Archives for September 2012
Video: Lightning and hail from Riccarton yesterday evening
Mark Darbyshire filmed some amazing lightning yesterday evening in Riccarton, Christchurch as the thunderstorm passed over. There are two clips,…
Windy weather and heavy rain in the west of the South Island through till Sunday
At the moment over New Zealand there is a strong west to northwesterly airflow and it is likely to last…
Mild temperatures return to the east
Classic spring weather, thunderstorms last night in Christchurch then a cool night and now temperatures ramping up in the east…
1,000,000 Kiwis are signed up for NZ ShakeOut
It started back in March. The goal was clearly defined. Get 1,000,000 Kiwis to participate in one, nationwide earthquake drill…
Scary, but beautiful
Last night’s freak thunderstorm in Christchurch produced marble-sized hail, heavy rain, stunning lightning and more than a few frayed nerves….
Storm chase produces amazing lightning
Yesterday afternoon things were heating up on the Canterbury plains and conditions were becoming unstable, I went out for a…
Wednesday’s national forecast
Winds will be blustery from the west or southwest over most of the North Island today, expect cloudy areas and…
Christchurch hit by freak hailstorm
“A spectacular light show” That’s how one Cantab described tonight’s thunderstorms as they rumbled through Christchurch early this evening. Heavy…
Strong northwesterlies are on the way
Late last week on Friday I mentioned the possibility of strong northwesterly winds mid to late this week developing over…
Bit of an unstable day
Today we have cold upper air moving over the country in an unstable southwesterly airflow, this means there could well…
