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Weather on repeat
Monday, 30 October 2017, 12:57 pm | MetService
High pressure out to the east of New Zealand is holding its position, meaning that MetService weather maps will not be changing much for the rest of the week, including for Halloween festivitieson Tuesday. The high is directing a northeasterly flow over ... More >>
MetService: A warm week ahead
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 12:58 pm | MetService
While those in the upper North Island have had a wet weekend, those in the South Island have had plenty of sunshine. The Kaimai Range has clocked up the highest rainfall total so far this weekend, with 110.3 mm recorded up to midday on Sunday. Tauranga ... More >>
Running humid for the Auckland Marathon
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 1:05 pm | MetService
Settled weather continues over New Zealand this weekend, but for northern parts humidity is on the rise. A ridge of high pressure becomes slow moving to the east of the country, bringing down tropical air in warm northerly breezes. More >>
A Mainly Fine Week Despite Some Wet Weather
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 2:01 pm | MetService
Following a wet end for many to the long weekend, MetService are forecasting another mixed week of weather for New Zealand. A weather system will affect different parts of the country this week, bringing rain to places, wind to some but sunshine to others. More >>
Settled week with some above average temperatures
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 12:22 pm | MetService
The end of the working week brought some much-needed settled weather, which also saw a warm airmass dragged over from Australia push temperatures in the South Island to above average. More >>
Forecast for your Labour Weekend
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 2:03 pm | MetService
MetService are forecasting a warm run up to the first long weekend of the season, with temperatures heading into the high twenties in some places in the South Island today (Thursday) and Friday. After that things return to a changeable westerly flow ... More >>
Marine Weather Forecasts Key to Boating Safety
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 9:58 am | MetService
MetService is supporting Safer Boating Week with a reminder to check the marine weather forecast before you leave home. More >>
MetService: A Settled Week in Store
Monday, 16 October 2017, 1:50 pm | MetService
As the kids go back to school today, Spring conditions continue. A front moves over the central North Island today, bringing showers ahead of it for the west and leaving scattered rain in its wake to the east. This front is quickly chased through by a ... More >>
Spring Weather Brought Fine And Wet Spells This Past Week
Sunday, 15 October 2017, 2:10 pm | MetService
New Zealand has seen both rain and shine this week in typical spring fashion. The second week of the school holidays got off to a wet start for most as a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea spiralled bands of rain onto the country. The low continued ... More >>
An improved weekend for many
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 1:55 pm | MetService
Most places in the country are experiencing well above average rainfall this year, so any interludes of settled weather are welcome. After the recent rainfall, soils are saturated and water is pooling in many places. Any drying conditions will be ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone activity expected to be near-normal
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 2:49 pm | MetService
The Southwest Pacific tropical cyclone season formally starts on the 1st of November, with an average number of named cyclones expected in the upcoming 2017-18 season under the influence of climate conditions heading into La Niña this summer. More >>
It’s not all doom & gloom for the weather this week
Monday, 9 October 2017, 2:49 pm | MetService
It is a gloomy start to the week for most of us, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. More >>
Mixed bag - settled week ends abruptly over the weekend
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 11:36 am | MetService
The past week saw some contrasting conditions, from a settled start, to a deep low-pressure system with associated fronts bringing rain to most of the country over the weekend. As we look to the week ahead, the low-pressure system will weaken while tracking ... More >>
Settled weather coming to an end this weekend
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 1:51 pm | MetService
After a spell of settled weather to start the school holidays, a low approaching from the Tasman Sea will bring it to an abrupt end, with wet weather expected for most during the weekend. More >>
October 2017 – Finally, some drier weather!
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 3:48 pm | MetService
During September, low pressures dominated the weather map once again. “This is the third consecutive month in which Lows have targeted New Zealand,” said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. “This has resulted in extremely wet conditions ... More >>
A Settled Start to the School Holidays
Monday, 2 October 2017, 12:37 pm | MetService
A more settled southwest flow lies over country today in the wake of a windy night which brought gusts of up to 135km/h to exposed areas of the upper North Island yesterday. Winds and showers ease today as a ridge begins to build to the north, while those ... More >>
Rain rain go away come again another day
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 3:40 pm | MetService
It’s probably felt like a wet week for many of us around the country, with today’s rain over the North and upper South Island. However, some kiwis are in for a bit of luck! Even though we are still firmly in spring, which means disturbed weather ... More >>
MetService completes acquisition of MetOcean Solutions Ltd
Friday, 29 September 2017, 10:36 am | MetService
State-owned enterprise Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd (MetService) has today completed full acquisition of leading New Zealand oceanographic company MetOcean Solutions Ltd. More >>
Wet westerlies for the weekend
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 1:16 pm | MetService
Wet westerlies for the weekend Yet more wet weather is forecast for parts of the country in the coming days as our tumultuous spring continues. Western areas will receive the bulk of the rain, as weather systems arrive from the Tasman Sea. Rain ... More >>
Humid air heralds the school holidays
Monday, 25 September 2017, 1:40 pm | MetService
Hot, humid air is flowing across the Tasman Sea from Australia, bringing with it a raft of severe weather. In classic spring fashion, it will move quickly with changeable weather for the rest of the week, but the next twenty-four hours will be wild, wet ... More >>
