ (+Maps & Animations)

Damaging winds and torrential rain will be impacting the western side of New Caledonia in the next couple of hours…

Tuesday’s national forecast – It’s getting wet (+10 maps)

A humid northerly airflow lies over the North Island today bringing rain, rain may be heavy in spots especially from…

VIDEO: Special update on Cyclone Ruby: New Caledonia, Vanuatu, NZ

Category 2 Cyclone Ruby may reach “severe” Cat 3 status tonight as it makes a direct to New Caledonia. We…

It’s beginning to feel a lot like La Nina! A Tropical Cyclone, heavy rain, high humidity (+7 Maps)

Tropical Cyclone Ruby is now a Category 2 tropical storm and has potential to reach ‘severe’ Cat 3 status within…

Monday’s national forecast – Heavy downpours possible in the north (+10 maps)

Very humid for the North Island today with northerly quarter winds, downpours possible for some parts of the North Island….

Tropical Cyclone RUBY forms in Coral Sea: New Caledonia, Vanuatu & New Zealand in tracking (+4 Maps)

Updated 8:26pm Sunday — Australian forecasters have named the storm in the Coral Sea “Ruby” after reaching tropical cyclone status…

Low pressure over NZ likely to weaken Cyclone Ruby – but also boost NZ’s rainfall (+6 Maps)

We have a complicated set up this week. A tropical cyclone exiting the tropics will link arms with a larger…

USA tornado outbreak – Kentucky governor believes death toll will be over 100 people and “could rise significantly”

CNN — A major tornado outbreak in the United States overnight has left dozens feared dead. At least 30 tornadoes…

Sunday’s forecast: Wet in the NI with a cooler southerly for many, except the very north (+8 Maps)

Rain moves into the North Island today while a colder southerly spreads over the South Island and up the lower…

Nearby lows may siphon energy from expected tropical cyclone – may mean more rain for NZ

A tropical depression moving over the Coral Sea this weekend is forecast to become a tropical cyclone and may reach…