Archives for May 2012
North Island rumbles as South Island braces for cold
Big booms of thunder rattled homes across parts of the North Island last night and a small tornado damaged properties in…
Twister rips through Bay of Plenty beach
A twister ripped through Papamoa Beach last night, lifting up roof tiles and causing damage to property. Fire crews from…
Sydney’s coldest weather of the year, record challenging dry
Sydney had a chilly Mothers Day and start to the working week, with its coldest temperatures since Spring. Sydney only…
Tuesday’s national forecast
The large low in the Tasman Sea continues to push across the country. That means another day of heavy showers,…
Severe Weather Video: Thunderstorms, tornado, heavy rain risk
WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan says a large low continues to churn offshore to our south west. Showers are…
Thunderstorms, downpours, approach upper North Island
Another band of thundery rain/showers is approaching the western North Island from Taranaki to Northland, including Auckland and brings a…
Violent weather pushes into Taranaki with waterspout and hail
Unpredictable and violent are two words forecasters are using to describe the weather around Taranaki and the western half of the…
Column: All quiet and peaceful when thick fog rolls in
Aucklanders and other North Islanders watched late in the evening as fog rolled in. They rose on Thursday morning to…
Big Low: Thunder, heavy rain, tornado risk & gales
A storm in the Southern Ocean is moving into the Tasman Sea and will cross new Zealand bringing the risk of thunder, small…
Monday’s national forecast
A cloudy day for most of the country today with rain in the west, showers turning to rain in the…
