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Archives for May 2015

Your Weekend Picture: Sunny for some, rain for others

The large low pressure system in the Southern Ocean, south west of NZ, continues to pump out showers and bands…

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

A wet and windy week for some parts of the country is now at an end, and as always, we…

Saturday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, mostly sunny for the North Island and the east of the South…

Weekend Video: Warm weather

The warmer than average air flow across New Zealand continues this weekend. While it will be less northerly than the…

High on the way to start the weekend

Saturday is looking nice and clear at this stage – though the northwesterly airflow which has been sitting over the…

Weather Graphic: Warm weekend for most New Zealanders

As we said the other day the wind flow around New Zealand is particularly mild for this time of the…

VIDEO – World’s largest hurricane simulator in Miami

Ever wondered what it’s like to be in the middle of a category 5 hurricane? The University of Miami has…

The Global Picture: The unsettled side of Autumn

We’re now in mid to late Autumn and that means the more settled summer weather is fading away and the…

Moving front – #WeatherRisks for Friday

The main risks today are all associated with the departing rain-bearing front, which will move off to our northeast in…

Friday’s national forecast

A front moves off to the northeast of the upper North Island this afternoon with heavy rain easing, a northwesterly…