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An occluded front moving down the upper North Island crossed southern areas of the Gulf and Auckland between 7:30am and 9am on Saturday...
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May 11, 20211 min read
Winter is coming....
The astronomical polar night has arrived today for the South Pole. This is a period of continuous night when no astronomical twilight...
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Apr 25, 20211 min read
G2 solar storm forecast to hit earth tonight
A space weather watch and warning is now in place across the earth by multiple government weather agencies. A geomagnetic storm from an...
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Apr 14, 20211 min read
Lightning strikes the Sky Tower in Auckland
ZAP! A direct lightning hit on Sky Tower's mast around 2pm this afternoon. A negative charged downward streamer found a positive upward...
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Mar 7, 20212 min read
Is there a link between space weather and larger seismic events?
Having a close inspection of the last 7 days space weather from U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an energetic...
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Feb 18, 20211 min read
The scattering effect
Vivid reddish, orange and violet colours have just appeared in the sky on sunset last night. The phenomenon is called 'Scattering'....
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Jan 24, 20211 min read
Fireworks trigger man made inversion thunder across Auckland and the gulf last night.
Greater Auckland was shaken just after 10.00pm last night with thunderous window rattling explosions from the Tamaki Herenga Waka...
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Dec 31, 20201 min read
2020 - time to say good-bye
We will finish the year with a fine, dry and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain expected tonight. Here were a few highs...
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Dec 22, 20201 min read
The start of the astronomical summer
Last night's sunset at 8:40pm was the end of 14 hours and 41 minutes of daylight, the longest for the year. The astronomical summer has...
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Dec 10, 20201 min read
Strong geomagnetic storm incoming
A space weather alert has been issued across the earth this evening by many government weather agencies for the next 48 hours. An...
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Dec 1, 20201 min read
One of the wettest November on record
Many areas breaking their monthly rainfall records due to several days of storms and downpours throughout the November. Here are your...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read
A wet and stormy week
It’s been a wet and stormy week with most areas already past their November rainfall average with totals ranging between 70 to 140mm....
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Nov 10, 20201 min read
Stormy days
A stormy afternoon for many areas around the gulf with day time heating from the sun and a cold upper atmosphere assisting in triggering...
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Nov 5, 20201 min read
Heavy rain over the Auckland water catchment
Great news for Auckland's water supply with its largest water storage reservoir Mangatangi dam receiving 83mm today. Many other large...
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Nov 1, 20201 min read
October was hit and miss for rainfall
October rainfall was hit and miss with isolated downpours. Some did ok, others were very dry. Here was your local October rainfall...
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Oct 21, 20201 min read
The scattering effect on sunset
Vivid red and violet colours have just appeared in the sky around sunset tonight. The phenomenon is called 'Scattering'. Because the sun...
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Oct 20, 20201 min read
A major La Niña is developing in the equatorial Pacific
Be aware, a Marangai weather pattern is emerging. 1 chart alone suggests to start preparing for a wet and wild ride in the lead up to and...
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Oct 13, 20201 min read
Finally the rain returns
After a very dry start to October, water tanks and gardens are breathing a sigh of relief tonight as proper rain finally returned today....
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Oct 5, 20201 min read
Warmest day since late April
As we head towards summer, the sun’s rays hit the Earth at a steep angle. This increases the amount of solar energy hitting us and helps...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read
One of the driest September's on record.
Over half the locations we follow around the region recorded less than 50mm which is more than half of the 100mm that would be expected...
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