MetService - Latest News [Page 109]
Fire and Ice on Wednesday
Monday, 3 November 2003, 1:18 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting that there could be some frosts in Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Hawke's Bay and Marlborough on Wednesday morning. This should be followed by generally fine weather for the annual Guy Fawkes fireworks in the evening. ... More >>
Standby for Unsettled Weather this Weekend
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 1:30 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting unsettled weather over New Zealand this weekend, as a large low-pressure area takes its time crossing the south Tasman Sea. More >>
Wet Chilly Conditions Followed By Warm Sunshine
Monday, 13 October 2003, 2:35 pm | MetService
Heavy rain washed across Northland and Bay of Plenty yesterday and over Wellington and southern Wairarapa today. MetService meteorologists are forecasting that chilly southerly winds should spread along the east coast of the South Island today and ... More >>
Saturday Night's Lightning
Monday, 22 September 2003, 2:47 pm | MetService
There were thousands of thunderclaps over western areas of the North Island last Saturday night. All this lightning activity was caused by a cold front moving in from the Tasman Sea. More >>
The Gusty Winds of spring are arriving
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 12:06 am | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting windy conditions for most of the coming week and for the start of next week. Bouts of strong northwesterly wind that are typical of spring are now showing themselves, and may well be with us on-and-off ... More >>
Metservice Weather: Our Cold Wet Windy Weather
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 9:10 pm | MetService
More than 50mm of cold rain fell over parts of Canterbury on Tuesday, bringing chilling conditions to stock, and some surface flooding around Temuka. Wellington also received about 30mm of wind-driven rain during the day, producing several slips and extensive ... More >>
Hail Hits Silverdale
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:05 am | MetService
Heavy showers developed over Waikato on Tuesday afternoon and moved northwards onto Auckland. Some of these showers were intense enough to contain hail. One hail shower came onto Silverdale out of a blue sky just after school closed. First of all there ... More >>
MetService Weather Observing Sites Survived Shake
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 1:49 pm | MetService
MetService weather stations in Fiordland have kept operating through the major quake and aftershocks that have hit the area. According to the US Geological Survey website, last Friday's 7.1 magnitude quake in Fiordland ranks as the fifth equal biggest earthquake ... More >>