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    Chemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga Volcano
    • 1 day ago
    • 1 min

    Chemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga Volcano

    The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano eruption on 15th January has injected abnormal levels of moisture into the upper...
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    International Space Station view of the Gulf today
    • 6 days ago
    • 1 min

    International Space Station view of the Gulf today

    International Space Station cruised over the upper North Island at 12:38pm this afternoon. A mix of sunshine and stratocumulus clouds...
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    Rare sun halo appears across Auckland
    • May 2
    • 1 min

    Rare sun halo appears across Auckland

    A rare Supralateral arc halo was caught on camera at Hobsonville and Glenfield this evening. Light interacting with ice crystals in the...
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    Polar vortex strengthens, a sign of the approaching winter
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    Polar vortex strengthens, a sign of the approaching winter

    The most powerful weather system on the planet is gaining strength everyday as we head towards winter. The Stratospheric Polar Vortex...
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    Cyclone Fili brushes the upper North island
    • Apr 13
    • 1 min

    Cyclone Fili brushes the upper North island

    Cyclone Fili, originally a category 2 tropical cyclone, brushed past the upper North Island on Wednesday, causing severe gales on Great...
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    An Autumn equinox Tasman low kicks off wet season
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    An Autumn equinox Tasman low kicks off wet season

    The wet season has started right on schedule this year, with Autumn equinox rain arriving to the relief of many. The first upper-level...
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    Severe thunderstorms cut through the Upper North Island
    • Mar 21
    • 1 min

    Severe thunderstorms cut through the Upper North Island

    An intense convergence zone moved south-southeast through Northland into all areas of the upper North Island this morning. Frequent...
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    2'sDay record to remember for Waihi
    • Feb 22
    • 1 min

    2'sDay record to remember for Waihi

    For those of you who like numbers and a coincidence. A private weather station located in Waihi at the foot of the Coromandel peninsula...
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    Cyclone Dovi: From the tropics to smashing NZ
    • Feb 13
    • 2 min

    Cyclone Dovi: From the tropics to smashing NZ

    Cyclone Dovi began its journey as a tropical depression named 92P on 5th February over the Coral Sea off the North Queensland coast. Over...
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    Widespread rain at last
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Widespread rain at last

    Much needed relief for the Upper North Island over the last 24 hours with more showers to come today as the strong easterlies continue....
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    2021 comes to a close
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    2021 comes to a close

    It is time to say good-bye to 2021. We will finish the year with a fine, dry, and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain...
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    A Boxing Day Fire Rainbow
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Boxing Day Fire Rainbow

    A rare 'Circumhorizontal arc' or otherwise known as a 'Fire Rainbow' has been spotted over the Coromandel Peninsula this afternoon. This...
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    Hottest Christmas day for 12 years
    • Dec 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hottest Christmas day for 12 years

    Lights winds and ample sun has helped produced the hottest Christmas day since 2009 across the upper North Island. It was mid to high...
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    Tropical moisture brings plenty of rain for upper North
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Tropical moisture brings plenty of rain for upper North

    Water tanks, wildlife, gardens and the landscape had a well earned drink over the last few days. Tropical moisture from Cyclone Ruby...
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    Atmosphere triggers a sunset spectacle
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Atmosphere triggers a sunset spectacle

    Tonight's moisture rich atmosphere combined with short-wavelength violet light has created vivid lavender and red colours at sunset...
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    Warm and dry November signals tropical risk in December
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Warm and dry November signals tropical risk in December

    Marine temperatures in the shallows are now around 20 to 21c, with some beaches around Auckland’s harbours and the Firth of Thames at...
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    Rangitoto shows that summer is arriving
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rangitoto shows that summer is arriving

    Day time heating this morning on Rangitoto's volcanic rocks has caused warm air to rise, producing atmospheric convection and it own...
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    Funnel cloud above Rangitoto
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Funnel cloud above Rangitoto

    A nice 'fair weather funnel cloud' appeared last night over the Gulf around Rangitoto. The harmless rotating vortex developed at the base...
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    Warm and stormy finish for the southern areas of the gulf
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Warm and stormy finish for the southern areas of the gulf

    Saturday 6th November was the warmest day for most areas since 25th March. The day time heat has helped triggered a line of showers and...
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    A very wet October
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    A very wet October

    Did you think it was a wet October? You were right, it was one of the wettest in decades in some areas thanks to a north-easterly La Nina...
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