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Here comes the rain again
Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 1:11 pm | MetService
For the second week in a row, heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds and large swells are set to affect much of New Zealand. This time round, the northeasterly flow ahead of a Low in the Tasman Sea is dragging a lot of humid, sub-tropical air down across ... More >>
More rain for already sodden places
Monday, 10 April 2017, 12:50 pm | MetService
While the week has been off to a settled start, change is on the way, with rain expected to affect many parts of New Zealand mid-week. A Severe Weather Watch has already been issued for the west of the South Island and parts of the North Island, including ... More >>
Significant rainfall likely for some later this week
Sunday, 9 April 2017, 2:47 pm | MetService
Significant rainfall likely for some later this week This weekend, sunny and dry weather prevailed in many regions that were recently affected by flooding. An area of high pressure to the east of New Zealand maintains generally settled weather to ... More >>
The weather focus for the week ahead
Friday, 7 April 2017, 6:32 pm | MetService
After this week’s deluge over many parts of the country, severe weather is on many people’s minds more than usual. With stories already circulating about more heavy rain and a tropical cyclone, MetService is keen to reassure New Zealanders ... More >>
The end of the rain is in sight
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 2:38 pm | MetService
Since the beginning of the week, historic amounts of rain have fallen across much of the country. Whakatane recorded more than two months' worth of rain over a two day period, the third-highest 2-day total since records began in 1974, and major ... More >>
Warnings and Watches Galore - Monday 3 April 2017
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 9:13 am | MetService
A big weather week is just getting started as a deepening low moves out of the northern Tasman Sea and muscles its way across the country. Severe Weather Warnings and Watches have been issued, and there will be many more updates to follow. More >>
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 >>
