Archives for August 2010
International weather quiz
This quiz is one with an international flavour. How many do you think you can answer?We’ll provide the answers in…
Rugby escapes the cold and wet
Christchurch surprised many people with a mainly dry night for the big game between the All Blacks and the Wallabies…
Rain and snow warnings issued across NZ
Heavy rain and snow warnings have today been issued across New Zealand as a developing low pressure system crossed the…
Saturday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 17 at Gisborne Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 5 at Manapouri Aero AWS, Queenstown, Alexandra …
Pakistan says 12 million people affected by floods
Chachran Sharif, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, is one of many villages, towns and cities across Pakistan reeling from torrential monsoon…
Richard’s rant
As a weather enthusiast ( ok weather nut!) one thing I find continually frustrating is the constant change of our…
Standby for action
A cold and wet weekend is likely for much of the south, as chilly southerlies are set to move up…
Severe weather watch: Heavy snow and rain on the way
A cold south easterly wind flow is going to see temperature plummet in the South Island this weekend as reported…
Friday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 18 at Gisborne. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Alexandra. Kaitaia : 16 Whangarei :…
NASA Image: Wildfires in Eastern Siberia
Fires raged in eastern Siberia in late July 2010, sending a plume of thick smoke hundreds of kilometers wide over…
