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Typical Autumn Weather As High Pressure Takes Hold
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 11:54 am | MetService
Several fronts affected Aotearoa New Zealand over Anzac weekend, causing temperatures to dip and bringing showery conditions to many places. MetService is predicting a settled and mild week ahead, as a high pressure system is now approaching and then ... More >>
Warm Changing To A Cool Anzac Weekend
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 12:31 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 21 - Tuesday 26 April Record breaking autumnal warmth has staved off the duvet for another night, but don’t expect that to last. MetService is forecasting a cool change to spread through Aotearoa New Zealand today (Thursday) ... More >>
Warm And Wet Weather For Short Week Ahead
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 11:20 am | MetService
A mature low pressure system to the west of the North Island drives a warm, moist airflow over the country for the next few days. MetService is forecasting either rain or showers to northern parts of the North Island today (Tuesday) and the west ... More >>
A Settled Easter Weekend
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 12:29 pm | MetService
As we say goodbye to Cyclone Fili, MetService is forecasting settled weather for most of Aotearoa New Zealand this Easter weekend. All severe weather warning and watches in relation to Cyclone Fili have been lifted. During the cyclone’s passing, ... More >>
Cyclone Fili – MetService Red Warnings Issued
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 1:50 pm | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 April MetService has updated the Severe Weather Watches and Warnings associated with Cyclone Fili this morning – upgrading to a Red Warning for heavy rain for Tairawhiti Gisborne from 10pm Tuesday and the ... More >>
Cyclone Fili Update – Warnings Issued
Monday, 11 April 2022, 12:36 pm | MetService
MetService is expecting Cyclone Fili to track southeast towards Aotearoa- New Zealand on Tuesday and then cross the country close to East Cape around midday Wednesday. This is expected to be a significant event for parts of the North Island with impacts ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone Fili Update
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 1:03 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th April MetService is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Fili, currently swirling to the south of New Caledonia. The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Fili are forecast to track southwards towards Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Storm Between The Calm
Monday, 4 April 2022, 1:47 pm | MetService
A high straddles this working week, with calm weather firmly resting over Aotearoa/New Zealand either side. What’s in between? A few days of wet and windy weather, with MetService forecasting a barrage of fronts to impart their influence. Last weekend ... More >>
A Settled Spell For Most
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 12:28 pm | MetService
31/03/2022 Covering period of Thursday 31st March - Sunday 3rd April MetService is forecasting settled weather to last through the weekend for most, but a southerly change brings some cooler, wet weather to southern and eastern South Island regions ... More >>
A Mostly Settled Week But Remaining Wet In The Northeast
Monday, 28 March 2022, 11:59 am | MetService
Covering period of Monday 28th March - Friday 1st April MetService is forecasting further rain for Gisborne and the Wairoa District this week, while the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand remains mostly settled. A Heavy Rain Watch remains in place for Gisborne ... More >>
Impactful Rain Continues In Eastern North Island Regions
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 1:37 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th March MetService is keeping a close eye on a low pressure system lingering near the North Island’s east coast, which is forecast to bring further periods of rain to Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, and Gisborne ... More >>
Red Rain Warning Issued For Gisborne
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 11:11 am | MetService
This morning a state of emergency was declared for the Tairāwhiti Gisborne area as torrential rain lashed the area overnight. Between 200-300mm of rain fell overnight, with rainfall rates up to 50mm/hr in places, fuelled by extremely humid northerlies. ... More >>
Severe Weather To Start The Week
Monday, 21 March 2022, 12:37 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting wet and windy weather across northern and central Aotearoa New Zealand this week as a deep low-pressure system and associated fronts move across the country. Several Watches and Warnings are currently in place today (Monday) for ... More >>
Wet Weather From The West
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 12:35 pm | MetService
MetService advises that the ridge of high pressure over most of Aotearoa / New Zealand is beginning to move away east, allowing a moist northeasterly flow to kick in this weekend, and drive away some of those colder temperatures. A front embedded in this ... More >>
An Autumnal Swing To Cooler Temperatures
Monday, 14 March 2022, 1:38 pm | MetService
A low pressure system east of the North Island is bringing wet weather and cool southerly winds to Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne this week, and while rainfall amounts are not expected to be severe, MetService is keeping a close eye on it. The majority ... More >>
Potentially Significant Weather On The Way
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 12:05 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 10 - Monday 14 March A run of the mill front zooms up the West Coast on Friday but it’s a low-pressure system from the northeast that MetService is monitoring extra closely as it has the potential to bring a long period ... More >>
Mostly Settled And Warm
Monday, 7 March 2022, 12:23 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting predominantly dry weather around the country this week, but some rain lingers around Fiordland before spreading to Westland on Friday. High pressure remains close to our shores this week and keeps away any widespread rain-bringing ... More >>
Banquet Of Fine Weather This Weekend
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 12:34 pm | MetService
The large ridge of high pressure which has been responsible for the settled weather over Aotearoa this week continues to dominate this weekend, weakening a front which moves over the South Island from Sunday and keeping tropical activity well north ... More >>
Meteorological Autumn To Start With A High
Monday, 28 February 2022, 1:17 pm | MetService
28/02/2022 Covering period of Mon 28 Feb - Thu 3 Mar MetService is forecasting a large region of high pressure to bring mostly settled, albeit cooler, conditions around the country for the first week of meteorological autumn. MetService meteorologist ... More >>
Last Weekend Of Summer
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 2:16 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 24th - Sunday 27th February As March looms, and the official start of Autumn, MetService is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for the last weekend of Summer. MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr states: “The weekend ... More >>
