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Met Service operations manager Maara Vaiimene finds an umbrella doesn’t hold up so well against winds of around 15 knots. 13070110

Chance of better weather

Tuesday August 05, 2014

After a week of wet and cold weather, things look to be on the improve.

The Met Service’s temperature gauge lowered to 13.7 degrees on Sunday. 14063021

Coldest temperature in 40 years

Thursday July 31, 2014

It might not be considered cold in many countries, but a temperature of 13.7 degrees Celsius in Rarotonga on Sunday was the island’s lowest since 1975.

Beautiful outer island crafts are one of the main attractions of the Trade Days. 12073050

Bad weather, no Trade Day

Wednesday July 30, 2014

Miserable and muddy conditions have forced today’s Trade Day event to be cancelled, but shoppers looking for that uniquely Cook Islands gift and food braved the weather yesterday.

An El Nino pattern is to blame for Rarotonga's recent weather. 13061317

El Nino to blame for bad weather

Thursday July 17, 2014

If you’ve been grumbling about the recent cool temperatures, endless rain and lack of sunshine, blame it on El Nino.

Observer Mike Rau checks the temperature gauge at the Met Service office in Nikao yesterday. 14063021

Cold weather in Rarotonga

Tuesday July 01, 2014

A cool wind from the south forced many locals in Rarotonga to reach for an extra sweater over the weekend.

The Pitt Media Group of the Cook Islands presents feedback at the Pacific Broadcasters Emergency Plans Training, 2012 in Apia, Samoa.14062501

Broadcasters work on emergency plans

Thursday June 26, 2014

National broadcast stations of eight Pacific Island countries will have Climate and Disaster Resilience Plans developed by April 2015. 

Rain might be a less frequent sight in the Cook Islands in coming months, due to an El Nino weather pattern that is associated with drier conditions. 13061317

El Nino pattern could mean a dry year

Monday June 09, 2014

Meteorologists are predicting an El Nino cycle could return to the western Pacific in the coming months.

Tropical Cyclone Ian, which did not reach the Cooks, was skirting Fiji when NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image in January. 14010914

Cyclone season ends today

Tuesday April 29, 2014

Apart from a brief skirmish with Tropical Cyclone Mike, the Cook Islands has emerged from the cyclone season unscathed. 

A stunning photo of the blood-red moon taken by local Willie Tuiravakai. 14041526

Perfect conditions for lunar eclipse

Wednesday April 16, 2014

Rarotonga’s sky cleared just in time to reveal a stunning lunar eclipse on Monday night.

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