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Archives for March 2014

Tropical storm may directly hit NZ (+3 maps)

Updated 8:10am Monday — A potentially damaging tropical storm is on the horizon for New Zealand as various computer models…

Monday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone sits over the country today bringing mostly settled weather, still a far amount of cloud about in…

NEW POLL: How dry is your place?

With parts of the North Island suffering in the dry, we thought it would be a good time to ask…

Monday – what you need to know

After such a dramatic headline one may think there could be something ominous on the way weather wise as we…

Australia: Queensland drought zone ‘the largest ever’

It’s official – this drought is Queensland’s most widespread on record, with almost 80 per cent of the state now…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly sunny with light winds and afternoon sea breezes, cloud a little more frequent during the afternoon…

POLL RESULTS: Autumn wins out in battle of the seasons

Autumn has got off to a bad start, it’s fair to say, in both halves of New Zealand. Up north,…

Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week?

What a crazy week around the country! While some sizzled in the late Summer dry, others were wading through their…

Malaysian Boeing 777 disappears with 239 people on board

Malaysia Airlines confirms two New Zealanders onboard missing 777. A passenger flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing…

Tropical Cyclone risk for NZ late next week (+ 2 maps)

Developing — This past week WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters have been closely watching various computer models which are now agreeing there is…