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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...
Mar 21, 20221 min read


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...
Feb 23, 20221 min read


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...
Feb 13, 20222 min read


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....
Feb 7, 20222 min read


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...
Dec 31, 20211 min read


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...
Dec 26, 20211 min read


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...
Dec 26, 20211 min read


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...
Dec 15, 20212 min read


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...
Dec 7, 20211 min read


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...
Nov 30, 20211 min read


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...
Nov 26, 20211 min read


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...
Nov 17, 20211 min read


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...
Nov 7, 20211 min read


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...
Oct 31, 20212 min read


A rare 'Fire Rainbow' over Auckland
A rare 'Circumhorizontal arc' or otherwise known as a 'Fire Rainbow' has been spotted above Auckland this afternoon. This natural...
Oct 20, 20211 min read


A La Niña weather pattern is arriving
The equatorial Pacific's upper ocean temperatures are cooling dramatically as we head towards summer. This is being caused by tropical...
Oct 17, 20211 min read


A wet September
Has it seemed like a wet September? It was for many. Auckland’s dam storage capacity has now moved up to 86% with the Hunua ranges...
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Tasman low - storms and floods
A Tasman low moved across the Tasman during the last few days and became stationary to the west of Auckland on Sunday 29th August. This...
Aug 31, 20211 min read


15 August 2011, the day low level snow fell across the upper North Island
On the morning of the 15th August 2011, a powerful surge from the Polar vortex blasted into the upper North Island. It started snowing on...
Aug 6, 20211 min read


Storm force winds blast the upper North Island
Vigourous south westerlies arrived around 3am this morning with 110 km/h + gusts being recorded in multiple locations. A peak gust of 154...
Aug 3, 20211 min read
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