Archives for October 2013
Windy weather slowly being pushed south
In late August WeatherWatch.co.nz predicted a change to windy weather around the second week of spring – this arrived with…
Friday’s national forecast
A front moves north over the South Island today bringing heavy rain in the west and brief rain out east….
Japan: Deadly Typhoon hits south of Tokyo
A typhoon has caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island before sweeping up the…
Thursday night’s national forecast
An anticyclone brings mainly settled conditions to the North Island tonight although northerlies will be gusty about Wellington. In the…
Farmers count the cost of Whanganui flooding
Farmers in the wet Whanganui region will be waiting anxiously as the waters start to recede, after heavy rain and…
Weekend high to ‘destroy’ cold front
During spring the weather systems battle it out over our skies – winter tries to hold on as summer attempts…
Thursday’s national forecast
An anticyclone sits to the north of New Zealand today while a northwest airflow slowly builds over the country. Wet…
Wednesday night’s national forecast
Expect a westerly airflow over the country tonight while an anticyclone sits to the North of New Zealand. Skies in…
NZ’s weather bill tops $100m
The cost of extreme weather events in New Zealand this year is likely to top $100 million, the Insurance Council…
Flooding in Whanganui – LATEST
The Whanganui River has burst its banks, flooding parts of the city and closing roads. A Civil Defence state of…
