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Brief Relief From Warm Conditions – But More Warm Weather On The Horizon
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:34 am | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 23rd - Friday 26th January Tuesday and Wednesday bring a brief relief to most of Aotearoa New Zealand from the recent warm and muggy temperatures – only for things to heat up again heading into Thursday. MetService ... More >>
Red Rain Warning Issued For West Coast
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 11:26 am | MetService
MetService, New Zealand's national weather warning agency, has issued the first Red Warning of 2024 for impactful heavy rain in the Westland District of the South Island. The warning is in effect from Thursday 9 am to Saturday 8 am, with the heaviest ... More >>
A Wetter Week Ahead
Monday, 15 January 2024, 2:17 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 15 - Friday 19 January The hot and sunny start to 2024 is put on pause early this week, with MetService forecasting heavy rain and possible downpours over parts of the North Island, while the South Island experiences a cool ... More >>
Hot Weather Continues
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:14 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 11 - Sunday 14 January MetService is forecasting high temperatures to endure through the weekend, with warm northwesterlies developing again on Saturday – a repeat of the current set up over the South Island/Te Waipounamu, ... More >>
Sunny And Hot Summer Weather Continues
Monday, 8 January 2024, 1:34 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 8 - Wednesday 10 January MetService is forecasting further warm, sunny weather for most of Aotearoa / New Zealand under a broad ridge of high pressure, making that return to the office after the festivities a little ... More >>
A Splash Of Rain, Then A Settled End To The Weekend
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 12:42 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 4th - Tuesday 9th January As the final weekend of the holidays rolls around, MetService is forecasting wet weather at times in many places, before things fine up and summer emerges again by Rātapu/Sunday and into ... More >>
2023 Weather Recap
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 11:08 am | MetService
The year 2023 was one dominated by extreme weather and where impactful events were unfortunately never far from our minds or our skies. During the year, MetService issued over 300 Severe Weather Warnings across 61 events – a typical number for ... More >>
Summer Weather And A Front To Balance Things Out
Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 11:53 am | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 2 - Sunday 7 January The gentle start to 2024 for Aotearoa New Zealand looks to continue as MetService forecasts a series of typical summer days to open the new year. This will be briefly interrupted by a frontal system ... More >>
2023 Weather Finale
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 6:12 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 28 December 2023 - Tuesday 2 January 2024 As we approach the year's end, the weather has a few more tales to tell before bidding farewell to 2023. MetService is forecasting a fittingly wet end to 2023 and a settled start ... More >>
A Dynamic Weather Farewell to 2023
Tuesday, 26 December 2023, 6:16 pm | MetService
Covering period of Tuesday 26 - Friday 29 December As the curtain draws on the year, MetService is forecasting a week of dynamic weather, with a mix of wet and warm conditions, and thunderstorms thrown in there as well. Despite that, most spots across the country ... More >>
Warm And Muggy Christmas
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:42 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thu 21 - Mon 25 December The weather around Aotearoa New Zealand has been generally settled and warm these last few days, but MetService has been keeping a close eye on the moisture spreading across the country this weekend ... More >>
Sticky Week For Some
Monday, 18 December 2023, 12:09 pm | MetService
18/12/2023 Covering period of Mon 18 - Thu 21 December Today (Monday) kicked off with warm temperatures at dawn across many of the MetService weather stations – Napier, Mahia and Tolaga Bay were above 20°C at 7am. MetService is forecasting ... More >>
What Weather Is In Store As We Open The Last Doors Of The Advent Calendar?
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 12:42 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thu 14 - Mon 18 December The end of the year is fast approaching, and here at MetService we’re getting more and more queries about what weather is forecast for Christmas. But, we’ve still got a few more doors of the ... More >>
Showers And Southwesterlies
Monday, 11 December 2023, 12:07 pm | MetService
Covering period of Mon 11 - Thu 14 December It was a fine start to the week across much of New Zealand with plenty of blue sky and sunshine as the last of the weekend’s wild weather cleared the far north of the country. While this ... More >>
Brief Reprieve, Then Weather From The West
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:58 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thursday 7 - Monday 11 December MetService is forecasting a ridge of high pressure to bring settled weather, before the next rain-maker arrives from the west. This means there is a promise of sunshine for most at some time between ... More >>
An Active First Week Of Summer
Monday, 4 December 2023, 1:25 pm | MetService
Covering period of Monday 4 - Thursday 7 December As the calendar officially ushers in summer, MetService is forecasting an active opening week of weather; from thundery showers over the North Island to a rain-laden front sweeping the South Island. ... More >>
Bumpy Start To December And Meteorological Summer
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:39 pm | MetService
Covering period of Thu 30 Nov - Mon 04 Dec The working week finishes off on a relatively settled note compared to the weather that MetService is forecasting across the country this weekend. MetService Meteorologist Lewis Ferris warns: “We ... More >>
Yoyo-ing Temperatures But Becoming Drier
Monday, 27 November 2023, 12:18 pm | MetService
Covering period of Mon 27 - Thu 30 November The working week kicks off with settled weather for most, however MetService is forecasting a band of rain to move across New Zealand during Tuesday and Wednesday. Large day-to-day temperature ... More >>
Dramatic Shift In Weather
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 1:53 pm | MetService
MetService is closely monitoring a significant weather shift set to unfold as a large frontal system sweeps northward across the country. This meteorological event is poised to bring notable changes in temperature, strong winds, and heavy rain over ... More >>
Thunderstorms, Warmth, And A Cool End To The Week
Monday, 20 November 2023, 12:13 pm | MetService
MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the risk of downpours in the Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty regions this Monday afternoon and evening. Widespread rain continues to fall in the eastern areas of the North ... More >>
