WMO TURNED SIXTY
Frizzy February Weather
Written by Bob McDavitt, Meteorologist
February 2010.
Sunny for the Sevens
MetService is forecasting that the anticyclone moving slowly over New Zealand over the next few days is likely to bring the hottest days of summer ( so far) along for the NZI Sevens in Wellington.
Sunny At the Sevens (this image taken in 2008)
Thunderstorms!
Written by Chris Noble, Meteorologist
It must have been an insightful man...
Written by Ross Marsden, Meteorologist
Summer so far
One way of defining summer in NZ is calling it the three months December, January and February. By that definition we have just passed the half-way mark. What has the weather been like at your place so far this summer?
Feels Like
Feels like temperature, to the nearest degree, gives an idea of how cool or warm the air feels to us.
Big Day Out - A Day of Two Parts
MetService hopes that all involved in this year’s bash have fun, and as I look at the MetService data for the day I can see that the weather is likely to turn into two parts.
Contrail over Tauranga
Written by Ross Marsden, Meteorologist
January 2010
Holiday fun
When schools break up for the holidays, and you're a parent or caregiver wondering how you're going to get through the next several weeks. :-) How about setting your child(ren) a challenge - to keep a weather log for a continuous 14-day period. Depending on their age and sophistication, you could make the log shorter or longer, and easier or harder. Here are some suggestions...