Archives for May 2011
“Mammoth” high heading towards New Zealand
What a week it’s been, with flooding in both islands, fog grounding dozens of flights in Auckland, record breaking deadly…
Floods, landslides, road chaos
Roads were closed, farms flooded and homes evacuated as heavy rain hammered much of New Zealand yesterday and overnight. Two…
Adelaide’s longest run of May cold in decades
As NZ heads towards it’s hottest May on record those in Adelaide are seeing the end of their coldest May…
POLL: Are you interested in the US tornadoes?
We have our own rough weather here in New Zealand today but at the same time far more severe conditions…
Latest North Island rain warnings
Here are the latest warnings by the government forecaster. These were valid at 11:30pm Thursday. Bay Of Plenty Heavy Rain…
Thursday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 22 at Napier. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Gore, Darfield. Kaitaia : 19 Whangarei…
US: Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes head north east
It’s an anxious time for those across America as dozens of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms rattle eastwards. Buildings have been…
Heavy rain leads to NI flooding
Reports of flooding are now coming in to WeatherWatch.co.nz as a band of sub-tropical rain drenches the North Island. Reader “Laura”…
Do you have reports of flooding?
As a rainstorm sets in across the North Island today we’re keen to hear from anyone who has seen, or heard…
May shaping up as hottest ever
A May which has produced floods, destructive storms and a lethal tornado is heading to be the hottest on record,…
