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Forecast for your Labour Weekend
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 2:03 pm | MetService
MetService are forecasting a warm run up to the first long weekend of the season, with temperatures heading into the high twenties in some places in the South Island today (Thursday) and Friday. After that things return to a changeable westerly flow ... More >>
Marine Weather Forecasts Key to Boating Safety
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 9:58 am | MetService
MetService is supporting Safer Boating Week with a reminder to check the marine weather forecast before you leave home. More >>
MetService: A Settled Week in Store
Monday, 16 October 2017, 1:50 pm | MetService
As the kids go back to school today, Spring conditions continue. A front moves over the central North Island today, bringing showers ahead of it for the west and leaving scattered rain in its wake to the east. This front is quickly chased through by a ... More >>
Spring Weather Brought Fine And Wet Spells This Past Week
Sunday, 15 October 2017, 2:10 pm | MetService
New Zealand has seen both rain and shine this week in typical spring fashion. The second week of the school holidays got off to a wet start for most as a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea spiralled bands of rain onto the country. The low continued ... More >>
An improved weekend for many
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 1:55 pm | MetService
Most places in the country are experiencing well above average rainfall this year, so any interludes of settled weather are welcome. After the recent rainfall, soils are saturated and water is pooling in many places. Any drying conditions will be ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone activity expected to be near-normal
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 2:49 pm | MetService
The Southwest Pacific tropical cyclone season formally starts on the 1st of November, with an average number of named cyclones expected in the upcoming 2017-18 season under the influence of climate conditions heading into La Niña this summer. More >>
It’s not all doom & gloom for the weather this week
Monday, 9 October 2017, 2:49 pm | MetService
It is a gloomy start to the week for most of us, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. More >>
Mixed bag - settled week ends abruptly over the weekend
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 11:36 am | MetService
The past week saw some contrasting conditions, from a settled start, to a deep low-pressure system with associated fronts bringing rain to most of the country over the weekend. As we look to the week ahead, the low-pressure system will weaken while tracking ... More >>
Settled weather coming to an end this weekend
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 1:51 pm | MetService
After a spell of settled weather to start the school holidays, a low approaching from the Tasman Sea will bring it to an abrupt end, with wet weather expected for most during the weekend. More >>
October 2017 – Finally, some drier weather!
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 3:48 pm | MetService
During September, low pressures dominated the weather map once again. “This is the third consecutive month in which Lows have targeted New Zealand,” said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. “This has resulted in extremely wet conditions ... More >>
A Settled Start to the School Holidays
Monday, 2 October 2017, 12:37 pm | MetService
A more settled southwest flow lies over country today in the wake of a windy night which brought gusts of up to 135km/h to exposed areas of the upper North Island yesterday. Winds and showers ease today as a ridge begins to build to the north, while those ... More >>
Rain rain go away come again another day
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 3:40 pm | MetService
It’s probably felt like a wet week for many of us around the country, with today’s rain over the North and upper South Island. However, some kiwis are in for a bit of luck! Even though we are still firmly in spring, which means disturbed weather ... More >>
MetService completes acquisition of MetOcean Solutions Ltd
Friday, 29 September 2017, 10:36 am | MetService
State-owned enterprise Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd (MetService) has today completed full acquisition of leading New Zealand oceanographic company MetOcean Solutions Ltd. More >>
Wet westerlies for the weekend
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 1:16 pm | MetService
Wet westerlies for the weekend Yet more wet weather is forecast for parts of the country in the coming days as our tumultuous spring continues. Western areas will receive the bulk of the rain, as weather systems arrive from the Tasman Sea. Rain ... More >>
Humid air heralds the school holidays
Monday, 25 September 2017, 1:40 pm | MetService
Hot, humid air is flowing across the Tasman Sea from Australia, bringing with it a raft of severe weather. In classic spring fashion, it will move quickly with changeable weather for the rest of the week, but the next twenty-four hours will be wild, wet ... More >>
Springtime Weather
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 3:01 pm | MetService
It’s been a busy week both in the polling booths and on the weather front with two lows crossing the country and the 2017 election closing yesterday evening. More >>
Waikato and Bay of Plenty rainfall smashes records
Friday, 22 September 2017, 12:29 pm | MetService
This year has been a challenging one on the weather front, with extreme rainfall amounts recorded across the north and east of the North Island, and along the eastern South Island. More >>
MetService News Release
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 1:52 pm | MetService
In addition to the election on this weekend, we see the arrival of daylight saving and the spring time equinox. For those voting on Saturday, expect largely settled conditions, with a brief ridge bringing fine weather for most of the country. “The ... More >>
Often wet this week, but enjoy some midweek magic
Monday, 18 September 2017, 1:25 pm | MetService
Often wet this week, but enjoy some midweek magic As a low-pressure system moves across New Zealand today, most of the country will be on the receiving end of some wet weather accompanied by Watches and Warnings. But there is some respite in the ... More >>
Low pressure centres and troughs dominate this week
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 7:32 pm | MetService
We start the working week with a broad area of low pressure dominating our weather, but we can look forward to a brief respite on Tuesday as a ridge moves over the country. However, a new low pressure centre has its eyes on us towards the end of the week. ... More >>
