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SPRING STORM 24 HOURS FROM LANDFALL
The centre of our next spring storm is about 24 hours from making landfall and as today continues those northerlies…
HEAT, GALES, SNOW – OUR WEEK AHEAD!
Conditions look set to be “all over the place” this week as yet another spring storm moves in. Head weather…
Daily Debrief – SUNDAY
Todays highest temperature was 24 at Alexandra. The lowest high went to Invercargill again on 14. Click “Read More” for…
TOUGH OL’ PLANE BRAVES TOUGH WINDS
Taken yesterday (Saturday) as DC3 – ZK AMY was preparing to taxi onto the runway at Invercargill airport despite the gale force winds. …
WELLINGTON GALES CAUSE DAMAGE
Winds of up to 140km/h hammered Wellington city yesterday, lifting roofs, cutting power, rolling cars and disrupting flights. Central Fire Communications…
BLOG : Did MetService Get It Wrong?
We’ve had a lot of feedback on this blog – a few comments online (see “Comments” below) but plenty more sent…
Daily Debrief – SATURDAY
The gale force nor’westers bumped temperatures up today across eastern areas of the South Island. A southerly moved through this…
GALES UPDATE
4:45pm Update Gales are now affecting a number of main centres right across New Zealand. Winds are gale force in…
SPRING STORM MOVES UP NZ
A moderate spring storm is moving up New Zealand today. There are a number of wind and rain warnings. They…
MetService shrugs off Far North mayor’s icy blast
Each year the MetService aims to detect and warn of at least 75 per cent of all significant wind,…
