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A Christmas Stocking of Weather

Sunday, 24 December 2017, 1:10 pm | MetService

Christmas day is a “mixed bag”, to use a cliché in the season of clichés. The ridge of high pressure that has been sitting over the country the past couple of days has produced predominantly dry yet cloudy weather. However, a frontal system ... More >>

Weather for the run up to Christmas

Thursday, 21 December 2017, 2:48 pm | MetService

Weather for the run up to Christmas - Thursday 21 December 2017 MetService News Release Thursday 21 December 2017 More >>

A changeable week ahead

Monday, 18 December 2017, 2:28 pm | MetService

A changeable week ahead “Today marks a record for Whanganui,” said MetService meteorologist Andy Best, “As of 9am this morning, Whanganui recorded a 40-day run with less than 1mm recorded each day in the gauge. This beats the previous record ... More >>

Fronts and fine weather in the mix

Sunday, 17 December 2017, 12:40 pm | MetService

A ridge of high pressure has held sway over New Zealand since early November, and has set the tone for hot and dry weather. In the last week of November conditions were favourable for inland thunderstorms driven by afternoon heating, but these eased ... More >>

Christmas Day forecasts

Friday, 15 December 2017, 3:00 pm | MetService

Initial forecasts for Christmas Day will appear on the MetService website tomorrow (Saturday), offering a first glimpse of the expected weather for festivities around the country. However, MetService meteorologists caution that there’s still some ... More >>

Temperatures on the rise again

Thursday, 14 December 2017, 1:30 pm | MetService

This week saw some much-needed rain for most of the country, but hot and dry conditions are expected to dominate the forecast again this weekend. The Kaikoura coast got the most rainfall over Tuesday and Wednesday, with a total of 73mm. Timaru saw 34mm, ... More >>

Unsettled for the first half of the week

Monday, 11 December 2017, 2:56 pm | MetService

MetService Meteorologist Andy Best confirmed that as of this morning, “46 consecutive dry days have now been recorded at Christchurch Airport, beating the previous record of 45 days which was held since October/November 1954”. He went on to say, “Christchurch ... More >>

A contrasting end to this week for the South Island

Sunday, 10 December 2017, 1:21 pm | MetService

The record number of dry days* in a row recorded at Christchurch Airport was 45 days and this was seen during September/October 1954. In the 24 hours leading up to 9am this morning, once again Christchurch Airport recorded no rainfall, making 2017 equal ... More >>

Warm, dry weather continues for many

Thursday, 7 December 2017, 2:04 pm | MetService

The hot temperatures experienced this week are expected to continue, although there is some rain for the west of the South Island to come in time for the weekend. Maximum temperatures have exceeded 25°C for many urban areas and some saw temperatures greater ... More >>

Another week of warm and dry

Monday, 4 December 2017, 1:47 pm | MetService

The ridge of high pressure that has dominated New Zealand’s weather of late continues to affect the country this week. More >>

Sunny weather set to continue through the week

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 12:08 pm | MetService

A persistent ridge of high pressure has brought warm temperatures and settled weather to much of the country over the past week – punctuated in some places by severe thunderstorms! Although the rule of thumb “high pressure means fine weather” ... More >>

December 2017 – A hot December on the horizon

Friday, 1 December 2017, 3:57 pm | MetService

November proved to be a month of extremes. Unusual heat prevailed across the country, except for an extreme cold snap during the second week of the month. Western areas of both Islands saw unsettled westerlies and healthy rainfall for the first ten days ... More >>

Prolonged warmth after dry November

Thursday, 30 November 2017, 4:16 pm | MetService

Prolonged warmth after dry November Today is the last day of November, but looking back over the month what stands out is the very dry nature of November 2017 for many areas of New Zealand. This has been the second driest November in Auckland since ... More >>

New solar forecasts shed light on sun’s power potential

Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 3:45 pm | MetService

With over 3,400- households in the Auckland region already powered by sustainable energy from the sun, MetService and HRV Solar have joined forces to produce a new forecast for the daily energy potential of the sun for the Auckland region. More >>

Rinse and repeat

Monday, 27 November 2017, 2:18 pm | MetService

A static weather pattern over New Zealand sees the forecasts for the coming week similar for several consecutive days. More >>

Risk of thunder rises as the high holds on

Sunday, 26 November 2017, 12:54 pm | MetService

Warm, humid and short on rain has been the story for the last seven days. High pressure has remained over New Zealand for more than two weeks now, although last weekend a low brushed the far north. With no major fronts bringing any air mass changes to ... More >>

Heat and humidity to headline this weekend

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 2:15 pm | MetService

This week’s weather theme has been generally settled, thanks to a large area of high pressure. Patchy cloud and showers have been easing while temperatures have risen gradually during the week, with Wanaka reaching 29.5°C and Alexandra 27.3°C ... More >>