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VIDEO – Yet another scrappy weekend
It might be Winter now but the weather pattern looks stuck on Autumn mode with changeable conditions this weekend. Rain,…
Extremes – NZ a year ago
There was more than a 20 degree range in temperatures this time last year as warm temperatures took hold over…
Blossom already?
Although we’ve only just begun winter and finished up with the first week of the coldest season today it seems…
Friday’s national forecast
Friday still appears largely settled and frosts are greeting quite a few of us this morning.A few showers rather unexpectedly…
US – Tornado toll continues to rise
The death toll from tornadoes and subsequent flooding late last week in Oklahoma has reached 20, a day after it…
Thursday night looking crisp
Thursday night could be a crunchy one for much of the nation as clear skies and mostly light winds are…
Snow – Why measure it in cm?
Recently a reader at WeatherWatch asked why is it that rain is measured in millimetres and yet snow is recorded in centimetres?…
Why forecasters that use “fine” are lazy
One of the main objectives we have at WeatherWatch.co.nz is to communicate the weather better than other forecasters do. We…
Thursday’s national forecast
The high is the most prominent weather feature today across the country but eastern areas of the North Island could…
Wednesday sunny for southerners
Frosts were more than noticeable first thing this morning over southern New Zealand with temperatures well below zero in Dunedin…
