Archives for September 2012
A Monday cool down set for the Mainland
A cold front is expected to move across the South Island tomorrow. Whilst it is not expected to have the…
Phil’s Weekly Column – Is Auckland really prepared for a major disaster?
On Thursday I attended a conference being held by Auckland Civil Defence, at the Aotea Centre in downtown Auckland. The word…
Southland slip shuts down road (+photos)
Heavy falls caused a slip that blocked the Milford Road between The Divide and Marian for a time this weekend….
Wild weather thrashes parts of Auckland
Gale force winds and some flooded road ways brought some tense moments to Auckland last night. Nor’easterlies up to 85…
Thunderstorm and heavy rain threat
Heavy rain remains a threat for a few areas around New Zealand today. The first area is the eastern Bay of…
Sunday’s national forecast
Low pressure over the Tasman Sea will bring another day of unsettled weather to the country. Morning rain about the…
Sunday will be unsettled for most
The low tracking slowly across the Tasman will still be to our west tomorrow. That means another day of clouds,…
Are you hearing howling winds today?
I don’t know what it’s like at your place, but here in the western Waikato we had some shaking going…
Meet Death Valley USA, the world’s new hot spot
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced this week that Death Valley, California now holds the record for the world’s all-time…
Saturday’s national forecast
Low pressure will shaking up our weekend weather. This system still looks to be a fairly quick-moving system and is…
