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Heavy Rain And Gales Easing Overnight
Thursday, 19 February 2004, 9:24 pm | MetService
An active front is moving over the country producing a spell of heavy rain in many western areas from Westland to northwest Nelson and in the west of the North Island from Wellington to southern Waikato. More >>
A Burst Of Heavy Rain And Strong Winds Today
Thursday, 19 February 2004, 9:57 am | MetService
MetService forecasters are expecting a front moving over the country today to become more active, producing a spell of heavy rain in many western areas from Fiordland to northwest Nelson and in the the west of the North Island from Wellington to Taranaki. ... More >>
Severe Wind and Rain Warnings for Thursday
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 1:21 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued severe wind and heavy rain warnings for an active front moving across New Zealand on Thursday. More >>
MetService Issues Narrative of the Big Storm
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 8:26 am | MetService
Flooding hit Wellington, Wairarapa, Manawatu and Rangitikei areas hard early this week. This narrative article from MetService Weather Ambassador Bob McDavitt gives a sequential account of the main events leading to flooding. More >>
Eyeing The Storm: 167 km/hr at Beacon Hill
Tuesday, 17 February 2004, 9:41 am | MetService
MetService Weather Ambassador Bob McDavitt described today's storm as extreme and one which delivered more than it promised. More >>
Data From The Extreme Storm
Monday, 16 February 2004, 2:44 pm | MetService
MetService Weather Ambassador Bob McDavitt described today's storm as extreme and one which delivered more than it promised. More >>
Storm Warning Remains But Worst Waether Has Passed
Monday, 16 February 2004, 9:18 am | MetService
The deep low off the Wairarapa Coast that brought stormy conditions over the lower North Island is forecast to move away to the southeast from late morning,with the rain and severe southerly gales easing. However, another 20 to 30mm of rain is still ... More >>
Threats of Wind and Rain
Monday, 9 February 2004, 1:45 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued weather warnings for heavy rain and severe northwest gales to affect parts of the country tonight and during Tuesday. More >>
The Return Of The Sun For Waitangi Day
Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 12:01 am | MetService
Waitangi treaty grounds have had been soaked twice in the past week and are being soaked again today. MetService meteorologists are forecasting a brisk southwest wind to sweep across the area on Thursday and cool things down and dry out the paddocks. ... More >>
Intense Downpours Cause Problems
Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:51 pm | MetService
A major band of rain moving across the North Island today caused traffic problems in Auckland and Wellington. More >>
Facial Eczema Risk Potential Forecast
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 3:58 pm | MetService
On the 1st of January 2004 MetService launched a facial eczema risk potential forecast service in time for this years season. More >>
Niue is back on the weather map.
Monday, 19 January 2004, 12:18 am | MetService
A MetService Technician, at the request of the Niue Government, has put the Niue weather station back into operation. More >>
New Zealand's Yo-Yo Weather Continues
Monday, 5 January 2004, 2:25 pm | MetService
Temperatures have been up and down in the past week, dipping to 2 degrees Celsius at Waiouru on New Year's Eve then rocketing to the high thirties over central Canterbury on New Year's Day. There should be a brief cooling of the Canterbury heat wave on ... More >>
World Meteorological Organization looks at 2003
Monday, 22 December 2003, 4:25 pm | MetService
GENEVA, 16 December (WMO) - The global surface temperature for all of 2003 is expected to be +0.45 C above the 1961-90 annual average, according to the records maintained by the Members of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO ). This value makes ... More >>
Good Tail Winds For Rudolph
Monday, 22 December 2003, 2:09 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting windy weather during Christmas week, but the wind is likely to drop in time for barbeques on Christmas Day. More >>
NZ–UK alliance to offer forecasting services
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 5:10 pm | MetService
NIWA and the UK Met Office announced today that they will become partners in a new venture that will revolutionise the use of weather forecasts. This new alliance will combine the world-class weather forecasting skills of the UK Met Office with NIWA’s ... More >>
Intll. Weather Meetings hosted by MetService
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 11:00 am | MetService
Two meetings on communication of weather data and forecasts under the umbrella of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are being hosted by MetService in Wellington. More >>
Signs of Summer
Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 4:40 pm | MetService
There are natural signs around the country that summer is here. Some cicadas are being heard and pohutukawa blossoms are appearing. The cabbage trees between Horowhenua and Marlborough have been flowering prolifically. This is called a "mast seeding" ... More >>
Weather Boffins From Around New Zealand Confer
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:29 pm | MetService
A University of Canterbury geographer has been officially presented with the Meteorological Society's inaugural Kidson Medal for his work on Christchurch's air pollution. More >>
Tap Your Barometer In Celebration Of 150 Years
Monday, 17 November 2003, 3:14 pm | MetService
Next time you tap a barometer, take note of the weather-words written around the face. In these words there is a kiwi connection and a link to the original conference for international cooperation in meteorology held in Brussels in 1853. More >>
