Archives for May 2011
“Historic” US floods – news plus video
Waging war against historic flooding in eight Midwestern and Southern states, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a spillway…
Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 21 at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands, Whangarei. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 9 at Manapouri Aero…
Weird Photos (3): Jet cuts line through Auckland cloud
For the many people that live near our biggest airports from time to time a passenger jet can be seen cutting through…
Rain warnings issued ahead of next deluge
Residents in Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau have today been issued with rain warnings as yet another Tasman Sea…
Tell us your most memorable weather moments
In the most recent Herald on Sunday Philip Duncan wrote about his top 10 most memorable weather moments – and now…
Fresh change in weather pattern coming
For almost three weeks now New Zealand has been under a dominant northerly flow which has caused record breaking heat…
Sharp shakes roll through Canty
A 5.3 aftershock just after 3 this morning woke many residents in Canterbury. It was centred near Rolleston at a…
‘We are in historic times’ – Epic flood hits USA
Bright skies over Memphis, Tennessee, belied a potential disaster Monday NZT as a surge of fast-moving water threatened the city…
Snow expected in parts of Australia
A cold front surging over eastern Australia mid-week looks set to yield a flurry of Autumn snow. This cold front…
Another deluge on the way, more flooding possible
WeatherWatch.co.nz is again advising residents and farmers in the upper North Island to prepare for possible slips and flooding as…
