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Thursday’s national forecast
The antarctic door well and truly opens up to the south and east of the South Island today. Heavy rain…
Photos from Scott Base, where our wintry blast originated!
This week WeatherWatch.co.nz reported that the cold blast over New Zealand was originating from Antarctica – in fact from Scott…
Photos (3): Tornado south of Hamilton
Updated – new photos – A tornado has been seen in the Waikato community of Paterangi, just south of Hamilton…
Snowstorm advice from Civil Defence
In a snowstorm, the primary concerns are the potential loss of heat, power and telephone service, and a shortage of…
VIDEO – Weather Special: Why snow storms are tricky to forecast
WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan talks about this particular winter storm – who is most exposed, how our mountains…
Wednesday night’s national forecast
Rain tonight for most of the South Island, heavy at times with snow to low levels, possible sea level in…
Video: Philip Duncan updates us on the winter storm
A significant winter storm is set to bring severe weather to both islands of New Zealand over the next 72…
Polar blast coming in – Latest time line
Updated 8:50am — The major Antarctic blast is now well on its way to hitting New Zealand – but the…
Wednesday’s national forecast
Cold southerlies start moving onto the South Island today with rain, snow lowering to low levels in the far south…
Tuesday night’s national forecast
Our large complex low pressure system will start to shift eastwards overnight, slowly opening the gates to the cold southerly…
