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Archives for October 2016

September in review – NIWA’s highlights/extremes (+InfoGraphics)

NIWA has completed their September Climate Summary highlighting the extremes and which place was warmest, coldest, sunniest, wettest etc, based…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A front moves off to the east of the country this morning leaving a strong westerly airflow in its wake….

Hurricane Matthew could be a catastrophic humanitarian crisis

DEVELOPING STORY — Updated Tuesday evening — Hurricane Matthew is a Category 4 Atlantic storm with winds gusting to 300km/h as…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Wednesday

A front passes over New Zealand first thing tomorrow morning with a strong westerly airflow coming in behind. The airflow…

Weather Video (Tues) – A special look at the tropics + NZ’s weather

We have another front coming from Australia and yes that means more rain for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning across…

Worldwide rainfall over the past 14 days (+Map)

Think it’s been wet in some parts of New Zealand? It has been, especially in the North Island – but…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather Highlights across NZ for next 3 days

Today sees an increasing northerly airflow as a front moves towards New Zealand from the Tasman Sea, this front moves…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Tuesday

A northerly airflow increases over most of New Zealand today although for the North Island especially the upper half the…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A north to northwesterly airflow increases over New Zealand today while a front moves eastwards towards the western side of…

PHOTOS: Funnel clouds seen near Taupo

There have been a few funnel clouds around lately with the warm, humid, weather in the upper North Island. WeatherWatch.co.nz…