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Extensive 2020 Review: The top weather headlines and weather images
We take a look back at the biggest weather news headlines, images and our personal thoughts of 2020. These stories…
Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!
New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically a few mountainous islands stuck…
What NZ’s earthquake fault lines and our weather have in common
There is a strong connection between the weather and major fault lines. In fact, New Zealand’s most extreme weather often…
NZ’s ‘weird winter’ continues with huge highs doing more good than harm next week ahead (+7 Maps)
Winter 2020 is proving to be weird, even if you’re waiting for the winter solstice to officially say winter is…
Education: Some cloud, just to cap it off…
New Zealand has all the ingredients to make the perfect cap cloud, those ethereal, wispy blobs sitting plonked on top…
Winter daylight hours all about the angles
Have you ever wondered what it would do to our weather if New Zealand was orientated due north-south, rather than…
Altocumulus – a real show-stopper
It’s the show pony of the skies – and if you keep an eye out over the next week as…
Most of the complaints we get are ridiculous! Here are some tips to reduce weather surprises
Imagine planning a drive through Auckland City by measuring the distance only and not factoring in traffic. Weather complaints are…
Cloud Graphs: Distinctive dorsal fin shapes reveal daily morning cloud will burn off
For those who use the cloud and fog forecasting graphs and data at RuralWeather.co.nz, you may have noticed a pattern…
The Swiss Cheese Effect – How to read NZ’s Seasonal/Monthly forecasts and get more from them
We all know the generic forecast that often gets it wrong. “A dry weekend” says the weather – then you…
