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Fine for most on Waitangi Day
Monday, 5 February 2018, 2:07 pm | MetService
Fine for most on Waitangi Day A cooler southwesterly flow is spreading across the country today (Monday), bringing showers to the west and south and even some snow for the higher ranges of the South Island. Meanwhile the upper North Island is in ... More >>
Changeable Week of Weather But a Settled Waitangi Day
Sunday, 4 February 2018, 2:04 pm | MetService
A dramatic week of weather in New Zealand draws to a close today with yet more rain for northern parts of the North Island and the west coast of the South Island. More >>
Cooler Temperatures Follow Severe Weather - 01 Feb 2018
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 12:59 pm | MetService
High temperatures were the story of January, with temperature records broken across New Zealand. However, February is starting in a much more unsettled vein. The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Fehi, crossing the South Island today, are delivering plenty ... More >>
Summer heat followed by stormy weather this week
Monday, 29 January 2018, 1:51 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure remains over New Zealand today. However, as the ridge starts to move off on Thursday, a front from the south and the remains of recently-named Tropical Cyclone Fehi, tracking from the Coral Sea, will have a significant impact ... More >>
MetService: Hot and humid week continued for most
Sunday, 28 January 2018, 12:21 pm | MetService
The forecasts for most this January may seem like a broken record, hot and humid with isolated thunderstorms. But there really hasn’t been much change as a blocking ridge of high pressure lies over New Zealand. Temperatures records have been broken ... More >>
Even Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 1:32 pm | MetService
Few would argue that it has been a warm week, and the heat is expected to linger over the weekend and into next week. More >>
MetService: Hot, humid summer thunders on
Monday, 22 January 2018, 11:54 am | MetService
Hot and humid has been the recipe for January 2018 so far, and this week is no different. Warm air from the tropics remains over New Zealand, boosting both temperatures and humidity. More >>
A Sweltering Week But More than a Splash of Rain for Some
Sunday, 21 January 2018, 2:48 pm | MetService
It’s been a warm week for most of New Zealand with a sweltering 35.0C measured at Dunedin airport during Tuesday afternoon - the hottest on record since the station was established in 1972. More >>
MetService: A Taste of the Tropics this weekend
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 12:02 pm | MetService
High humidity, hot temperatures and periods of prolonged and heavy rain are on the cards for the next few days, as tropical air continues to stream down over New Zealand. The weekend itself is spared the worst of the rain, and Saturday afternoon will see ... More >>
Warm, Wet and a Little Windy
Monday, 15 January 2018, 3:11 pm | MetService
Following on from yesterday’s scorcher and similar temperatures today, Kiwis are going to find temperatures tend a few degrees cooler, back to normal January temperatures thanks to some wet and windy weather. More >>
Low pressure system approaching mid-week
Sunday, 14 January 2018, 1:12 pm | MetService
A low approaching from the Tasman Sea is set to spread rain and strong northerly winds over most of New Zealand from the middle of this week. More >>
Long-awaited rainfall for the upper South Island
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 2:15 pm | MetService
Long-awaited rainfall for the upper South Island Over the past 36 hours there has been significant rainfall across the northern two-thirds of the South Island, with well over 150mm around Greymouth and the Alps and more to come. “This rain sticks ... More >>
MetService: Rural Monthly Outlook
Monday, 8 January 2018, 4:50 pm | MetService
December 2017 High pressure dominated the weather map during December, and was particularly intense during the first half of the month. Annual dry spell records were smashed at Christchurch and Whanganui, and Westport and Hokitika experienced their longest ... More >>
Warm temperatures return with some rain
Monday, 8 January 2018, 1:48 pm | MetService
Settled conditions are expected for northern New Zealand this week, but there is some rain on the way for the South Island. More >>
MetService: Back to business as usual after summer storm
Sunday, 7 January 2018, 12:43 pm | MetService
The intense summer storm that brought heavy rain, strong winds and coastal inundation to parts of northern and central New Zealand from Thursday to early Saturday now lies well to the south of the Chatham Islands and continues to move away to the southeast ... More >>
Deep low pressure system makes its presence known
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 12:43 pm | MetService
A rapidly-deepening low pressure system in the Tasman Sea northwest of the country is set to move towards the North Island today, before moving over central New Zealand during Friday. This system – the first significant system to affect the country ... More >>
Deepening Low pressure system set to impact country
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 2:54 pm | MetService
A low in the Tasman Sea to the northwest of the country is set to rapidly deepen and move towards the North Island on Thursday, before moving over central NZ during Friday. Weather impacts will be felt right across the North and upper South Island ... More >>
A Turbulent Start to 2018
Monday, 1 January 2018, 4:50 pm | MetService
The far south of New Zealand was the first to see the sun rise in 2018 and it will most likely see the most sunshine this New Year’s Day. More >>
Dangerous Waves for New Year’s Day
Sunday, 31 December 2017, 12:42 pm | MetService
As 2017 ticks to a close most of the weather and wave action will be happening on the western side of the country, and the trend continues into 2018. Large swells are expected to build on Mondayalong the western shoreline, also most of the rain ... More >>
MetService: All go for New Year’s Eve
Thursday, 28 December 2017, 2:29 pm | MetService
All go for New Year’s Eve We may be heading for the last days of 2017 but this year still has a sting in its tail for the eastern North Island. MetService has issued a Severe Weather Warning and Watches for the northern Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions, ... More >>
