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Damaging Tornado hits Westland
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 12:25 am | MetService
MetService advice of the possibility of tornadoes over the Westland and Fiordland coasts was successfully borne out on Monday afternoon. A tornado swirled into the Westland township of Runanga, about 10km north of Greymouth, ripping off two roofs ... More >>
Squally Thunderstorms
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 1:28 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting that a low-pressure system deepening in the Tasman Sea may bring squally thunderstorms to northern parts of the North Island during Tuesday night. This low is expected to remain in the Tasman Sea, but its front ... More >>
A Wet Start to Easter
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 1:16 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are watching the approach of a low-pressure system that has already given two solid days of rain to Sydney. This low is expected to cross the South Island on Thursday night and Friday morning, bringing some parts of New ... More >>
World Meteorological Day 2005
Tuesday, 22 March 2005, 1:06 pm | MetService
March 23rd is set aside each year by meteorologists as World Meteorological Day. This celebrates the coming into force of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as an agency of the United Nations on 23 March 1950. This year's theme is "Weather, ... More >>
A Change In The Weather For Easter
Monday, 21 March 2005, 2:06 pm | MetService
Meteorologists at MetService are forecasting that a change to more unsettled weather is likely to arrive just before Easter. The weather pattern for the past four weeks has been dominated by high-pressure systems that have helped to keep the rain away ... More >>
Will we ever be able to forecast tornadoes?
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 9:42 am | MetService
Will we ever be able to forecast tornadoes such as the one that hit Greymouth last week? "Not in any great detail," says MetService Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt, "but we are working towards being able to identify the regions where ... More >>
A Sunny Week Says MetService
Monday, 21 February 2005, 3:05 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting an extended period of dry sunny weather for most of the country this week. The only exceptions are a front brushing past the southwest of the South Island on Wednesday and Thursday and isolated showers ... More >>
New Weather Station in Bay of Islands
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 2:09 pm | MetService
A new weather station has been installed at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. The station has been made possible thanks to the combined efforts of Destination Northland, tourism operators and local business associations. More >>
MetService forecast: severe thunderstorms
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 12:45 am | MetService
MetService Severe Weather Team are forecasting a high risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon over Waitomo, west Waikato, Taihape, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, and the Tararua and Ruahine ranges. Downpours of rain in the order of 25 to 40 millimetres ... More >>
Northwest winds to rattle the south
Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 1:41 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting northwest winds to affect southern New Zealand from now until the weekend. A special weather watch has been issued for Southland and Fiordland. More >>
A hay-maker of a High
Monday, 10 January 2005, 6:02 pm | MetService
Don't give up on summer just yet. MetService meteorologists are forecasting an extended period of dry weather for much of the country with an anticyclone crossing central New Zealand this week. More >>
Southerlies Relaxing For Christmas
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 1:31 pm | MetService
Cold southerlies arriving on Friday should relax briefly on Christmas Day, say MetService meteorologists. A sunny break is being forecast for many places. Day-time highs should reach the high teens for coastal places from Wellington southwards and around 20 ... More >>
Pattern Change Possible For Christmas Weather
Friday, 17 December 2004, 1:37 pm | MetService
MetService weather forecasts for this weekend are going for cold conditions with strong southwest winds over the whole country. Hail is likely in many places and snow is forecast above about 700 metres for the south and east of the South Island. ... More >>
Grass Pollen in abundance
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 9:41 am | MetService
If you're suffering itchy eyes, runny noses and sneezing a lot, you're in good company, as pollen directly affects about 20% of the population through allergy (hayfever) and/or asthma. More >>
Windy start to summer
Monday, 29 November 2004, 12:45 am | MetService
After a burst of cold southerly winds late last week, this week will bring us windy westerlies to mark the start to summer. MetService meteorologists are continuing with severe weather warnings for wind gusts of 130 km/hr between Havelock North and ... More >>
Mixed menu of weather marks end of spring.
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 1:21 pm | MetService
The MetService Storm Team, a special group of meteorologists dedicated to studying and watching out for thunderstorms, have highlighted the North Island to be the target area for thunderstorms on Thursday. Their map can be seen on the severe convection/thunderstorm ... More >>
Summer is a coming in - Be Prepared
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 11:59 am | MetService
Officially, summer starts on 1 December, and it may not be ideal beach weather yet but we can't afford to get complacent says Chris Stephenson of MetService. As New Zealand moves closer to the summer season, Ultraviolet radiation over New Zealand ... More >>
Walloping Winds
Monday, 15 November 2004, 11:43 am | MetService
Winds are whipping up into a frenzy today over central parts of New Zealand. More >>
MetService helps out in the tropics.
Monday, 8 November 2004, 12:57 am | MetService
For the first time ever, valuable environmental measurements of temperature and humidity in the atmosphere over the Northern Cook Islands are now being made, thanks to support provided by MetService. This information will assist in the monitoring of climate ... More >>
Gusty Thursday so hold off foreworks until Friday
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 2:38 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting gusty northwest winds about and south of Wellington on Thursday. These winds should ease away again in time for the main fireworks displays on Friday evening More >>
