> From the WeatherWatch archives
With all the talk of lows forming around New Zealand at the moment we thought we’d show you the latest long range maps.
These long range models are courtesy GrADS, COLA/IGES
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Peter Lane on 22/11/2010 11:53pm
And here was the Met Office telling us all the anticyclones would scarper to Otago until April!
Dave on 23/11/2010 7:40am
That quote is being taken out of context yet again. What they meant was that from December onwards the North Island would not see anticyclonic dominance as is the case at the moment. So try not to give them a hard time if there’s a week of clear hot weather in January 😉