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  • August was wet, warm
    August was cloudy, warm and very wet, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) says.

  • Month ends on a brighter note
    Bright sunshine on Tuesday ended Christchurch's chances of claiming its darkest August on record.

  • Spring has sprung - sort of
    Don't be fooled by the sunshine and that hint of warmth - temperatures are about to plummet.

  • Spring set to be warm, rain average
    The moderate La Nina weather pattern which has established in the tropical Pacific may strengthen further through the rest of this year and continue into the summer months of early next year, climate scientists say.Spring temperatures...

  • Snow predicted in expected cold snap
    It's down to the wire as to whether August turns out to be a record-breakingly dull and miserable month in Christchurch, as a cold southerly and the arrival of spring collide.

  • Rain, thunder and hail is 'good news'
    Heavy rains, thunderstorms and hail that battered the country yesterday were actually good news, says the MetService.Severe weather forecaster John Crouch said the gloomy weather was a sign that winter was finishing."These...

  • Hailstones hit kiwifruit but no major damage reported
    Kiwifruit growers in Bay of Plenty appear to have escaped major damage from hailstones up to 15 millimetres wide that came down in a storm just after midday on Sunday.

  • Hail storms hits Tauranga (18 Photos, 2 Maps)

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    Thunder and hail continues to affect northern and western parts of the North Island with a large hail shower hitting Tauranga and surrounding regions early this afternoon.

    So far today the Lightning Tracker at WeatherWatch.co.nz has detected over 5100 strikes with reports of loud thunder in Taranaki, Matamata, Auckland and Northland today.

    More heavy showers are being predicted by WeatherWatch.co.nz this afternoon mainly about Auckland, Waikato, Northland, Taranaki and Bay of Plenty however WeatherWatch believes the risk of thunderstorms is now easing west of the Kaimai Ranges.

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  • Darkest August expected
    Christchurch is on track for its most miserable August, despite a burst of sunshine yesterday.

  • Anthony Doesburg : Wet or dry? Super computer has the forecast
    Weather forecasting is a crucial, if thankless, task.When the forecast is bad, but accurate, there's a tendency to shoot the messenger. When the forecast is good, and the weather bad, we feel fully entitled to blame the rain on...

  • Polar blast lines up for spring
    Bitterly cold weather could coincide with the arrival of spring in a fortnight, bringing bad news for farmers.

  • Clean-up begins for flood-hit towns
    As rising floodwaters threatened to wash away his home of four years all dairy farmer Peter Brake could do was wait, watch and hope for the best.Mr Brake was yesterday cleaning up his 80ha farm near Whakatane after two nights...

  • Niwa challenged over accuracy of data
    The country's state-owned weather and atmospheric research body is being taken to court in a challenge over the accuracy of its data used to calculate global warming.The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition said it had lodged...

  • Flooding and slips cut off Opotiki
    THE EASTERN Bay of Plenty town of Opotiki was cut off last night as flooding and slips forced the closure of roads in and out of the town.

  • Hundreds of skiers forced to spend night at Mt Hutt
    Hundreds of skiers stranded at Mt Hutt have been forced to spend the night after high winds closed the access road at the Canterbury resort.

  • Thankful NZ's weather not so extreme - New Zealand Herald

    Thankful NZ's weather not so extreme
    New Zealand Herald
    Right across the globe the weather is dominating the headlines and I believe that we are now looking at close to 200 million people being ...



  • Big rain catches many by surprise
    Heavy rain caused havoc across Canterbury yesterday, sparking search and rescue operations and causing slips and flooding.

  • Tomorrow and Monday are due to be very unsettled
    A "significant" snowstorm has much of Canterbury in its path tomorrow and Monday.

  • Twister singles out Tauranga home
    A freak tornado has ripped off a shed roof, flinging it almost 100m across a state highway while leaving almost everything else around untouched.Other casualties include two dog kennels, which have disappeared without trace, and...

  • July was the cruellest month in Chch
    July was a miserable month for Christchurch residents, the official weather summary has confirmed.


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