Archive for November, 2009
- A fresh new look for summer – metservice.com website redesign - November 3rd, 2009 , Written By: nicola | 7 Comments
- Surface tension - November 2nd, 2009 , Written By: Chris Webster | 2 Comments
- The Structure of Highs - November 2nd, 2009 , Written By: Chris Webster | No Comments
- Wellington Rainbow - November 2nd, 2009 , Written By: Chris Noble | No Comments
MetService is currently working on a brand new metservice.com – it is being overhauled from top to bottom and is due for the big launch in early December. This follows a major review where we have considered user feedback, met with metservice.com user testing groups and had a look at best practice around the world. [...]
Water is an amazing substance. It has many properties that have a big impact on our lives and, I think, are quite useful for us to know about. One of these is the property of surface tension, which water shares with other less prevalent liquids. So what is surface tension? Wikipedia describes it as being [...]
After writing two blog posts about lows or depressions, I thought it would be a good idea to also write something about highs or anticyclones. After all, one is just the opposite of the other, isn’t it?? Well, in some ways yes, but there are some important differences too. If you have a barometer you’re probably [...]
With a superb view over Wellington and the harbour from the MetService building in Kelburn, we’re often (and quite appropriately) treated to some fantastic weather related vistas. Here’s a little sample, snapped on Monday 26 October as a few light showers passed over the city in a northerly flow late afternoon. The view here is [...]