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More storms and inversion thunder rattles the North
A strong squall line on a frontal boundary motored across the Upper North Island on the last day of November which finished out a very...
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Stormy November continues
Another parade of thunderstorms moved across the upper North Island as the unusually stormy November continues. One particular...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Waterspout lands in the Gulf off the North Shore
A Tasman low delivered waves of thunderstorm cells into the upper North Island over the weekend with one cell's cloud rotating enough to...
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Subtropical low impacts the upper North
A vigorous east to south-easterly developed during the evening of 10th November associated with a subtropical low in Tasman. During the...
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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The Godwits return to the Upper North
The first Godwit has arrived onto the upper North Island, a sign that the seasons are changing. Using her naturally gifted weather sense,...
Aug 18, 20221 min read
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Stormy night for the Hibiscus Coast
An upper level low in the Tasman triggered a line for slow moving storms between lower Northland and Auckland on Monday night. Anvil...
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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One of the wettest Julys on record
July has been one of the wettest on record. Some parts of the Coromandel Ranges have had nearly 1 metre of rain. Here are your local...
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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A wet start to July
Has it felt like a wet start to July? Local rainfall gauges say yes. Only 12 days in and most monthly averages have already been...
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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Rare sky and water combo captured
The ocean glow of bioluminescence with the dawn volcanic aerosol glow from Tonga's January eruption. A unique and rare combo. The bio is...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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Matariki Dawn
Matariki dawn this year accompanied by the Tonga volcanic eruption glow appearing in the stratosphere.
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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Winter solstice arrives
The astronomical winter has arrived with a light scattering effect sunset across the upper North Island this evening. The official winter...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Auckland's Sky Tower gets struck by lightning
Our live webcam caught a fizzing direct hit at 11:03am on Auckland's Sky Tower. A negative charged downward streamer found a positive...
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Rare 'Ball lightning' captured in Auckland last night
A thunderstorm's lightning strike has triggered a rare 'ball lightning' event in Auckland last night. Watch the small UFO like object...
May 31, 20221 min read
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Tasman low undergoes explosive cyclogenesis
Downpours overnight and today over most areas were triggered by a rapidly deepening mid-latitude cyclone in the Tasman. The low has gone...
May 30, 20221 min read
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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...
May 28, 20221 min read
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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...
May 23, 20221 min read
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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...
May 2, 20221 min read
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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...
Apr 26, 20221 min read
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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...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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