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Warming Winds Ahead Of Weekend Rain Band
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 1:09 pm | MetService
Continuing settled weather will cap off the working week, then MetService is forecasting rain to move swiftly northwards up the country for the last weekend of meteorological summer. A couple of crisp mornings this week remind us that autumn is just around ... More >>
Extreme Fire Danger Risk Continues In Dry Areas This Week
Monday, 19 February 2024, 1:38 pm | MetService
Strong, warm, north to northwesterly winds once again give way to a cool southerly flow as the familiar pattern of this summer in Aotearoa New Zealand continues. Strong Wind Warnings and Watches are in place for the eastern South Island and lower North ... More >>
Fire Weather Update For The Coming Days
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 12:47 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 15 - Monday 19 February As fires rage in Canterbury, MetService is forecasting warm temperatures and winds to stay strong today (Thursday) and ease at night. Winds are expected to remain benign over much ... More >>
A Chilly Start To The Week, But Summer Is Not Over Yet
Monday, 12 February 2024, 1:36 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 12 - Thursday 15 February This week marks the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle and MetService would like to take a moment to acknowledge the resilience and strength of those communities still in recovery from Gabrielle’s ... More >>
Brief Cold Snap, Then More Fine Weather
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 12:39 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 08 - Tuesday 13 February Aotearoa New Zealand’s weather will be mostly settled for the next few days, but a cold front on Saturday will make Sunday feel very different to what many have experienced recently. MetService ... More >>
Waitangi Day Weather
Monday, 5 February 2024, 12:29 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 5 - Friday 9 February MetService is forecasting fine and dry weather for New Zealand for most of the week due to a large area of high pressure sitting over the North Island. However, across the South Island, stronger winds and ... More >>
Wet And Windy Until Saturday, Then Mostly Sunny For Waitangi Day
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 12:42 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 01 - Tuesday 06 February The atmosphere is going to have a weekend like a festival-goer – wild on Friday and Saturday but worn out and sedate by Sunday. MetService is forecasting a strong cold front to reach ... More >>
A Mix Of Weather To Close The Month
Monday, 29 January 2024, 12:51 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 29 January - Saturday 3 February MetService is forecasting a mix of weather for the last week of January, leading into a windy and cool start to February. This mix is due to a low pressure system situated northeast of the North ... More >>
Five Days, Four Seasons And Three Anniversaries
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 12:25 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 25 - Monday 29 January It is going to be changeable for a few days weatherwise for New Zealanders, with MetService forecasting a series of systems to cross the country. Today, Thursday, will be relatively fine ... More >>
MetService Launches Push Notifications For New Zealand's Most Extreme Environmental Conditions
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:28 am | MetService
From today 25 January, Kiwis will be able to subscribe to receive notifications to their mobile phone when MetService issues a Red Warning for our most severe weather or if there is an Extreme Fire Danger risk. The partnership with Fire and Emergency ... More >>
Brief Relief From Warm Conditions – But More Warm Weather On The Horizon
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:34 am | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 23rd - Friday 26th January Tuesday and Wednesday bring a brief relief to most of Aotearoa New Zealand from the recent warm and muggy temperatures – only for things to heat up again heading into Thursday. MetService ... More >>
Red Rain Warning Issued For West Coast
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 11:26 am | MetService
MetService, New Zealand's national weather warning agency, has issued the first Red Warning of 2024 for impactful heavy rain in the Westland District of the South Island. The warning is in effect from Thursday 9 am to Saturday 8 am, with the heaviest ... More >>
A Wetter Week Ahead
Monday, 15 January 2024, 2:17 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 15 - Friday 19 January The hot and sunny start to 2024 is put on pause early this week, with MetService forecasting heavy rain and possible downpours over parts of the North Island, while the South Island experiences a cool ... More >>
Hot Weather Continues
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:14 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 11 - Sunday 14 January MetService is forecasting high temperatures to endure through the weekend, with warm northwesterlies developing again on Saturday – a repeat of the current set up over the South Island/Te Waipounamu, ... More >>
Sunny And Hot Summer Weather Continues
Monday, 8 January 2024, 1:34 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 8 - Wednesday 10 January MetService is forecasting further warm, sunny weather for most of Aotearoa / New Zealand under a broad ridge of high pressure, making that return to the office after the festivities a little ... More >>
A Splash Of Rain, Then A Settled End To The Weekend
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 12:42 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 4th - Tuesday 9th January As the final weekend of the holidays rolls around, MetService is forecasting wet weather at times in many places, before things fine up and summer emerges again by Rātapu/Sunday and into ... More >>
2023 Weather Recap
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 11:08 am | MetService
The year 2023 was one dominated by extreme weather and where impactful events were unfortunately never far from our minds or our skies. During the year, MetService issued over 300 Severe Weather Warnings across 61 events – a typical number for ... More >>
Summer Weather And A Front To Balance Things Out
Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 11:53 am | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 2 - Sunday 7 January The gentle start to 2024 for Aotearoa New Zealand looks to continue as MetService forecasts a series of typical summer days to open the new year. This will be briefly interrupted by a frontal system ... More >>
2023 Weather Finale
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 6:12 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 28 December 2023 - Tuesday 2 January 2024 As we approach the year's end, the weather has a few more tales to tell before bidding farewell to 2023. MetService is forecasting a fittingly wet end to 2023 and a settled start ... More >>
A Dynamic Weather Farewell to 2023
Tuesday, 26 December 2023, 6:16 pm | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 December As the curtain draws on the year, MetService is forecasting a week of dynamic weather, with a mix of wet and warm conditions, and thunderstorms thrown in there as well. Despite that, most spots across the country ... More >>
