Archives for September 2012
Phil’s Weekly Column – Why are weather forecasters so quirky?
Quirky – not the word I wanted to use initially, but “odd” or “unusual” just sounded too negative. If you…
Monday’s national forecast
Sunny areas and increasing cloud for most of the North Island today, winds will be breezy from the northeast. The…
Rain headed for the Mainland tomorrow
A few showers are expected about the West Coast and the deep south tomorrow. A piece of energy out over…
USA: First record heat, now early cold
Growing up in the north-central United States, I am rarely surprised by rapid changes in the weather. During the autumn…
Heavy rain threat returns on Tuesday
A potent front will bring the threat for heavy rain back to New Zealand on Tuesday. The greatest threat appears…
Lots of sunshine for Central NZ
If you’re looking for the most abundant sunshine today, you will find it about the central part of the country….
Sunday’s national forecast
High pressure will bring another settled day to most of the country. There will still be a few spots that…
Sunday looks like Saturday
If you liked today, you will love tomorrow. We are looking at a very similar set up tomorrow across the…
A settled start to the weekend
Very few places around New Zealand have not had a settled day. In fact, even up around Whangarei where it’s…
USA: Will 2012 be the hottest year on record?
The US has been breaking records all year long, even some all-time records. And now it looks like another all-time…
