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Archives for May 2017

Saturday’s national forecast

Strong cold southwesterlies lie over New Zealand today, a front pushes over the North Island this morning then moving off…

Antarctic Blast arrives! Southland, Otago, Canterbury near freezing

Updated 10:43pm — The second cold blast has arrived and this is the main Antarctic southerly, which is now sweeping…

Next main cold front comes in Tonight

A cold front last night raced up the South Island dramatically dropping temperatures and dusting the ranges with snow. The…

InfoGraphic: How the Antarctic blast will affect you over Fri, Sat, Sun.

DETAILED UPDATE — A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front hits the lower South Island mid afternoon…

Friday’s national forecast

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front hits the lower South Island mid afternoon then moves northwards…

Cold change rushes over Southland, now Dunedin/Otago, Canterbury tonight (+Videos)

Updated 5:35pm — The cold change is heading northwards. Southland dropped several degrees in a hour this afternoon as the…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Friday

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Friday, a front hits the lower South Island mid afternoon then moves…

Cold front approaching lower South Island, get ready for a change (+Maps)

Some parts of the South Island are glorious right now with clear skies and fairly mild conditions – but the…

Weather Video: Detailed update on the Antarctic blast for NZ

New Zealanders have a taste of winter coming as a blast of polar air surges northwards, arriving in the Deep…

Kiwi abroad captures cool contrails

A New Zealander on holiday in the US captured some spectacular contrails while visiting California the other day. Ian Forrest,…