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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 >>
More Rain For The South While Dry Continues In The North
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 11:45 am | MetService
Significant rain is expected for Southern New Zealand on Sunday, but there is no relief in the short term for the parched North Island. With Tropical Cyclone Uesi currently in the northern Tasman Sea, MetService meteorologists are ... More >>
Another dry week ahead, with temperatures rising
Monday, 10 February 2020, 12:41 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a slow-moving ridge of high pressure will bring dry and settled weather to most of the country this week, with no relief likely for parched areas. A southwesterly flow has kept temperatures on the cool side of the ledger ... More >>
Southerly Saturday and sunny Sunday
Friday, 7 February 2020, 10:21 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting a front to spread a southerly change up the country tomorrow (Saturday). The front brings strong winds and cooler air over Aotearoa, and a brief spell of rain for southern and central areas. This front is followed by a ridge of ... More >>
MetService have issued their first Severe Red Warning
Monday, 3 February 2020, 2:40 pm | MetService
MetService, is New Zealand’s only authorised provider of Severe Weather Watches and Warnings – the public alerts for severe weather. This is the first Red Warning MetService has issued since introducing this new level of warning reserved for the ... More >>
Warm and windy weekend increases risk of heatwave conditions
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 12:49 pm | MetService
Ongoing hot weather will peak at the end of this week, with MetService forecasting temperatures in the mid-thirties for towns on both Islands on Sunday and Monday. The extra boost to the already-warm and above average temperatures comes from a slab ... More >>
More of the same weather this week
Monday, 27 January 2020, 12:50 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a ridge of high pressure to persist over the North Island this week, leading to mostly settled weather and warm temperatures. The South Island is in an east west split, with on and off rain for the west coast and dry conditions ... More >>
Mainly settled and hot weather for most to end the week
Sunday, 26 January 2020, 12:26 pm | MetService
Although the week gone has been mainly fine weather, southerly winds covered much of the country from Monday, meaning temperatures were more along average for this time of year. More >>
Warm weather for the weekend
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 12:41 pm | MetService
The weather is forecast to be fine and settled over the North Island, and many places can expect to see temperatures high in the 20s. However, clammy air trapped under the ridge will mean the warmth may feel sticky. More >>
Summery days with cloudy starts
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 11:11 am | MetService
MetService is forecasting fog or low cloud to affect a lot of the country in the coming days, however the afternoons look nice for many areas with warm temperatures and light winds. More >>
Settled weather to continue until middle of the week
Sunday, 19 January 2020, 12:01 pm | MetService
“A ridge of high pressure has been responsible for warm, settled weather for much of the country this weekend,” explained MetService meteorologist Ciaran Doolin. “The ridge is expected to stick around until the middle of the week, before a series ... More >>
Cool southeasterlies keep cloud in the east - otherwise fine
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 2:03 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting cool southeasterlies over the next few days, keeping cloud in the east, while other areas will be fine. Sunday sees warm temperatures returning to many places. More >>
The Weather This Week
Monday, 13 January 2020, 4:01 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting that the front currently over the country will move slowly up the North Island today bringing showers, some possible heavy for a time, to parts of Aotearoa. The South Island gets a ridge of high pressure for the rest of the week ... More >>
Cool week ends with Severe Weather
Sunday, 12 January 2020, 11:46 am | MetService
MetService had forecast a cold and windy start to the week as a cold front crossed over the far south of the South Island. The lingering southerly winds behind the front meant that for much of the working week New Zealanders experienced below average ... More >>
Calm in the North, Wet And Windy for the South
Thursday, 9 January 2020, 1:06 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting the cold and windy start to the week to make way for a fine weekend for a lot of Aotearoa, albeit quite windy in spots. Northwesterly winds will bring a return to summery temperatures. More >>
Colder than average temperatures this week
Monday, 6 January 2020, 4:33 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting cool west to southwest winds across the country as Aotearoa sits on the eastern side of a large high sitting over the Tasman Sea. The wind from the south keeps temperatures below average for the first half of the week with wind-chill ... More >>
MetService warns campers of severe winds
Friday, 3 January 2020, 4:38 pm | MetService
MetService is forecasting a deep low to pass to the south of Aotearoa over the weekend which is pushing a westerly wind flow onto the country from Sunday. A front with strong northwest winds extends from the low and moves swiftly up the South Island ... More >>
