Archives for August 2009
POLL: Are you interested in the Atlantic Hurricane season?
With WeatherWatch.co.nz marking the long waited firing up of the Atlantic Hurricane season we’re asking you just how interested you are in…
If you could name a storm what would you call it?
With all the talk of hurricanes and typhoons lately and our story yesterday about hurricane names we were wondering –…
How a hurricane is made
We often hear about terms like Typhoon, Hurricane, Cyclone, Tropical Depression and Tropical Storm. So what do they all mean? And…
2009 Atlantic & Pacific Storm Names
Here’s a list of the upcoming storm names for the Atlantic and Pacific. The Atlantic ones are most likely to…
FRIDAY HIGHS
Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Kapiti, Lower Hutt. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Darfield. Kaitaia : 18…
Drought cost almost $3 billion
An almost $3 billion price tag is being put on the 2007-2008 drought. Agriculture Minister David Carter has released a…
Atlantic storm season about to tip
The scales are about to tip with the Atlantic Hurricane season as a broad area of low pressure and thunderstorms…
What’s happening across New Zealand
Rain is moving across northern New Zealand this morning as a complex low pressure system moves down from the north. …
Rain warnings issued
Rain warnings have this morning been issued for northern parts of the North Island as a developing low moves down…
Rain moving in
Low air pressure moving down from the sub-tropics today is set to bring heavy rain into north and north eastern…
