Archives for February 2013
5 dead after yesterday’s powerful Solomon Islands quake
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that killed five…
Next few days looking largely dry
As we pretty much expected conditions leading up to the weekend and over the weekend sees Summer resuming normal activity…
Thursday’s national forecast
An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today bringing settled sunny weather to most. Upper North Island Mostly sunny and clear…
Wrap up time tonight
Yesterday we heard fires had been lit, heatpumps had been switched on and extra blankets put on beds in the…
Civil Defence cancels Tsunami Advisory
9:39pm Weds— All tsunami advisories for New Zealand now cancelled. The National Advisory: Tsunami Potential Marine and Beach Threat issued…
Extreme weather back in the day
The first week of February has stood out over the years because a number of severe weather events in New…
Oz rain could see some veges soar
It’s happened before and it could happen again. if you’re a fan of tomatoes, courgettes, capsicums and the like you…
Eastern areas not so lucky
The southerly wind is lurking a little longer than forecast over eastern areas from Christchurch to Gisborne with cloud remaining…
Waitangi weather wicked
It’s a cool start to Waitangi Day but the pay off is for plenty of sunshine for most parts of…
Wednesday’s national forecast
An anticyclone slowly expands over New Zealand today with it’s centre just west of the South Island, this will gradually…
