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[ad_1] Summer safety alert: Beware of rising river levels and unpredictable weather Before heading to your favorite Canterbury rivers or lakes this summer, check the weather forecasts and river conditions, especially for rainfall in the Southern Alps. Hot, dry nor-west winds often signal heavy rain in alpine headwaters, which can cause rivers to rise quickly…
[ad_1] What you need to know about extreme weather events With weather events causing damage and disruption across Waitaha Canterbury in the past week, we understand the challenges as landowners take stock of the impacts and begin the clean up. Work can be undertaken to remediate and clean up following an extreme weather event. When…
[ad_1] Summer safety alert: Beware of rising river levels and unpredictable weather It’s that time of year, when swarms of Cantabrians take to our rivers and lakes for fishing, swimming, four-wheel driving, camping and exploring. This time of the year is when some summer weather patterns can catch people off guard and leave them stranded…
[ad_1] However, there is still a lot of surface flooding across the city and Banks Peninsula. There are also a number of slips, particularly in Banks Peninsula, and staff and contractors are out assessing these. There are still a number of road closures in place, especially around our rivers and in low lying areas. The…
[ad_1] Due to milder conditions and a gentle easterly wind over the past few days, Christchurch City Council has received an increased number of reports of unpleasant odours coming from the oxidation ponds at the wastewater treatment plant. Head of Three Waters Helen Beaumont says the air quality readings that staff received this morning show…
[ad_1] Check here for the latest information on how the wet weather is affecting our district. This online map shows where the road closures are across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. [ad_2] More from the Council source here
[ad_1] Check here for the latest information on how the wet weather is affecting our district. [ad_2] More from the Council source here
[ad_1] Severe weather event across Canterbury Canterbury Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) Group has activated the Emergency Coordination Centre, in response to the current severe weather event across Canterbury. Group Controller for Canterbury CDEM Sean Poff says they are working with iwi, territorial authorities, emergency services and partner agencies to assess and respond to…
[ad_1] It was a windy and wet night overnight with isolated squalls and downpours affecting the upper North Island while colder air moves into the lower North Island. This generated a few isolated thunderstorms too. A wind gust of 159km/h was recorded on the hills around Wellington yesterday late afternoon, in the main peak of…
[ad_1] MetService is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for Anzac weekend with strong swell in the west and a frosty start to the second week of the school holidays. A front tracking across Aotearoa New Zealand tomorrow (Friday), will be accompanied by rain for the west of both islands. Heavy Rain Watches have been…
[ad_1] A ridge of high pressure holds for the rest of the working week, bringing settled conditions for most says MetService, but this gives way to a wet and windy weekend, especially for western areas. Many areas across Aotearoa will see plenty of blue sky for the rest of the working week. Morning cloud, and…
[ad_1] As heavy rain continues to fall intermittently, with surface flooding and dangerously high rivers in multiple parts of Canterbury. According to the NZ MetService, slips and floodwaters are likely to continue to disrupt travel over the next 48 hours, making some roads impassable. King tides are expected over the next few days which may…
[ad_1] MetService is forecasting a mid-week period of stable weather, but things become unsettled in the South by the end of the week. MetService meteorologist Andy Best comments “A couple of fronts move up the east of the North Island this afternoon and evening, which bring isolated showers to most places. Rain however is forecast…
[ad_1] The West Coast should hold its head high after a fantastic response to the severe weather event of recent days, Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan says. “Emergency management is about preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, and that’s exactly what we saw. West Coast Emergency Management, Buller Emergency Management and…
[ad_1] MetService is forecasting a frontal system to move up the country this weekend. It brings a brief period of rain but a large portion of the weekend will be relatively settled. MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris states: “The past two weekends have been very eventful on the weather front and while this weekend isn’t completely…
[ad_1] MetService is forecasting mostly settled weather as we begin the last full week of meteorological summer, but there are a few exceptions to bear in mind. Skies are blue over most of Aotearoa today (Monday), however there is a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in place for the ranges of Gisborne and northern Hawke’s Bay from…
[ad_1] The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for Canterbury and Banks Peninsula and forecasters are predicting that as much 100 to 160mm of rain could fall over the region tomorrow and Thursday. Christchurch City Council is putting measures in place to reduce the flood risk. “The heavy rain is likely to result in…
[ad_1] Canterbury enters summer with good soil moisture levels, but warm weather forecast Average rainfall over spring following a return to normal winter rainfall has left Canterbury with healthy soil moisture at the start of the summer irrigation season. However, a weak La Niña weather pattern is expected to bring higher temperatures and lower river…
[ad_1] Cass Bay planting day a success despite weather Inclement weather tried its hardest to put off about 45 dedicated volunteers from the Cass Bay planting day recently, but to no avail. The hardy souls – made up of Whaka Ora Healthy Harbour staff, Wai Ora staff, volunteers from the community, Cass Bay Residents Association…
[ad_1] Contractors are clearing grates and making checks of Christchurch’s stormwater network ahead of a weekend of wet weather and king tides. The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for Canterbury and forecasters are predicting that as much 100mm of rain could fall over the region this weekend. Christchurch may be protected from some…
[ad_1] We’re in the depths of winter but you wouldn’t know it. New Zealand has had a week of well above normal temperatures at a time of year that is traditionally the coldest. Sub-tropical and northerly quarter winds have been consistently affecting the nation since last week and now two incoming “cold” changes look to…
A little over a week ago I wrote about Christchurch and its sweltering heat with temperatures reaching the 40 degree mark. But today it seems christchurch has turned another leaf with one of the most wild and powerful hail storm I have ever seen in this country. It was absolutely amazing to say the least….
Just as we all go back to work the weather turns on some spectacular temperatures. Yesterday the temperatures reached in the mid to high 30’s but today Christchurch peaked 40 Degrees C in parts. Officially according to the metservice the max temp was 37.4 . Today’s maximum temperature of 40 Degrees C almost blew the…
Wow maybe the winter weather has slowed everyone down. Only 3 blogs since my last blog 5 days ago. What’s going on? I know for the market in New Plymouth it was a very slow week. And for my open homes during the weekend I had no one through at all. And I even noticed…
Wow! The cold weather has come and hit us right in the butt. Here in Taranaki over the last few days have had in excess of 70mm of rain and some bitter cold temperatures. I was out driving around last night when a massive hail storm hit. It was amazing to see my temperature reading…