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Gumboots for Cantabrians, sunhats for West Coasters
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 1:31 pm | MetService
Unsettled weather is affecting most parts of New Zealand to put an end to the week, and an end to Winter. Low pressure systems sitting to the north and east of the country will bring wet weather to eastern parts of both islands, and also the upper North ... More >>
A changeable week to see in spring
Monday, 28 August 2017, 1:32 pm | MetService
A trio of low pressure systems will affect New Zealand later this week, a fitting start to the meteorological spring, which begins on Friday. More >>
Changeable week ahead
Sunday, 27 August 2017, 9:05 pm | MetService
Changeable week ahead It has been a settled week with plenty of sunshine and warm afternoon temperatures following on from coolish nights. This has allowed for some welcome drying and no doubt improved the outlook for many farmers. Dairy calving ... More >>
Settled spell coming to an end
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 12:17 pm | MetService
All good things must come to an end, and the settled weather experienced in most places this week is no exception. An area of low pressure is slowly making its way across the Tasman Sea towards New Zealand. The good news is that for many parts of ... More >>
A sunny week in a wet winter
Monday, 21 August 2017, 1:32 pm | MetService
A sunny week in a wet winter While this winter will be remembered as a wet one, the coming week bucks that trend. Many places have struggled to see more than a couple of consecutive dry days in the last few months, but New Zealanders can expect successive ... More >>
Here comes the sun
Sunday, 20 August 2017, 1:06 pm | MetService
It may have felt like a long, cold winter, but next week will bring much needed sun to New Zealand, and a reminder that spring is around the corner. More >>
Damp Weekend in Store for Most
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 2:41 pm | MetService
As Wellingtonians gather their scattered belongings after gusts of 118km/h were recorded about the hill suburbs this morning, it will be a relief that winds are forecast to remain moderate until late Saturday. From then, winds are expected to turn southerly ... More >>
A week of unsettled weather ahead - Monday 14 August 2017
Monday, 14 August 2017, 1:42 pm | MetService
We're looking at a week of unsettled weather with a series of fronts moving through, bringing a mixture of rain, thunderstorms, snow and strong winds to many regions. There's a little bit of a breather on Tuesday afternoon for much of the North Island ... More >>
A Week of Unsettled Weather Ahead - MetService
Monday, 14 August 2017, 1:07 pm | MetService
We're looking at a week of settled weather with a series of fronts moving through, bringing a mixture of rain, thunderstorms, snow and strong winds to many regions. There's a little bit of a breather on Tuesday afternoon for much of the North Island ... More >>
A Week of Fronts
Sunday, 13 August 2017, 3:24 pm | MetService
With hardly a hint of high pressure ridges over New Zealand this week the weather has been unsettled. “With front after front making their way north it has been a case of rain at times on the western coasts with more sporadic falls in the east ... More >>
‘Changeable’ is the word
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 1:41 pm | MetService
We are still officially in winter, but the current bout of weather is looking decidedly spring-like. More >>
Warmer, Windier - and Wetter on Wednesday
Monday, 7 August 2017, 12:29 pm | MetService
Forget about frosts – this week is looking warm and windy. Warm northerlies pick up through the first part of the week as a slab of warm air from the tropics sidles up to New Zealand. On Wednesday, this warm air crosses the country, trailed by a ... More >>
A repeating pattern of northerlies
Sunday, 6 August 2017, 11:54 am | MetService
A repeating pattern of northerlies New Zealand experienced both the high side and the low side of a northerly flow this weekend, and that trend is set to continue through the coming week. More >>
Sunny days and frosty nights to end the week
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 12:18 pm | MetService
“High pressure predominates over the country today and into the weekend, bringing sunny days and frosty nights for many regions. Next week, relatively mild temperatures and some wetter weather moves in, as a series of systems affect the country,” explained ... More >>
Unsettled weather forecast to continue
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 2:34 pm | MetService
The MetService long-range forecast for August is picking a rather unsettled story-line. More >>
Last of the frost in the north for now
Monday, 31 July 2017, 1:44 pm | MetService
A high over the North Island brought clear skies and frosty conditions to many places last night and early this morning. Waiouru dropped to minus 7, Taupo followed suit with minus 5, while Hamilton and Rotorua got down to minus 3. Even Auckland had another ... More >>
The coldest night of the year so far
Sunday, 30 July 2017, 1:48 pm | MetService
Last night temperatures for many major centres hit the lowest seen so far this year. Although no long-standing records were broken, the cold snap would have got heat pumps fired up from Auckland, which dropped to 1.4C at the airport, the coldest seen ... More >>
Cold southerlies die away on Friday
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 3:08 pm | MetService
An active cold front surges through Wellington this evening, sweeping gale force southerlies over southern and eastern North Island areas in its wake. Cold Antarctic air behind the front lowers temperatures considerably around the country, with snow ... More >>
Wet in the west, but a rest in the east
Monday, 24 July 2017, 1:27 pm | MetService
July has been marked by severe weather events, caused by low pressure systems from the Tasman Sea. Strong westerly winds have stayed to the south, allowing lows to develop and linger resulting in significant rainfall. This week sees a brief return ... More >>
Wrapping up a very wet week
Sunday, 23 July 2017, 12:57 pm | MetService
Over the last few days, a slow-moving rain band bought some very large rainfall accumulations to places in the east of the South Island that typically don’t see a large amount of rain at this time of year. More >>
