Archives for May 2012
Looking ahead
Quiet weather will be settling in for the next several days. A large ridge of high pressure will slowly move…
NZ weather promotion
Not everywhere in the world is weather a talking factor of the day, as in some tropical climates the…
Phil’s weekly column – Autumn is here, winter is not
I first noticed the sound on my bedroom windows at 12:30am on Thursday. It sounded like the tiniest of stones…
Weather becoming settled for a time
Time for some settled weather to develop over the country, the current southwesterly airflow should ease today in most areas…
Critical southwesterly airflows
Today over the country we have a southwesterly airflow, and it is quite interesting how a small change in the…
Storm chase on Tuesday in Canterbury
We’ve certainly had a thundery time across the country due to this depression that formed in the Tasman Sea then…
How wintry is it by you this morning?
How is it where you are this morning? A very winter-like morning is under way across the country. A cold…
Friday’s national forecast
The cold south-west flow will continue across the country today. Icy gales are expected for the deep south. Snow will…
How many scary asteroids out there? A lot, says NASA
A new NASA project says there are roughly 4,700 “potentially hazardous asteroids” – give or take 1,500 – with orbits…
Wintry conditions expected to continue in the deep south
The persistent south-westerly flow will keep things very wintry over the deep south tonight and tomorrow. Snow flurries are expected…
