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High Impact Rain Event This Week
Sunday, 2 April 2017, 11:55 am | MetService
A deepening low is going to move over New Zealand mid-week, containing loads of tropical moisture left over from the remnants of Cyclone Debbie. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected in many areas, especially from Tuesday to Thursday. More >>
A respite before northerlies and rain return
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 1:09 pm | MetService
A respite before northerlies and rain return The fog may have lifted and the heavy rain eased, but moist northerlies are poised to return by early next week after a ridge of high pressure brings a period of settled weather to our shores. On Wednesday, ... More >>
Warmer temperatures on the way
Monday, 27 March 2017, 2:18 pm | MetService
MetService forecasters are watching a complex low pressure system over the country, which has been delivering significant rainfall to the upper North Island. The low is expected to move southeast and away from the North Island by Wednesday, as a welcome ... More >>
A Soupy Start to Autumn
Monday, 27 March 2017, 11:00 am | MetService
The past Monday marked the Autumn Equinox, where the length of our day shortens by a greater amount than any other day of the year. Early morning risers may have noticed recently sunrises rapidly becoming later, ushering on that Autumn feel with ... More >>
Some rain this weekend but not a washout
Thursday, 23 March 2017, 4:20 pm | MetService
Most places can expect some rain this weekend but there will be dry spells in the mix too. An approaching low is forecast to become slow moving west of the North Island, dragging several bands of moisture over the country, but no region is likely to see ... More >>
A mixed bag of weather for the Equinox
Monday, 20 March 2017, 1:53 pm | MetService
The Autumnal Equinox occurs at 11:28pm tonight, which means that days and nights are approximately 12 hours each in length, though days are getting shorter very quickly. The weather for the Equinox is a bit of a mixed bag, with a westerly flow sitting ... More >>
Westerlies return to New Zealand
Sunday, 19 March 2017, 12:28 pm | MetService
A familiar pattern will be driving the weather over New Zealand this week, as westerly winds become the mainstay for the next several days. More >>
Cooler Autumnal Mornings
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 1:44 pm | MetService
It has been noticeably cooler the last few mornings where there has been clear skies and light winds. This has also lead to some fog and low cloud forming in inland valleys and basins. However, the cooler mornings generally give way to warm afternoons and ... More >>
Settled weather to bring relief to the North Island
Monday, 13 March 2017, 12:55 pm | MetService
Relief has finally arrived to those areas of the North Island which have seen flooding rainfalls over the last week. More >>
More rain on the way for northern New Zealand
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 1:23 pm | MetService
A moist northeasterly flow is set to hang around until the end of the weekend, with further bands of heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast to affect the upper North Island. Severe Weather Warnings and Watches remain in force. A slow-moving low over ... More >>
Rainmaker on the way for northern New Zealand
Monday, 6 March 2017, 2:09 pm | MetService
An interesting week ahead for weather enthusiasts as two very different weather systems make an impact on New Zealand. A cold front spreads a cool showery airstream up the South Island overnight Monday and through Tuesday, with many places seeing daytime ... More >>
Change is in the air
Sunday, 5 March 2017, 2:33 pm | MetService
New Zealand has been graced with generally settled weather over the past week, with most places getting several days of sunshine. The exception was a front that made its way up the South Island to end the week, resulting in a temperature drop of around ... More >>
The battle between the Ridge and the Trough
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 2:42 pm | MetService
“Beach goers and barbecue lovers have been enjoying the ridge of high pressure sitting over central New Zealand of late,” said MetService Meteorologist Lisa Murray. “As we head into the weekend the weather map is changing as a trough pattern pushes ... More >>
March 2017 – A drier than usual March for many of us
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 1:31 pm | MetService
February was a month of two halves, with the incumbant westerly winds being replaced mid-month by High pressure over the South Island. This resulted in an abrupt change from wet and windy weather in western regions of both Islands, to sunshine and drier ... More >>
MetraWeather and BloomSky join forces
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 8:53 am | MetraWeather
MetraWeather Sherlock™ is a new Small Data analysis and personal weather service that uses behavioural clues, direct user input and observations from smart devices to provide more useful and relevant information than traditional weather apps. More >>
Autumn on the calendar, summer in the skies
Monday, 27 February 2017, 12:54 pm | MetService
This week the calendar slides from summer to autumn and the big question is whether the weather will follow the seasons. Summer is characterised by high pressure over central New Zealand, blocking the country from incoming fronts, but the odd afternoon ... More >>
High Pressure Dominates
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 2:42 pm | MetService
For most, the past week has been one which has restored our faith in the ‘Kiwi Summer’ as settled weather graced most of the country. A ridge of high pressure dominated New Zealand, supressing fronts as they moved up the South Island. This ... More >>
Settled weather prevails
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 1:22 pm | MetService
High pressure is bringing settled weather to much of New Zealand for the end of the week and into this weekend. Many people are already seeing the sunshine today, and any remaining areas of cloud are expected to clear this afternoon, followed by a ... More >>
Cicadas agree: it’s summer
Monday, 20 February 2017, 1:08 pm | MetService
“I’m sitting in the MetService office in the Botanic Gardens, Wellington and can hear a chorus of cicadas which is the first time I have noticed them this loud all year,” said MetService Communications Meteorologist Lisa Murray. More >>
Wet for the North, dry for the South
Sunday, 19 February 2017, 10:45 pm | MetService
“For the past couple of days, the country has been stuck in a moist northeast flow caused by a high east of the Chatham Islands that refused to budged said MetService Forecaster Tuporo Marsters.” A trough became slow moving over the North Island ... More >>
