Archives for February 2016
Cyclone Winston update for Friday
Cyclone Winston has become part of our daily programming now, as he hovers around the South Pacific. There is little…
UPDATE: Tonga braces for Cyclone Winston
Villagers in northern Tongan islands are hunkering down in churches and hoteliers are boarding up buildings as Cyclone Winston threatens…
Conditions easing – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Friday
Things start to clear up as we head into the weekend, though winds stay strong in some parts of the…
Friday’s national forecast
A front moves off the northeast of the North Island this morning meanwhile another front moves onto the lower North…
A series of fronts – The Big Picture on Friday
On Friday we have a series of fronts moving over the North Island, which clear off to the east during…
Thursday’s Weather Video – Winston approaches
A wet and windy night awaits around the country on Thursday evening, though there are some regions set to miss…
Cyclone Winston back to Severe Cat 4 – and may reach Category 5
Severe Cyclone Winston continues to churn north of New Zealand near Tonga and Fiji and today has been upgraded from…
Pakistan: Children starving; crops dying – El Niño blamed
Pakistan’s Tharparkar district is entering its third straight year of drought, with nearly 200 deaths since January, many of them…
Rain and wind – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Thursday
The two risks around New Zealand on Thursday are once again our old friends – wind and rain. Wind Northwesterlies…
Thursday’s national forecast
A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front over the North Island moves off to the east…
