Archives for December 2012
Asteroid buzzes earth inside moon’s orbit
A newfound asteroid gave Earth a close shave last night (New Zeland time), zipping between our planet and the moon…
VIDEO- Keeping an eye on the tropics
As a large high remains draped across New Zealand it’s now producing a few heat showers in the afternoons. But…
Thunderstorm risk looms for some inland areas
Heat-driven showers and thunderstorms could pop up this afternoon across parts of both islands. Isolated, but slow-moving, these cells could…
Tropical Cyclone threat for Fiji – what about NZ?
WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters are continuing to closely monitor a predicted deep and aggressive low near Fiji this coming weekend and with each…
Wednesday’s national forecast
For many there will be plenty of cloud about this morning however sunny breaks will appear for most by afternoon,…
A bit of gloom to dull down your day
It has been a bit of a gloomy old day for some of us around the country, particularly Auckland and…
Computers to predict sea pollution
Auckland Council scientists are developing a computer model that will predict, for beach swimmers, the amount of sewage pollution on…
Blizzards blast northern US and eastern Europe
A major snowstorm blew across the Upper Midwest of the US yesterday, dropping more than up to 35cm of snow…
Inland areas could cop showers
The biggest feature today seems to be cloud build ups and inland patchy showers this afternoon as a result of…
Tuesday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Mostly sunny with some cloud at times mainly in the west this morning, southwest breezes picking up…
