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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 >>
Warmer temperatures but not all clear skies with the High
Monday, 20 November 2017, 1:48 pm | MetService
This is the second week that the country will be dominated by high pressure, bringing settled conditions with no severe weather expected. More >>
Ridge of High Pressure Didn’t Bring Settled Weather for All
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 12:57 pm | MetService
Despite surface high pressure dominating across the country for most of this week, not everyone has experienced the fine weather which often accompanies these systems. More >>
Fine Weather for Most This Weekend
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 1:39 pm | MetService
This week started off with a ‘bang’ in the upper North Island, with good-sized hail and 308 lightning strikes recorded on Tuesday over the Auckland region alone. More >>
High pressure prevails for the next two weeks
Monday, 13 November 2017, 12:46 pm | MetService
New Zealand’s weather for the next two weeks is looking mostly dry and settled, thanks to a ridge of high pressure that moves onto the country today and is expected to stick around into next week. More >>
Incoming high pressure
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 12:56 pm | MetService
Incoming high pressure It has been a mixed weather week with two lows bringing severe weather to both ends of the country. The first low quickly crossed the South Island overnight on Monday and brought gale force winds to much of New Zealand, snow to ... More >>
More Rain for Some but a Positive Start to Next Week
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 2:11 pm | MetService
Following the severe weather experienced in many places mid-week, the weekend ahead see a shift back to Spring’s usual ‘mixed bag’ pattern. But beyond the weekend, a high-pressure system should settle things down more consistently across the country. More >>
Rapidly Deepening Low’s Course Set for New Zealand
Monday, 6 November 2017, 1:38 pm | MetService
As a ridge of high pressure builds across the country today, bringing relatively settled weather, a low currently over eastern Australia is getting ready to make a rapid break across the Tasman. More >>
Wet And Windy Weather This Week
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 4:41 pm | MetService
With fine weather starting off the week, we’ll be wishfully looking back to Monday as we move forward. The weather that’s making it to the forefront of everyone’s mind arrives mid-week, bringing heavy rain, widespread gales and even a chance of ... More >>
Spring Gives a Taste of All Seasons
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 1:55 pm | MetService
After a week where Alexandra, Gore and Wanaka had a heat wave, MetService is forecasting that the westerly wind flow across the country this weekend will deliver a number of fronts. These fronts will bring cloudy, wet and cold weather to western areas. ... More >>
Intense low and change in temperatures this coming week
Friday, 3 November 2017, 5:30 pm | MetService
HEADS-UP for intense low and change in temperatures this coming week. MetService is forecasting a deep and intense low to move onto the South Island from the Tasman Sea on Tuesday, crossing the country Tuesday night and spreading its associated front ... More >>
Settled weather to end
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 1:25 pm | MetService
On Friday, New Zealand will wave goodbye to the settled weather we’ve been experiencing over the past few days as the ridge of high pressure stationed over the country moves off to the northeast. More >>
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 >>
