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Archives for May 2016

Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control after 60,000 evacuated

UPDATED 5:52pm — HAPPENING NOW — A huge wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, destroyed an entire neighbourhood and burned homes and businesses…

VIDEO: Fire chief interviewed about huge fire burning across Fort McMurray, pop 60K

Video just in from CBC News in Canada.  “We’ve had a devastating day,” fire Chief Darby Allen said. “Fort McMurray…

Australia: Rainstorm dumps twice average monthly rainfall in 90 mins

A 90-minute downpour has seen Darwin record more than twice as much rain as usual for the entire month of…

Gusts, rain and high temperatures – Your Weather of Interest for the next 3 days

Wednesday Northerly winds become gusty about eastern regions of the South Island and in the Cook Strait area from afternoon…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, mainly dry in the east although a few spots of rain are…

Northwesters continue; warm and windy for many: The Big Picture on Wednesday

The same northwesterly airflow still lies over the country on Wednesday, strengthening over the South Island and lower North Island…

Big highs continue May warmth – Your Tuesday Weather Video

The warm weather is sticking around through this week – as high pressure systems continue to dominate conditions for most…

Winds picking up – Your Weather of Interest for the next 3 days

The next 3 days will see some variety in New Zealand’s weather – with sustained rain in some places and…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today and within this flow a weakening front lies across the top of…

Extraordinarily warm start to May – Weather Video

Daytime highs in the mid-20s when they should be in the mid to late teens, that is the forecast for…