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Archives for August 2014

Iceland: Airspace over volcano closed after sub-glacial eruption (+VIDEO)

Iceland closed the airspace near the Bardarbunga volcano on Saturday, warning that significant emission of ash into the atmosphere is…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly sunny weather with light south to southeasterly winds. Lower North Island Sunny skies in the west,…

NEW POLL: Are you mowing your lawns more frequently?

With winter officially coming to and end and daylight sunshine hours growing – not to mention spring-like conditions arriving already…

Weather Video: Sunny – at last!

It sounds weird to say it – but we’re finally in for some widespread sunny weather! Not everyone is in…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

Another very busy week around the weather world, with landslides, earthquakes, snowstorms and droughts dominating our headlines here on WeatherWatch.com….

Saturday’s national forecast

A ridge brings mainly settled conditions across the country today although expect some cloud about Canterbury northwards in the east….

Friday night’s national forecast

A ridge brings fairly settled weather to the country tonight, expect areas of cloud for most eastern regions however. A…

Iceland: Volcano shows signs of life; could threaten air travel (+VIDEO)

In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for…

Northern NZ: Sunnier, drier, weather for the rest of August?

The headline feels as weird to write as it probably is for you to read but high pressure will sit…

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge starts to push onto the South Island today bringing increasingly settled weather, still, some cloud will affect eastern…