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Sunny Days Welcome COVID Alert Level 3
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 1:24 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure smothers New Zealand during the working week, leading to plenty of clear skies and light winds. MetService forecasts the string of sunny days to break towards the weekend when a trough is likely to spread strong winds and heavy ... More >>
Anzac Weekend Weather
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 12:54 pm | MetService
Most kiwis get a settled Anzac weekend with cloudy mornings and fine afternoons. A pair of pesky fronts punctuate these settled conditions, but mainly affect the South Island's west coast before rapidly weakening as they move north. More >>
A Settled April Week For Many
Monday, 20 April 2020, 1:16 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting settled weather for most places over the next few days. The main exception is the West Coast of the South Island, which sees showery conditions this week. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane explains: “It will ... More >>
Decent Rain In Store For The Upper North Island Over The Weekend
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 1:41 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting decent rain for the upper North Island this weekend, with some showers in most other areas – except for the east. MetService meteorologist Andy Best says that there will be some fine spells to enjoy. “As we look forward ... More >>
Chilly Showery Southwesterlies Until Friday
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 12:50 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting chilly, showery southwesterlies for the rest of this week. A low-pressure system arrived on Sunday and Monday, as the associated fronts crossed Aotearoa bringing some wet and windy conditions. The passage of this system marks ... More >>
A fine start but stormy weather to finish the Easter Weekend
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 12:47 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting that Easter Weekend will be settled on Friday and Saturday, followed by a significant weather system which is poised to deliver stormy weather to much of the country. More >>
Slow Moving Front To Dominate The Weather Up To The Weekend
Monday, 6 April 2020, 1:35 pm | MetService
A slow-moving front, currently sitting over Fiordland, sluggishly moves north tomorrow (Tuesday) to sit around Cook Strait by midnight before continuing its journey over the North Island on Wednesday. MetService Meteorologist April Clark says, “The ... More >>
Foggy mornings continue, but sunny weather this weekend
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 12:34 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a ridge of high pressure to remain over Aotearoa through the weekend, bringing settled weather. Morning fog continues for some areas and temperatures are mostly normal for this time of year. A front then approaches the South Island ... More >>
Further rain for Eastern New Zealand
Monday, 30 March 2020, 12:26 pm | MetService
The MetService is forecasting a slow-moving front to continue to affect the eastern parts of the country. The heaviest rainfall is expected for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay today (Monday) into Tuesday morning, and a Heavy Rain Warning is still in place ... More >>
Unsettled Weather For The Weekend
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 1:28 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting unsettled weather for much of New Zealand over the next few days, and into the weekend. A low with an associated front makes its way across the country today (Thursday) and tomorrow, bringing rain and strong winds. There ... More >>
Dynamic Weather On World Meteorology Day
Monday, 23 March 2020, 1:50 pm | MetService
MetService are forecasting a duo of southerly fronts this week, making for colder and wetter conditions – some active weather to mark World Meteorology Day (Monday 23 March). Monday and Tuesday see a strong southerly change travel up the country. ... More >>
Wet Weather In Store For Much Of New Zealand
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 12:18 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting changeable weather to continue into the weekend. A front makes its way across the country today and tomorrow, bringing showers to much of New Zealand. The cold front moving across the South Island will drop daytime temperatures ... More >>
Strong Winds And Heavy Swell for Parts of Upper North Island
Monday, 16 March 2020, 2:13 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting that Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gretel is tracking well to the north of New Zealand with the most noticeable effects being strong winds and heavy swell for some areas of New Zealand. There is a Strong Wind Watch in force for parts ... More >>
A Dry Weekend For Many
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 2:33 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure currently dominating New Zealand’s weather holds onto the end of the week with MetService forecasting that it will eventually loosen its grip over the South Island on Sunday when a front moves up the island. Cooler temperatures ... More >>
More Fine Weather After Yesterday’s Front
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 11:56 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting that the ridge of high pressure which now extends over New Zealand will bring fine, dry weather for most places across the country into the weekend. “The front that affected the North Island yesterday, bringing rain ... More >>
Northern Regions Experience A Record Dry Summer But Some Brief Respite This Week
Monday, 2 March 2020, 12:37 pm | MetService
Meteorological summer runs from 1 December to the end of February. As we enter Autumn, Metservice can now confirm that this has been the driest summer on record for parts of the upper North Island. In Northland, Whangarei recorded its ... More >>
A Couple Of Fronts Moving North Deliver Rain, But Not Where It’s Wanted
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 1:44 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting varied weather for Aotearoa over the weekend, with two fronts bringing rain, but not for the areas that need it. MetService meteorologist Andy Best says: “The upper North Island has been under the influence of ridges ... More >>
Rain Still Hard To Come By For Most Of New Zealand
Monday, 24 February 2020, 11:23 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting a mostly dry start to this week, with predominantly settled conditions. The front which moved over New Zealand on the weekend, provided some brief rain relief for drought-stricken parts of New Zealand. However, more rain ... More >>
Brief Rain To Interrupt Prolonged Dry Spell
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 12:31 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a couple of fronts to move northeast across New Zealand on Friday and Saturday, bringing a period of rain that will interrupt the extremely dry weather experienced by many places this summer. However, a ridge ... More >>
Warm And Muggy Week Ahead
Monday, 17 February 2020, 12:30 pm | MetService
As former Tropical Cyclone Uesi moves off to the southwest today, MetService has lifted all Severe Watches and Warnings. There are still a few areas, in the northwest of the South Island and the western North Island expected to receive some rainfall ... More >>
