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Heat Alerts Launch To Warn People Of Unusually Hot Weather
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 1:10 pm | MetService
From tomorrow, 1 November and through summer, MetService will be issuing heat alerts. This is the third year that MetService has been trialing alerts to help New Zealanders plan and prepare for extreme heat, alongside NEMA and our Civil Defence and Health ... More >>
Tropical Airmass Brings Warmth And Rain
Monday, 30 October 2023, 1:33 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 30 October - Friday 3 November After a wet and windy Sunday and Monday in the upper North Island, MetService is forecasting a warm but active weather week ahead. Meanwhile, things in the South Island remain ... More >>
Icy Southern Blast Meets Tropical Low
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 1:22 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 26th - Monday 30th October Strong winds and rain turn to snow and a wintery blast closes out the week. Plenty of sunshine for the whole country on Saturday but southerly winds will keep temperatures cool. Late ... More >>
Snow And A Tropical Cyclone
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 2:44 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a week of contrasting weather, with warm temperatures mid-week giving way to a chilly blast that is expected to bring unseasonable cold and snow to low levels on Friday for the South Island. This all plays out while Severe ... More >>
Labour Weekend Weather
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 2:40 pm | MetService
With a long weekend on the horizon MetService has some good news about what’s in store. After a week of thunderstorms, strong winds and seesawing temperatures, the good news is the weekend is shaping up to bring some more settled weather back ... More >>
A Mix Of Weather Brings Something For Everyone
Monday, 16 October 2023, 1:52 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 16 - Thursday 19 October The week ahead brings a smorgasbord of weather for Aotearoa New Zealand as MetService forecasts a mix of rain, snow, strong winds, cold and warm temperatures. Although it will be active ... More >>
RED Wind Warning issued for Canterbury
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 2:20 pm | MetService
Covering period of Saturday 14th - Monday 16th October MetService has issued a RED Warning for Strong Winds for the Canterbury High Country, and the Canterbury Plains, and Christchurch, including Banks Peninsula. The warning goes until 5:00 PM today ... More >>
Election Day Weather
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 1:21 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 12 - Monday 16 October Election Day is looking like a wet and windy affair for western and central Aotearoa New Zealand as MetService forecasts an active low from the Tasman Sea to move across the country. However, ... More >>
Southwesterly Winds With A Mix Of Showers And Fine Weather
Monday, 9 October 2023, 12:34 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting southwest winds and showers to affect parts of the country to start this week but those with a keen eye on the weather should find a decent window to enjoy the outdoors. Southwesterly winds are the main influence on the weather ... More >>
Springing Into October With Changeable Weather
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 12:41 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thu 05 - Mon 09 October The start of October has been a masterclass in springtime weather with MetService reporting on hazardous winds, snow about alpine roads and frosts in the first third of the week, followed by somewhat ... More >>
Damaging Severe Gales Today
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:24 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 2nd - Thursday 5th October MetService has issued a raft of Orange Strong Wind Warnings as significant and damaging severe gale westerly winds affect southern and central Aotearoa/New Zealand today. A trough brings widespread ... More >>
More Wet And Windy Weather On The Way
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 1:59 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 28 September - Sunday 1 October MetService advises that the wild spring weather will continue as a strong, disturbed westerly flow spreads a series of fast-moving fronts over Aotearoa/New Zealand. It’s looking ... More >>
Complex Low Continues To Dampen Te Ika-a-Māui/North Island
Monday, 25 September 2023, 12:39 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 25th - Friday 29th September MetService is forecasting a number of lows and associated fronts to stick around today (Monday) and tomorrow, continuing to bring rain for most of Te Ika-a-Māui/North Island, while ... More >>
Disruptive Weather Ahead
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 12:50 pm | MetService
MetService forecasts heavy snow, strong winds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms for the end of the working week and into the first weekend of the school holidays. The active front moving northwards up Te Waipounamu/the South Island continues to cause ... More >>
Heavy Spring Snow Event For The South Island
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 3:34 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a significant snow event for inland areas of both Canterbury and northern Otago Thursday night and throughout Friday. Accumulations of around 10cm above 200 metres, and 20-40cm for areas above 400 metres are expected. This ... More >>
Brief Relief Before More Westerly Winds
Monday, 18 September 2023, 12:55 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 18th - Thursday 21st September Today (Monday) and tomorrow bring a short lull in the strong westerly winds that have been felt across most of Aotearoa New Zealand the last few days. After the brief respite, MetService ... More >>
Very Windy Weekend Ahead
Friday, 15 September 2023, 4:34 pm | MetService
Covering period of Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 September MetService is forecasting a significant westerly wind event this weekend where windy conditions are expected right across the South Island, and the southern half of the North Island (south of ... More >>
Strong Winds To Bluster Aotearoa New Zealand
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 1:10 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 14th - Monday 18th September A bout of strong winds looks to batter most of Aotearoa New Zealand to end the week, then another significant bout of strong winds arrives this weekend. Saturday is the pick of the ... More >>
Kei Te Pēhea Te Āhua O Te Rangi/How’s The Weather?
Monday, 11 September 2023, 1:16 pm | MetService
‘Kei te ua’/rainy, ‘kei te mahana’/warm, ‘kei te kāpuapua’/cloudy, and of course, ‘kei te paki’/fine are all correct responses to ‘Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi?’ this Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, as MetService forecasts a week ... More >>
Weather Clearing Ahead Of Warm Weekend
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 12:48 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring fine weather to most places on Friday and Saturday, with MetService also predicting warm daytime temperatures through the weekend. However, temperatures are forecast to take a dive on Monday following the ... More >>
