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Cold Outbreak Spreads North
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 1:37 pm | MetService
Cold southerly winds have reached Southland and Otago and are forecast to continue northwards and reach the lower North Island on Friday. More >>
More Snow For The South
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 12:51 am | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a Special Weather Advisory regarding more snow for southern districts. Snow is likely to start falling about inland parts of Central Otago early on Wednesday and to affect coastal hills of Otago by evening. More >>
Wet End To June
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 2:59 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for the ranges of northwest Nelson. More >>
Icy Roads a Risk for Drivers
Monday, 25 June 2007, 3:45 pm | MetService
The cold hand of winter is holding New Zealand firmly in its grip. Light amounts of snow are affecting some of the country's higher parts until Monday night. During the next few days MetService meteorologists are forecasting new problems for travellers. ... More >>
Intense Low-Pressure System Crossing New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 3:28 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne. More >>
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 >>
