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Settled Weather Comes To An End
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 12:32 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure holds for the rest of the working week, bringing settled conditions for most says MetService, but this gives way to a wet and windy weekend, especially for western areas. Many areas across Aotearoa will see plenty of blue ... More >>
High Pressure Holds
Monday, 3 May 2021, 12:26 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure holds strong for the rest of the working week, bringing settled and dry conditions across Aotearoa says MetService. The majority of the country will see partly cloudy or foggy mornings, followed by fine afternoons, however a ... More >>
Settle In For A Settled Spell
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 12:17 pm | MetService
There is no severe weather on the horizon says MetService. Thanks to a slow-moving high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea, it’s settled weather for Aotearoa for the next few days. Most regions will see partly cloudy mornings followed by fine afternoons, ... More >>
Southwesterlies, Showers And Some Settled Weather
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 12:24 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a few bouts of southwesterly winds across Aotearoa as a high pressure system slides in from the Tasman Sea this week. Cooler than average temperatures and a few showers will impact some but not all. A cold front is forecast ... More >>
Weather And Waves For Anzac Weekend
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 1:17 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for Anzac weekend with strong swell in the west and a frosty start to the second week of the school holidays. A front tracking across Aotearoa New Zealand tomorrow (Friday), will be accompanied by rain ... More >>
Wet Weather As Low Crosses The Country Mid-week.
Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:08 pm | MetService
The ridge over Aotearoa New Zealand weakens as a deepening low in the north Tasman Sea approaches the country tomorrow (Tuesday). MetService is forecasting the low to move southeast over the country on Wednesday, bringing rain with heavy falls to ... More >>
Changeable Weather Continues Into The Weekend
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 12:32 pm | MetService
This week has seen much unsettled weather and MetService is forecasting this trend to continue with cooler temperatures expected to kick off the school holidays. An active low-pressure system brought plenty of thunderstorms to the western and upper ... More >>
Westerly; Wet And Windy
Monday, 12 April 2021, 12:29 pm | MetService
It’s autumn, it’s getting colder, there are westerlies, and it will be wet and windy. The week ahead doesn’t have much to brag about. Muggy warmth smothered much of Aotearoa over the weekend, making us feel like summer was still here. As 2021 ... More >>
An Unsettled Outlook For The Weekend
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 12:28 pm | MetService
For much of the last few days we’ve enjoyed mostly fine conditions, all provided by a broad ridge of high pressure. However, it’s the end of the golden weather, as MetService focuses on an active trough crossing the country this weekend. MetService ... More >>
Easter Weekend Scorcher Eases To Settled Warmth
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 12:25 pm | MetService
After a weekend of record and near-record April temperatures, MetService forecasts a return to more settled autumnal warmth. Timaru Airport reached 30.6°C on Sunday, beating its previous April record of 29.4°C from 1978. Christchurch Airport nearly ... More >>
Calm After The Storm For Easter Weekend
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 12:18 pm | MetService
After a soggy and thundery week for many, MetService forecasts relatively settled weather for Easter weekend. Thunderstorms have been rumbling across the North Island over the last three days, creating localised downpours, and sparking hundreds of ... More >>
A Wet And Wild Week In The Lead Up To Easter
Monday, 29 March 2021, 12:04 pm | MetService
After last week’s dry and settled weather, MetService is forecasting a wet and wild week for most in the lead up to the Easter long weekend as a humid airmass persists over the country. However, a cold front on Friday brings relief from the warm nights, ... More >>
Settled Days Before The Next Bout Of Weather
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 12:53 pm | MetService
The ridge that has called Aotearoa New Zealand home for over a week is slowly on its way out over the coming days. MetService is forecasting settled weather ahead of a low from the Tasman Sea that brings a wet change for parts of the South Island ... More >>
A Calm And Cloudy Week
Monday, 22 March 2021, 12:24 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting another week of high pressure over Aotearoa, which brings settled conditions. However, these settled conditions will breakdown for some areas by the weekend. MetService Meteorologist Ashlee Parkes elaborates, “Trapped moisture ... More >>
Sweet Weather This Weekend
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 11:26 am | MetService
With no severe weather on MetService’s outlook, and high pressure parked over the country, the weekend is set to be a stunner for most. “There’s nothing coming to mix things up, so today’s weather is set to persist until early next week," ... More >>
Unsettled Beginning To The Week
Monday, 15 March 2021, 11:58 am | MetService
The beginning of the week starts off unsettled with a frontal feature zipping up the country but MetService has settled conditions setting in for many from midweek. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2103/12b952b4b7b9e89484ae.jpeg" ... More >>
Mostly Fine In Time For The Weekend
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:13 pm | MetService
A slow moving trough continues to affect the North Island, while a ridge of high pressure builds over the South Island. MetService has issued Watches and Warnings for Heavy Rain and possible Severe Thunderstorms but the weekend looks settled for ... More >>
Settled Autumn Week, But Brief Mid-week Change
Monday, 8 March 2021, 1:32 pm | MetService
Weather over Aotearoa New Zealand remains settled over the next couple of days until a wet weather system approaches mid-week. MetService is forecasting a cool, wet change to cut in on a mild Autumn week. As the country settles into the new season, the ... More >>
A Mostly Wet And Cooler Weekend
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 12:48 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting that most areas across Aotearoa will see wet conditions over the coming days. A front currently passing over the North Island sets the scene for the coming days, bringing localised areas of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms ... More >>
A Turbulant Start to Autumn
Monday, 1 March 2021, 1:26 pm | MetService
MetService says that on average the waters around Aotearoa are warmer in the first month of autumn than the first month of summer, but around two thirds of the country usually see higher air temperatures in December vs March. Whilst it will be warm, ... More >>
