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Archives for July 2016

Australia: July continues to smash heat records across the country

During the pitter-patter of rain on the roofs, many places across NSW experienced their warmest July night in records. A…

Animation: The brief calm that’s coming our way!

Winds over 130km/h blasted parts of coastal Otago last night, while the night before it was Auckland receiving gusts over…

Rest of July sees more windy weather, will August be colder?

WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters say the windy weather of late isn’t a ‘blip on the radar’ – it’s a permanent fixture in…

A brief respite – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

A calmer end to the week doesn’t last long – as more rain and winds pick up late on Friday,…

Thursday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow eases over New Zealand today with just the odd shower about, gradually clearing, mainly about some North…

Overnight heatwave in the US, as morning heatwave greats Europe

It’s supposed to be coming up to the coldest part of the night in the central and southwestern United States…

Weekend westerly gales coming – Your Wednesday Weather Video

It’s been a blustery few days across many parts of the country, but a short lived high means Thursday afternoon…

Record challenging warmth returning to New Zealand (again!)

It seems like we’ve headlined this several times already this year but yet again parts of New Zealand are looking…

A break in the weather – The Big Picture on Thursday

Conditions around the country on Thursday look fairly settled – at least compared to what we’ve seen recently, as a southwesterly…

NASA: Hottest June on record continues 14-month global heat wave, NZ mentioned (+Video)

The first six months of 2016 were the hottest ever recorded, NASA announced today, while Arctic sea ice now covers 40%…