Strengthening Cyclone could have a Kiwi Christmas in its sights
Cyclone Yasa's predicted position by December 23, according to the ECMWF forecast on Windy.com. Christmas may see the arrival in New Zealand of an unwelcome guest in the form of Cyclone Yasa, the first tropical cyclone of the season. While the country is set to bask under blue skies this week and in temperatures in the mid to high 20s, the promise of a sun-soaked Christmas day is looking sketchy. The category 1 Yasa cyclone is currently in the Tropical Pacific between Fiji and Vanuatu where, according to Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll “it is expected to strengthen as it churns over the very ...