Archives for June 2010
Hurricanes + Oil Spill = what exactly?
Hurricane season has now officially started in the Atlantic – and with the massive oil leak still no resolved many…
Queens Birthday Travel Forecast
Conditions for holidaymakers heading off today look “Good” according to WeatherWatch.co.nz’s Queens Birthday weekend Travel Forecast.. A large high means…
Rain may ruin Queens Birthday holiday activities
Heavy rain may ruin Queen’s Birthday Monday for some people in the North Island as another large low barrels out of the…
A chance to dry out!
Finally after weeks of solid rain New Zealand is being given a breather – at least three or four days…
(Maps) Rain warnings on the way again?
UPDATED With so much heavy rain lately even a relatively short lived downpour could create serious surface flooding – and…
Amazing PHOTO: Spectacular sink hole swallows 3 storey building
This photo has been hugely popular so we thought we’d run it again. Despite it’s stunning shape the storm that…
Wednesday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Bay of Islands, Whangarei. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 4 at Manapouri Aero AWS….
How do El Nino & La Nina typically affect New Zealand?
During El Niño, New Zealand tends to experience stronger or more frequent winds from the west in summer, typically leading…
Clean up underway after deluge
The torrential rain which pounded several regions of the upper North Island yesterday including the Waikato, Coromandel Peninsula, Auckland and…
Severe Thunderstorm Warning lifted for Whakatane/Eastern BOP
All warnings lifted as of 12:13am, Wednesday.
