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Archives for August 2015

Australia: Snow in Tasmania causes havoc – more on the way

Two men stranded with their car in deep snow at Mount Field, about 75 kilometres north-west of Hobart, for nearly…

Photo: Early Spring Surprise – “What the????”

Most New Zealanders are noticing the early spring – and with lambing now underway across the country it’s not surprising…

Strong winds, rain for some on Tuesday

The strong northwesterly airflow which brought strong winds and rain to some places on Monday is sticking around for Tuesday…

Snow falls to sea level in Hobart, polar change reaches NZ this weekend

For the first time in 10 years snow has fallen on Hobart’s beaches and central business district.  The polar change…

Spring winds this week – Monday’s Weather Video

This week is defined by a lot of low pressure in the Southern Ocean, high pressure north of us –…

Iran – Temperatures near 70C as Middle East heatwave continues

Iran is buckling under the pressure of a huge heatwave passing across the Middle East, with temperatures soaring to nearly…

NEW POLL: Have you seen signs of spring weather?

We’ve had a lot of people writing in to tell us the last couple of weeks have been more spring-like…

Rain and wind for places – Monday`s #WeatherRisks

There`s rain in the forecast for Monday – heavy in places around the South Island – while gusty northwesterlies are…

Monday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today while a front lies over the South Island and slowly moves northwards….

Friends of WW: Weather.com’s Bruce Rose – Principal Scientist & VP

For a decade WeatherWatch.co.nz has worked closely with Weather.com (also known as The Weather Channel on US TV).  Soon we…