VIDEO: Friday update on Cyclone Yasa & NZ’s forecast right up to Christmas Day
18/12/2020 10:27am
> From the WeatherWatch archives
Severe Cyclone Yasa is now a Category 3 cyclone (at the time of recording this it was still Cat 4) and is heading away from Fiji across Friday then towards Tonga on Saturday.
We cover the latest tracking and forecast.
We then continue on tracking the remnants of Yasa and how it might impact New Zealand at Christmas time.
*Please note, this was supposed to be our final video of 2020, but we’ll be back again next Monday and Wednesday with two extra videos before Christmas, to cover what Yasa might do and if it may impact Christmas Day (or beyond).
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Barrie Marsh on 21/12/2020 7:28am
Phil Thanks for all your hard work over the year and your early morning rises to put a fab report together so well and warmly presented. Do enjoy your festive season and look forward to your in depth information in 2021. Thanks to for the extra reports this week. Take care Barrie
WW Forecast Team on 21/12/2020 9:19pm
Hey Barrie thanks very much for the kind words of support, they mean a great deal to me in this very public role! Am already looking forward to returning next year once I’ve had a rest after this exhausting year! No worries for this week either – I love making the vids 🙂
All the best for 2021 (and thanks for the other message to Aaron and the team too).
Cheers
Phil D
Angela Vincent on 19/12/2020 7:25am
Philip i think you do an absolutely fantastic job – thank you so much for explaining the weather in such a brilliant way. Have a very merry Xmas and may 2021 be a fantastic year for you.
Lisa Wintle on 19/12/2020 8:29am
Awesome thankyou!