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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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...
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Dec 15, 20212 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...
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Dec 7, 20211 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...
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Nov 30, 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...
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Nov 26, 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...
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Nov 17, 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...
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Nov 7, 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...
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Oct 31, 20212 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...
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Oct 20, 20211 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...
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Oct 17, 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...
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Sep 30, 20212 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...
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Aug 31, 20211 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...
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Aug 6, 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...
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Aug 3, 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...
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Jul 26, 20211 min read
Squalls and downpours across the Upper North Island
Plenty of squally downpours this morning as an occluded front passed over the upper North Island. Generally 10 to 50mm across the region...
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Jul 17, 20211 min read
A wild Saturday across the upper North Island
A strong front moved across the Tasman today, funneling rain and strong northerly winds across the upper North Island. Here were the peak...
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Jul 12, 20211 min read
Subtropical low brings wet, cold and windy
Did you feel cold today? It was probably because some of the coldest maximum temperatures for several years were recorded across the...
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Jul 4, 20211 min read
Upper North Island plummets below -3c
Dairy Flat drops to -3.1c overnight to win the coldest place across the upper North Island so far this year. This is within 0.8c of the...
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Coldest morning of the year so far
Overnight temperatures dropped to their lowest of the year so far with many inland spots going well into negative. Here are some sample...
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