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Concerns For Further Impactful Weather Prompts MetService Red Warnings
Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:39 pm | MetService
After consultation with the local regional councils MetService has issued Red Warnings for Heavy Rain in Northland, Auckland north of Orewa, and the Coromandel Peninsula. The Red Warnings have been triggered because of the likely impacts - significant ... More >>
Upper North Island Not Out Of The Woods Yet
Monday, 30 January 2023, 4:10 pm | MetService
MetService has issued a fresh batch of Severe Weather Warnings for regions recently affected by extreme rain. The moisture lingers through the week and even spreads across the South Island. Heavy rain with the potential for thunderstorms and downpours ... More >>
MetService Forecasting More Severe Weather From The North
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:57 pm | MetService
Following on from Friday’s deluge across Auckland, other parts of the North Island have begun to feel the brunt of the severe weather. Many North Island locations remain vulnerable and will see further driving rain in the coming days, warns MetService. ... More >>
Unprecedented Rain In Auckland, With More On The Way
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 6:32 pm | MetService
ollowing unprecedented rain for the Auckland region, MetService is warning of further rainfall for Auckland, although nothing is likely to match the severity of what has happened in the past 36 hours. The MetService Red Heavy Rain Warning was lifted this ... More >>
Unprecedented rain in Auckland, with more on the way
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 3:57 pm | MetService
28/01/2023 Covering period of Saturday 28 - Monday 30 January Following unprecedented rain for the Auckland region, MetService is warning of further rainfall for Auckland, although nothing is likely to match the severity of what has happened in the past ... More >>
MetService Red Heavy Rain Warning For Auckland
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 3:03 am | MetService
At 9pm Friday 27 January – after consultation with Auckland Emergency Services – MetService upgraded their Orange Warning to a Red Heavy Rain Warning for the Auckland area. This warning is in place until 3am Saturday 28 January. A Severe Thunderstorm ... More >>
More Heavy Rain In Store For The Upper North Island
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 11:57 am | MetService
A humid northerly flow has set up over Aotearoa / New Zealand and is here for the long run. While this warm air from the north will raise temperatures across the country, it will also bring rain along with it. MetService is forecasting more heavy rain ... More >>
High Pressure May Give Way To A Sub-tropical Low
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:22 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 23 - Friday 27 January A large area of high pressure moves onto New Zealand today from the Tasman Sea, bringing fine, settled weather to most places this week, before drifting slowly eastwards. However, MetService is keeping ... More >>
Record-Breaking Rain For Gisborne
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 12:13 pm | MetService
Record breaking rain for Gisborne, a tropical cyclone near Vanuatu and a cold front lined up to cool things down around Aotearoa this weekend. After a run of particularly wet weather for the Tairāwhiti / Gisborne region, one location has beaten its record ... More >>
Further Heavy Rain In Store For Gisborne
Monday, 16 January 2023, 12:34 pm | MetService
While conditions around Aotearoa are relatively settled this Monday, MetService is keeping an eye on the Tropics as there is potential for tropical cyclone formation on Wednesday/Thursday near Vanuatu. Meanwhile, a separate low pressure system is ... More >>
‘Extreme’ Marine Heatwave Developing West Coast And Fiordland
Friday, 13 January 2023, 6:43 pm | MetService
While the North Island is recovering from the latest storm, ocean temperatures along the South Island’s south-western coast are reaching new records. According to MetService oceanographer Dr Joao de Souza, sea surface temperatures may reach an incredible ... More >>
High Pressure Brings Respite Following Cyclone Hale
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 1:00 pm | MetService
The remnants of Cyclone Hale are moving away to the east of New Zealand today, and MetService is forecasting high pressure to bring settled conditions through the weekend. Cyclone Hale brought heavy rain and strong winds to much of the country; Gisborne ... More >>
Cyclone Hale To Bring Severe Weather To New Zealand This Week
Monday, 9 January 2023, 12:28 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 9th - Thursday 12th January The first tropical cyclone of the 2023 season in the South Pacific was named by the forecast team at the Fiji Meteorological Service on Sunday morning. It tracked into New Zealand’s ... More >>
Wet, Wet And Yet More Wet
Thursday, 5 January 2023, 3:19 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 5 - Monday 9 January A subtropical low pressure system to the northwest of Aotearoa New Zealand is directing a moist northeasterly flow across the country. Parts of the upper North Island have already experienced ... More >>
2022 Is One For The Record Books
Sunday, 1 January 2023, 4:03 am | MetService
With 2022 coming to an end, we thought it’d be timely to look back at the year of weather. Two words come to mind, wet and warm. Low pressure systems from the northern Tasman Sea were frequent around Aotearoa and brought a rise in both the temperature ... More >>
Sparks To Start, Then An Improving Trend
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 12:34 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 22 - Monday 26 December In the all-important leadup to Christmas, MetService is forecasting unsettled, thundery weather, followed by a generally improving trend. A low pressure centre in the Tasman Sea has been ... More >>
Heat Alert Trial Expands This Summer To Warn People Of Unusually Hot Weather
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 10:00 am | MetService
Today, a summer heat alert trial has been launched by MetService in partnership with University of Waikato and the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, to warn more New Zealanders of unusually hot weather. Extreme heat during summer ... More >>
Potential For Thunderstorms During The Leadup To Christmas
Monday, 19 December 2022, 2:20 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 19 - Thursday 22 December A settled day of weather is looking promising for most places around Aotearoa this Christmas, but there’s still plenty to happen before then with MetService forecasting a risk of ... More >>
Warm Air Waits
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 2:01 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 15 - Monday 19 December Warm, humid subtropical air is lingering over Aotearoa New Zealand and MetService is forecasting it to stick around through the weekend, meaning we can expect humid and wet weather to continue. ... More >>
Hot And Sticky
Monday, 12 December 2022, 11:48 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting humid conditions for the week ahead, as a warm air mass arrives from the north. Temperatures are expected to be above average for the time of year, both during the day and at night. MetService meteorologist Alwyn Bakker ... More >>
