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More rain on the way for northern New Zealand
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 1:23 pm | MetService
A moist northeasterly flow is set to hang around until the end of the weekend, with further bands of heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast to affect the upper North Island. Severe Weather Warnings and Watches remain in force. A slow-moving low over ... More >>
Rainmaker on the way for northern New Zealand
Monday, 6 March 2017, 2:09 pm | MetService
An interesting week ahead for weather enthusiasts as two very different weather systems make an impact on New Zealand. A cold front spreads a cool showery airstream up the South Island overnight Monday and through Tuesday, with many places seeing daytime ... More >>
Change is in the air
Sunday, 5 March 2017, 2:33 pm | MetService
New Zealand has been graced with generally settled weather over the past week, with most places getting several days of sunshine. The exception was a front that made its way up the South Island to end the week, resulting in a temperature drop of around ... More >>
The battle between the Ridge and the Trough
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 2:42 pm | MetService
“Beach goers and barbecue lovers have been enjoying the ridge of high pressure sitting over central New Zealand of late,” said MetService Meteorologist Lisa Murray. “As we head into the weekend the weather map is changing as a trough pattern pushes ... More >>
March 2017 – A drier than usual March for many of us
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 1:31 pm | MetService
February was a month of two halves, with the incumbant westerly winds being replaced mid-month by High pressure over the South Island. This resulted in an abrupt change from wet and windy weather in western regions of both Islands, to sunshine and drier ... More >>
MetraWeather and BloomSky join forces
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 8:53 am | MetraWeather
MetraWeather Sherlock™ is a new Small Data analysis and personal weather service that uses behavioural clues, direct user input and observations from smart devices to provide more useful and relevant information than traditional weather apps. More >>
Autumn on the calendar, summer in the skies
Monday, 27 February 2017, 12:54 pm | MetService
This week the calendar slides from summer to autumn and the big question is whether the weather will follow the seasons. Summer is characterised by high pressure over central New Zealand, blocking the country from incoming fronts, but the odd afternoon ... More >>
High Pressure Dominates
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 2:42 pm | MetService
For most, the past week has been one which has restored our faith in the ‘Kiwi Summer’ as settled weather graced most of the country. A ridge of high pressure dominated New Zealand, supressing fronts as they moved up the South Island. This ... More >>
Settled weather prevails
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 1:22 pm | MetService
High pressure is bringing settled weather to much of New Zealand for the end of the week and into this weekend. Many people are already seeing the sunshine today, and any remaining areas of cloud are expected to clear this afternoon, followed by a ... More >>
Cicadas agree: it’s summer
Monday, 20 February 2017, 1:08 pm | MetService
“I’m sitting in the MetService office in the Botanic Gardens, Wellington and can hear a chorus of cicadas which is the first time I have noticed them this loud all year,” said MetService Communications Meteorologist Lisa Murray. More >>
Wet for the North, dry for the South
Sunday, 19 February 2017, 10:45 pm | MetService
“For the past couple of days, the country has been stuck in a moist northeast flow caused by a high east of the Chatham Islands that refused to budged said MetService Forecaster Tuporo Marsters.” A trough became slow moving over the North Island ... More >>
Unsettled weekend, and Daisy the cow will be happy.
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 2:32 pm | MetService
Good rainfalls are occurring over the top of the North Island bringing welcome relief to parched areas of Northland and Auckland, especially for farmers and those relying on tank water. Some of the drier areas over the east of the North Island should also ... More >>
Wet and windy start but sunshine returns mid-week
Monday, 13 February 2017, 12:28 pm | MetService
After a settled start to the weekend, the weather began to deteriorate yesterday as a front over the Tasman spread warm moist air over central and northern New Zealand. More >>
Rain clears for a mainly fine weekend
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 3:08 pm | MetService
Rain clears the North Island today after bringing some relief to dry areas, and there’s more sunshine on the way. The trough that brought the rain to the North Island is expected to move away to the northeast of Northland tonight as a ridge ... More >>
Rain for the dry regions
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 2:36 pm | MetService
“The driest regions of the country are finally set to see some useful rain,” said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. “Rain spreads into Hawke's Bay late this afternoon, and into Gisborne overnight. And it looks likely to produce ... More >>
After long awaited fine weekend, more weather on the way
Monday, 6 February 2017, 5:07 pm | MetService
“A ridge of high pressure brought, for the first time in a while, sunny and settled weather to much of the country during the weekend,” explained MetService Meteorologist Ciaran Doolin. “Temperatures touched on 30 degrees in a number of places, with ... More >>
Waitangi weekend a highlight in a below-par summer
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 1:36 pm | MetService
There is a sharp dichotomy of opinion this summer – those who need some rain and those who want a break from it. Today should please some of the first group, as scattered rain spreads into parts of Hawkes Bay, while the long weekend should please the latter. ... More >>
It never rains, but it pours
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 4:19 pm | MetService
What you thought of January depends a great deal on where you live. It was a windy and cool start to the year for most of us, but each end of the country experienced hugely differing rainfall during January. “The start of 2017 saw absolutely opposite ... More >>
Toasty weekend sets the trend
Monday, 30 January 2017, 1:12 pm | MetService
This weekend was hot, with temperatures maxing out at 33 degrees in Napier, brought about by warm northwesterly winds. Few places saw any rain, the exception being Fiordland and the southern West Coast where Milford Sound clocked up 124mm of rain during the ... More >>
Good in the north for the long weekend
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 1:26 pm | MetService
It’s looking pretty good for outdoor activities over the upper North Island with the long weekend looming. No major weather systems are in the pipeline and high pressure will dominate northern New Zealand. More >>
