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VIDEO: El Niño officially here now – What this means for you
It’s official, an El Niño weather pattern is now in place over New Zealand and Australia as conditions in the…
NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)
Originally published on Wednesday Sept 6 — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not…
Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (x2 Maps)
From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…
Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain
By Laura Paddison, CNN — As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices,…
IBM forecast data & AI used by WeatherWatch / RuralWeather deemed “world’s most accurate” once again
Forecast data was over 3 times more likely to be the most accurate forecaster than other weather providers studied. AI and advanced technology…
Winter daylight hours all about the angles
Have you ever wondered what it would do to our weather if New Zealand was orientated due north-south, rather than…
Surprising! Top 10 places around the Equator that have snow, ice & glaciers
Read more from our Education Pages here — Surface temperatures at the Equator average 31C by day and 23C at…
What NZ’s earthquake fault lines and our weather have in common
From our Education Page — There is a strong connection between the weather and major fault lines, but it may…
Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)
Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather? Are typhoons the same as cyclones?…
Weather icons really only tell half the forecast story
Many forecasts across New Zealand during a La Nina summer can show a rain or thunderstorm symbol/icon – but sunny…
