Archives for April 2020
Lower South Island air pressure to plummet on Sunday as Southern Ocean storm intensifies
New Zealand has that sinking feeling. Air pressure is about to drop significantly in the lower South Island (and across…
Settled Saturday for most, downhill Sunday, windy, colder Monday & Tuesday (+11 Maps)
The weather is about to go downhill – but Saturday looks pleasant for many. Low pressure is rapidly deepening over…
Saturday’s national forecast
A ridge brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today, northerlies start to build over the South Island. Northland, Auckland,…
RainWatch for Saturday and Sunday
Saturday is a mainly dry day for New Zealand, it’s overnight that sees precipitation levels start to increase for South…
Temperature trends for Friday
A southwesterly airflow moving around a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea eases over New Zealand today. Average to slightly…
Friday’s national forecast
A southwesterly airflow moving around a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea eases over New Zealand today. Northland, Auckland, Waikato…
RainWatch for Friday + Saturday to Monday.
A period of calm moves over New Zealand on Friday due to a ridge of high pressure. We just have…
Severe Weather: Essential Services may need to reconfigure workforce, Public should prepare mindset
Natural disasters may still occur despite the Covid-19 lockdown and with an Easter blast forecast in a number of regions many Essential Services/Businesses…
Easter Weekend: Unsettled weather with sun & calm, then gales and rain (+5 Maps)
Stormy weather this weekend has been hard to nail down but severe risks are now becoming clearer. A large area…
Stunning twist: Cyclone Harold returns to Category 5 strength as it passes Tonga
Overnight severe cyclone Harold strengthened further despite moving away from the equator and tracking south east towards Tonga. It’s worse…
