Archives for February 2015
VIDEO: How planes impact the atmosphere
There are some sensational effects caused in the atmosphere due to the power behind an aircraft propelling itself off the…
Firefighters battling blazes around the country
Firefighters are thankful for a change in the weather in Marlborough this morning as they battle a huge blaze north…
Summer…snow? Weather risks for Waitangi Day
There are a few weather risks around the country today – most of them wind related – but there’s the…
Friday’s national forecast
A strong cold southwesterly airflow lies over the country today, showers for some eastern areas. Dry and sunny for the…
Gradual improvement – Situation & outlook for Friday
The strong southwesterly airflow which brought rough and cold weather to a lot of the country today will ease after…
UPDATE: Marlborough fire continues
A helicopter fighting the massive Marlborough fire has crashed. It’s understood the pilot has escaped unscathed in the accident this…
POLL RESULTS: Most kiwis are self confessed ‘weather tragics’
Well, we asked for it, and we got it! We wanted to know just how many of our readers were…
RainWatch: Rain eases early in north, hail & thunder in south
Updated 7:46am — Rain arrived earlier than forecast on Wednesday for northern New Zealand – and therefore cleared earlier today….
Weather risks on Thursday – rain, thunder and wind
As we’ve been anticipating all week, the ex-tropical cyclone Ola will have its final say in our weather today –…
Thursday’s national forecast
A front lying over the upper North Island clears away to the northeast this morning, meaning rain and showers associated…
