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Winter Ready to Tighten Grip for Shortest Day

Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:23 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists are forecasting another cold wintry blast late this week after a brief period of warming sunshine on Tuesday. "Winter will be tightening its grip later this week," commented the MetService Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. ... More >>

Welcome Rain for Our Driest Areas

Monday, 11 June 2007, 1:52 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists are watching rain clouds over Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa today and forecasting further bands of rain coming and going over the region for the rest of the week. More >>

Prepare For A Polar Outbreak In The South

Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 2:25 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued both a Special Weather Advisory and a Severe Weather Warning for very cold, windy and snowy conditions forecast over southern areas on Thursday. Around 25cm of snow is expected to settle down to 400 metres altitude ... More >>

Windy Prelude To A Cold Outbreak

Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 2:24 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have updated a severe weather warning for strong winds over eastern parts of Southland, Otago and some parts of Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. Gusts of about 110 kilometres per hour are forecast in exposed places between Catlins ... More >>

A Wet Prelude in the Southwest for Long Weekend

Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 2:14 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Fiordland and southern Westland. A cold front is likely to deliver between 200 and 300mm of rain in the ranges between Haast and Franz Josef on Thursday and Friday. More >>

Finally Some Rain For The North Island

Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:11 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Fiordland, parts of Westland and Nelson, and also for the Tararua ranges and an area extending from Mount Taranaki to the central North Island Plateau. Only minor amounts of rain are expected ... More >>

Dry Anticyclones Good For Harvest But Carry A Cost

Thursday, 26 April 2007, 2:04 pm | MetService

The recent run of dry weather has been good for harvesting but some farmers are beginning to count the cost as they consider the loss of autumn pasture. More >>

Mixed Weather For The Anzac Dawn

Monday, 23 April 2007, 1:48 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists are forecasting a mixture of conditions for this year's ANZAC dawn ceremonies around New Zealand. More >>

Collaboration Between NIWA And Metservice

Thursday, 12 April 2007, 4:34 pm | MetService

In a joint statement MetService Chief Executive Mr Paul Reid and NIWA's Acting Chief Executive Dr Bryce Cooper say: "The relationship issues reported in the media are not those of the current people involved. Both organisations are continuing to work ... More >>

Wintry Southwesterly Coming

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 2:36 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued severe weather warnings for wind and rain with a series of cold fronts that are forecast to move onto southern parts of the South Island by Wednesday. Following these fronts a bitterly cold southwesterly is forecast ... More >>

Climate change challenge for small Pacific islands

Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 11:05 am | MetService

Small islands, including those in the South Pacific, are already experiencing the effects of climate change, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). More >>

More Rain To Come

Thursday, 29 March 2007, 1:32 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have updated the heavy rain warning for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel, the Bay of Plenty, north Gisborne and for northwest Nelson, and maintain a weather watch on the Mount Taranaki area. More >>

Issued at 01:01pm 22-Mar-2007

Thursday, 22 March 2007, 1:58 pm | MetService

Meteorologists around the world celebrate 23 March as World Meteorological Day. This marks the anniversary date of the formation of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as part of the United Nations in 1950. More >>

Smashing Swells Predicted

Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 2:46 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued a weather warning for severe northwest gales on Wednesday over the southern North Island. Marine meteorologists are also forecasting the arrival of large ocean swells on the west coast of the North Island on Wednesday. More >>

Windiest Week of Year So Far

Monday, 12 March 2007, 1:51 pm | MetService

MetService meteorologists have issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain in Westland and Fiordland today and spreading into Bay of Plenty and the ranges of Gisborne tonight. This marks the beginning of what may well be the windiest week for the country so ... More >>

Thirsty February

Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 2:41 pm | MetService

MetService's rain gauges have been recording long dry periods in many parts of the country over the past few weeks. Whangaparaoa Peninsula is at the top of the list with no rain at all since 8am on the 7th February. That's 484 rain-free hours to ... More >>