Archives for August 2012
Heavy rain update
Low pressure, currently centred right over central New Zealand, will continue to bring heavy rain to parts of the country….
Monday’s national forecast
A mix of cloudy and sunny areas for most in the North Island today, expect the odd shower at times…
Your Monday outlook
It will be difficult to find a dry slice of Aotearoa tomorrow. Heavy rain will be likely for Christchurch and…
An unsettled week ahead for many
The low currently driving our wet weather will make its way across the country late tomorrow and Tuesday. That means…
Heavy rain update
Waikato, Central Plateau and eastern Bay of Plenty are all seeing patches of heavy rain this morning. General rainfall covers…
Heavy rain threat continues
Rain and showers are falling all over the country this morning. Precipitation extends from the Coromandel Peninsula and western Bay…
Lightning strikes makeshift mosque in Bangladesh, kills 13
At least 13 people were killed and 20 wounded when lightning struck a makeshift mosque in a remote village in…
Sunday’s national forecast
It will be a wet day for much of country. Showers will fall about much of the North Island and…
More rain right where it’s not needed
A large low in the Tasman Sea poses a firm risk for more slips and flooding in regions that have already…
Phil’s Weekly Column – The climate change debate & why common sense is needed
Scientists around the world appear to be stepping back a little from the rhetoric around climate change and how humans…
