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Archives for February 2020

Monday’s weather outlook

A large anticyclone lies to the north of New Zealand on Monday meanwhile a strong northwesterly airflow lies over the…

Niwa and MetService give two official temperature records for Gisborne

On Friday New Zealand’s two Official Government forecasters produced two different records of temperatures reached in Gisborne and it really…

February climate outlook as drought zones grow

WeatherWatch.co.nz says dry weather is stuck in place over the North Island and will likely remain that way for much…

More smoke coming towards New Zealand from Australia

The hotter air flow that is increasingly building between New Zealand and Australia is also bringing smoke back over the…

Sunday’s national forecast – northern heat, southern rain

Rain bands are moving into the South Island today as a heatwave spreads into many other regions. The West Coast…

NZ might reach 40C in the next few days!

Friday Gisborne reached 38.2C and the Australian heatwave hasn’t even reached our shores yet. There is a chance 40C could…

South Island: West Coast deluge, significant Southland spillover, east coast relief

We have a significant rain event for the South Island with 200 to 300mm coming for the West Coast and…