Archives for February 2016
NEW POLL: Cyclones – Love them or hate them?
Many people have written on our Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as commented on our website about being disappointed…
Severe earthquake damages parts of Christchurch
A damaging magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Christchurch on Sunday afternoon NZT. Geonet said the quake hit at 1.13pm. The severe…
Astronomy: Earth ‘looks very sick’ from space
In one of his final interviews from the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly said that the Earth’s atmosphere “looks…
Severe Cyclone Winston closest to NZ today (+4 maps)
The centre of Severe Cyclone Winston will be closest to New Zealand today before swinging back north and returning towards…
Sunday’s national forecast
Upper North Island Areas of mid and high level cloud with east to northeast winds. Cloud a little thicker about…
Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week
It’s been an absolutely hectic week in the weather, climate and astronomy world this week – as we started with…
POLL RESULTS: Shoo fly don’t bother us – more flies around than ever
This week we were focusing on flies – specifically, the number of them around the country during this late-bloomer of…
Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston now Cat4
As WeatherWatch.co.nz exclusively forecast earlier this week Cyclone Winston has ramped up into a “Severe” Tropical Cyclone, putting it Cat…
Saturday’s national forecast
Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty Sunny areas with Nor’East winds from midday, a chance of early fog about…
Australia: More kiwis sent to fight TAS bushfires as drought drags on
More New Zealand firefighters are joining the battle against bushfires in Tasmania. 43 firefighters and liaison staff leave for Australia…
