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The Weather This Week: Lousy
Monday, 23 November 2020, 12:21 pm | MetService
Enjoy the placid weather today, say MetService. The rest of the week won’t be so gracious for the majority of the country. Spring is still here, with summer weather patterns not yet enhancing our skies. To any meteorologist, spring brings one word ... More >>
Weather-go-round With Repeating Low
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 12:27 pm | MetService
Throughout this week, a passing low cooled temperatures back to their climatological average, after a burst of warm conditions, and brought a spell of rain or showers to all regions. This weekend, MetService is forecasting a similar low pressure system ... More >>
A Mixed Bag Of Spring Weather This Week
Monday, 16 November 2020, 11:49 am | MetService
Spring is a changeable season, and there’s a lot going on in MetService’s forecasts keeping track of this week’s twists and turns. Thunderstorms, settled weather, hot temperatures, cool southerlies, storm force winds, calm spells, foggy mornings, ... More >>
The Wet That Was, The Warm That Will Be
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 12:47 pm | MetService
Following the wet and cold weather which dominated the landscape this week, MetService is forecasting a return to the classic New Zealand meteorological trope; “wet in the west, dry in the east”. After the extreme rain event that hit the Hawkes Bay ... More >>
Lingering Low Brings Heavy Rain And Thunderstorms
Monday, 9 November 2020, 12:27 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting the broad low pressure system which is currently over the North Island to linger until the middle of the week, when it finally gets pushed eastwards by a ridge of high pressure. Meteorologist Rob Kerr says, “From now through ... More >>
Turbulent Weather In The Coming Days
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 1:33 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting today’s (Thursday) turbulent weather to set the trend moving into the coming weekend. Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches http://bit.ly/AllWarnings are scattered across both islands today as a warm, humid, intense weather system ... More >>
Warm, Muggy Nights Ahead In The North, Becoming Hot In The South
Monday, 2 November 2020, 11:59 am | MetService
MetService is expecting a significant warming over much of the country in the coming days ahead. Low pressure to the west and high pressure to the east of the country provides a setup to pull warm, humid air southwards across Aotearoa from the Tropics ... More >>
Tricky Saturday, But Sunday’s A Treat
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 12:16 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting warm, wet and muggy weather next few days, then a break in the cloud and rain by the end of the weekend. As streams of warm, moist air from the Tasman Sea continue to flow over the country, it’s a messy start to the weekend ... More >>
Muggy Conditions Remain For Upper North Island
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 1:15 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting the cold front (that caused Christchurch’s 2pm temperature to drop from 28C to 12C from Sunday to Monday) to stall over the Central North Island, and as it does northern regions are in for another run of humid days this week. MetService ... More >>
The Weather Comes To The Party For Labour Weekend
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 1:18 pm | MetService
For Labour weekend, MetService is forecasting warm, humid conditions for most of the country, albeit with some wet weather in the mix. A persistent draw of warm air from the subtropics raises the overall temperatures of the country over the coming ... More >>
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook
Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 2:14 pm | MetService
Average to below average Tropical Cyclone Season expected for Southwest Pacific There is a heightened chance that New Zealand will be affected by an ex-tropical cyclone during the upcoming Tropical Cyclone season of November to April. New Zealand ... More >>
Increasing Mugginess This Week In The North, But Settled Elsewhere
Monday, 19 October 2020, 12:24 pm | MetService
MetService expects a distinct contrast in the weather this week, as a developing weak low pressure system over the Tasman Sea pulls tropical air onto the North Island, while a broad ridge of high pressure means settled weather for the South Island. ... More >>
Settled Conditions Are Short-lived
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 1:34 pm | MetService
MetService has a close eye on this weekend’s weather as the trend of changeable weather continues. Snowfall dusted alpine roads overnight as a chilly southerly brought cold air across the country. MetService meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree explains, “It’s ... More >>
Temperatures And Weather Yo-yo Through The Week
Monday, 12 October 2020, 11:16 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting a week of fluctuating weather conditions, as brief but intense weather systems periodically move up New Zealand over the coming days. MetService Meteorologist, Angus Hines says, “If you didn’t get rained on during the commute ... More >>
A Cold Start To The Weekend, Then Warmth For The South Island
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 12:30 pm | MetService
MetService is eyeing a ridge of high pressure which will bring settled, fine weather up the east of the South Island at the start of the weekend before the ridge heads off to the east on Sunday. MetService Meteorologist Andy Best comments, ... More >>
This Week: Windy, Briefly Wet, Then Cooler
Monday, 5 October 2020, 11:39 am | MetService
A ridge of high pressure is in place over Aotearoa, leading to mainly fine conditions. Strong northwesterlies ahead of a front affect eastern parts of southern and central New Zealand early this week and MetService has issued warnings and watches. The front ... More >>
Windy In The South, Settled In The North, Warmth Returns To Aotearoa
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 12:52 pm | MetService
October has started on a frosty note. However, MetService is expecting temperatures to rebound this weekend with the return of warm, breezy northwesterly winds. A humid northwesterly flow is forecast to begin on Friday and remain over the South Island ... More >>
Severe September Chill Across New Zealand
Monday, 28 September 2020, 2:25 pm | MetService
The severe weather continues, with MetService forecasting an unseasonably cold start to the week as several cold fronts, followed by an influx of frigid air, continue to bring snow to many parts of the country. Cold air pulled in from the Antarctic ... More >>
Disrupted Travel And Severe Weather To Start The School Holidays
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 1:12 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting heavy rain, strong winds and big waves to impact the nation this weekend, just as the school holidays kick off. Transport disruptions are likely, along with challenging conditions for livestock in the South Island early next week ... More >>
Equinoctial Gales
Monday, 21 September 2020, 11:56 am | MetService
The spring equinox falls on Wednesday this year, and MetService are forecasting this to align with a spell of gales and heavy rain. MetService meteorologist Tom Adams explains “A classic spring weather pattern consists of high pressure over ... More >>
