Archives for February 2013
Australia – Hot today & warm week for most
If you’re planning to head over to Australia this week, if you’ve got friends or family there or even if…
Mainly settled week now likely
Just prior to the weekend there was more than a hint of subtropical air approaching the north and the west…
Monday’s national forecast
An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today and while conditions will on the whole be rather settled there is still…
30 years since tragic Oz bushfires
It’s 30 years this weekend since Ash Wednesday, when 75 people lost their lives and more than 3000 homes were…
Dry spell rolls on but what defines a drought?
It’s been a number of weeks that a dry spell has been in effect across the country and fire bans…
Super volcano developing north of NZ
There appears to be plenty of activity taking place north of the nation however on this occasion it’s not above…
Stable Sunday mostly
It’s another day of another week in New Zealand where forecasting is generally straightfoward mainly because there aren’t many changes…
Sunday’s national forecast
A very weak front is clipping eastern parts of the country this morning however only drizzly patches or light showers…
Strong 6.3 earthquake rocks eastern New Zealand
An earthquake measuring 6.3 has rocked parts of eastern New Zealand, from Bay of Plenty to Canterbury. The earthquake was…
Big high for next week means more dry weather
If you are wishing, hoping or even begging for rain, I’m sorry. I wish I had better news. Mother Nature…
