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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 >>
After A Wild Start, We Ease Into A Settled Weekend
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 12:24 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting broad areas of severe weather today (Thursday), with some of it lasting into Friday as an active cold front pushes up the country. The front moves over the central North Island around midday Friday and is replaced ... More >>
Windy Westerlies Prevail
Monday, 14 September 2020, 1:51 pm | MetService
Secure your trampoline - MetService is forecasting westerlies to prevail this week, bringing periods of rain and gales across Aotearoa. MetService meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree explains, “Several fronts are expected to move up the country over the ... More >>
Cold But Mainly Settled Weather This Weekend
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 11:43 am | MetService
A cold change is making its way up the country and MetService is forecasting rain to turn to snow for some elevated roads. However, most of the wet weather moves off the country on Friday leading to a relatively settled weekend albeit colder than ... More >>
Westerlies For The Weekend
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 12:24 pm | MetService
Spring is in full swing, having already delivered a smorgasbord of weather over the course of this week. After a fine and frosty finish to the working week, MetService is forecasting warm and wet westerlies for the weekend. The cold ... More >>
Weather To Swing Into Spring
Monday, 31 August 2020, 11:35 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting changeable weather for much of the country this week, with bursts of rain or showers, snow to low levels over the South Island, periods of strong to gale force winds, and wildly swinging temperatures likely. A ... More >>
Spring Is Just Around The Corner
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 12:12 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a showery weekend for the west of both Islands and a finer one for the east. However, ahead of this are several fronts bringing some snow today and rain tomorrow. MetService meteorologist Andy Best says, “An active ... More >>
A Return To Cold Conditions
Monday, 24 August 2020, 12:51 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting an active weather week ahead, with a southwesterly change in wind flow bringing a gradual return to cooler conditions for the last full week of meteorological winter. A dynamic atmosphere over the Tasman Sea has seen ... More >>
Active weather continues over New Zealand
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 1:32 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a continued period of unsettled conditions, with several lows and associated fronts bringing wet weather for many in the coming days. More >>
Wet And Windy Winter Week
Monday, 17 August 2020, 2:42 pm | MetService
We’ve had settled conditions for the last few days, but MetService is forecasting that to change this week as a slow moving ridge of high pressure over the country gives way to northeasterlies Monday, then a northwest flow on Wednesday. "A ... More >>
Settled But Cold Weather For Weekend Ahead
Thursday, 13 August 2020, 12:26 pm | MetService
MetService forecasts a cold front will move across New Zealand today (Thursday) and tomorrow, although the front is expected to weaken it will bring wet weather to the far south and eastern areas of the country. The main affect is that ... More >>
Heavy Rain And Strong Winds For The Upper North Island On Tuesday
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:38 pm | MetService
MetService is warning that heavy rain and strong winds will affect the upper North Island on Tuesday. MetService Meteorologist Stephen Glassey explains, “A low pressure system deepens west of Northland on Tuesday, dragging down moisture-laden air from ... More >>
Wintry Conditions To Break Settled Run
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 12:46 pm | MetService
New Zealand says goodbye to the high pressure that has dominated for the last couple of weeks, as a low from the Tasman Sea and associated fronts move up the country from today (Thursday). MetService is forecasting a change in conditions as the pattern ... More >>
Fine, Warm Weather Continues Until Thursday
Monday, 3 August 2020, 12:28 pm | MetService
Settled weather continues over New Zealand thanks to a ridge of high pressure that remains parked just east of the country.This ridge shielded New Zealand from a significant low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea last week, the remnants of which scuttle away ... More >>
Settled For Most But Some Rain For The Northern Areas
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 12:29 pm | MetService
If you’re having that feeling that the weather hasn’t changed much this week, well you wouldn’t be wrong. The blocking high phenomenon has been gracing our slice of Earth’s atmosphere and bringing static conditions across Aotearoa. ... More >>
Fine Weather High Gives Way To Tasman Sea Low Later This Week
Monday, 27 July 2020, 10:40 am | MetService
A slow-moving ridge of high pressure over New Zealand brought fine, calm and frosty weather to most places over the weekend, with MetService forecasting more of the same for the start of this week. However, by mid-week a front associated with a slow-moving ... More >>
Cold Southwest Flow Gives Way To Settled Weather For The Weekend
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 11:55 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting cold southwesterlies cover the country today, with several Severe Weather Watches and Warnings in force. There is a Strong Wind Warning (Orange) in force for Hawkes Bay south of Napier, as well as the Tararua District, whilst ... More >>
