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Good At Last For Growing Grass
Monday, 6 September 2004, 2:24 pm | MetService
Sunny weather is being forecast for much of the country until Friday. Day time temperatures will be in the mid teens, and that's good for grass growth. More >>
Spring is in the Air
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 1:28 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting some warming northwest winds to arrive just in time for the start of September. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid teens in most places on Wednesday and rise to the high teens in Coastal Canterbury ... More >>
MetService: More Wind to Come
Monday, 16 August 2004, 1:47 pm | MetService
The low pressure system that has been bringing snow to eastern areas is about to be reinforced with more wind. MetService meteorologists are forecasting that the low will stall between New Zealand and Chatham Islands on Tuesday and then loop back ... More >>
Difficult for Drivers, Shocking for Stock
Monday, 16 August 2004, 11:22 am | MetService
The snowball-of-a-low has arrived. On Sunday the chilly southerly winds have been concentrating on the Canterbury and Kaikoura Coast area, and it is still wintery in Southland and Otago. Cold wet windy conditions are forecast to spread onto southern ... More >>
Big Weekend Snowball
Friday, 13 August 2004, 3:38 pm | MetService
The low pressure system heading for New Zealand this weekend is like a giant snowball. When it reaches Southland and Otago from Saturday evening it is likely to bring blizzard-like whiteout conditions with snow to sea level. More >>
Wet Tidings
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 1:35 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued some heavy rain warnings for Wednesday night and Thursday. The main areas likely to be affected tonight are Nelson ranges and the northern slopes of the mountain in Taranaki. More >>
More Rain for Bay of Plenty
Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 1:26 pm | MetService
Rain returned to the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday. A passing front looked likely to deliver 15 to 20 mm of rain to the plains and 30 to 40mm to the eastern ranges. This rain is forecast to ease off for a while, but then some heavier rain is forecast to cross ... More >>
Chronology of the weekend Storm
Monday, 19 July 2004, 3:41 pm | MetService
Last weekend's deluge of rain over Bay of Plenty and wet conditions over eastern parts of the North Island were well picked by severe weather watches and warnings issued by MetService in advance. More >>
Wet and Windy weather ahead
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 3:59 pm | MetService
Metservice meteorologists are closely watching the frontal rain band that has stalled over the northeast end of the North Island. A new low pressure system is forecast to form in the subtropics and combine with this rain band, accentuating it with a ... More >>
The Coldest Week of the Year is Nigh
Thursday, 8 July 2004, 2:19 pm | MetService
Metservice meteorologists are forecasting frosty weather to set in over much of New Zealand over the weekend, so that the coming week may well be the coldest of the year. More >>
Cold Air Arriving During Winter Solstice
Monday, 21 June 2004, 12:40 am | MetService
The cold air that arrived over the South Island during the weekend is forecast by MetService meteorologists to finally move onto the North Island tonight and during Tuesday. Its arrival is likely to be heralded today by a period of vigorous northwesterlies ... More >>
Weather for the Rugby Tests
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 2:56 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting a cold night with a light northerly breeze for the first rugby test between the All Blacks and England at Carisbrook in Dunedin on Saturday evening. More >>
Here Comes Winter
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 3:11 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting that a cold front and southerly change will sweep across New Zealand during the coming Queen's Birthday weekend. More >>
Trust MetService
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 2:34 pm | MetService
MetService ranks high on the list of government services that New Zealanders trust. In an annual survey conducted by Reader's Digest, MetService came in sixth out of a list of twenty-seven organizations. The top five were the Fire Service, Police, ... More >>
Weather: A Blast from the Tasman Sea
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 3:51 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued heavy rain warnings for many areas. This is in addition to the heavy rain warning already in force for the Mt Cook area. More >>
MetService - Brace for a Wet and Windy week
Monday, 3 May 2004, 8:58 am | MetService
Issued by MetService at 03:03pm 02-May-2004 Brace For A Wet and Windy Week More >>
Dry Spell weakening after the ANZAC dawn
Friday, 23 April 2004, 3:41 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting some welcome rain for the driest areas of the country early next week. More >>
More Hearty City Temperatures
Thursday, 22 April 2004, 1:55 pm | MetService
MetService engineers have installed new temperature-reading stations close to heart of both Napier and New Plymouth cities. Readings are being made available for presentation on TV in the evening, helping people compare the daily high temperatures around the ... More >>
Easter Weather: cold and changeable.
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 1:44 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting more waves of wet and cold weather during Easter. From Thursday night to Good Friday morning a low is expected to cross the North Island accompanied by briefly heavy rain. By Easter Sunday another burst of ... More >>
A Taste of Winter
Monday, 5 April 2004, 1:28 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are mentioning the possibility of snow in the forecasts for Porters Pass from early Tuesday and for the Desert Road from Tuesday evening. Cold and showery conditions with thunderstorms and hail are forecast to cross the ... More >>
