THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE STORM
Orange warnings are active today: gusts to 157 km/h on the lower North Island, 60 to 90 mm on the Tararua Range, and heavy snow that has closed South Island highways. Wind warnings cover Wellington, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.
THE RECORD
9 turning points on record since Sep 15 — the 8 most recent shown.
Sep 26reclassified quiet → winter · no-signal → emerging · moved onto the top line · intensified sharply
Sep 25quiet → no-signal
Sep 23no-signal → quiet
Sep 21reclassified winter → quiet · active → no-signal · slipped off the top line · eased sharply
Sep 19easing → active
Sep 18▽ slipped down the board
Sep 17peak → easing · became confirmed
Sep 16emerging → peak
WHO IT TOUCHES
AviationA typhoon about 100 km from Naha, a hurricane bound for Baja California Sur, and a gale-lashed lower North Island.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.