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A warmer November for eastern regions
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 3:50 pm | MetService
Rainfall was abundant in many regions, with the notable exceptions of Wairarapa and southern Hawkes Bay. The North Island copped an unusually wet start to October, as did Nelson and Otago. “Canterbury and Marlborough also picked up significant totals ... More >>
An assortment of weather this week - Monday 31 October 2016
Monday, 31 October 2016, 3:07 pm | MetService
A lot of people woke up to frosts early on Monday morning, particularly for inland areas of both islands. Waiouru saw the coldest temperature, with -3.3C. For the South Island, Pukaki Airport was the coldest with -1.3C. Clear skies overnight were the ... More >>
Clear Evening for Halloween
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 8:09 pm | MetService
The weather this past week ended with a cold southerly outbreak, as a trough swept over the country on Friday and Saturday. There was snow about the hills in many South Island areas and skiffs of snow visible in web cams over the Desert Road early Sunday ... More >>
A cool change for the weekend
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 3:19 pm | MetService
After a week of mild temperatures, a southerly change is forecast to bring a period of colder weather this weekend. On Friday, a cold front moves up the South Island bringing heavy rain to the West Coast and a period of rain to eastern places. “Thunderstorms ... More >>
Changeable weather returns this week
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 1:18 pm | MetService
Several weather systems move eastwards over New Zealand this week, bringing changeable weather after most places experienced a dry Labour Weekend. Periods of rain or showers are likely to affect most places during Tuesday and Wednesday as a low pressure system ... More >>
Rain gets back to work after a sunny Labour Weekend
Monday, 24 October 2016, 9:49 pm | MetService
Labour weekend can often be a mixed bag, but in 2016 most of New Zealand struck it lucky with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Several towns on both islands topped twenty degrees, with Alexandra and Dunedin hitting 21 degrees on Saturday ... More >>
A spell of dry weather for Labour Weekend
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 2:45 pm | MetService
A spell of dry weather is on the cards for nearly everyone this Labour Weekend. Rain or showers affecting parts of the country today, should clear the South Island on Friday and most of the North Island on Saturday. However, the weather is likely ... More >>
Week of typical spring weather ahead
Monday, 17 October 2016, 1:40 pm | MetService
Spring snow flurries and hailstorms affected parts of New Zealand towards the end of last week, leading to a chilly start to the weekend. As the weekend progressed, the weather settled and temperatures recovered. More >>
Spring in full swing
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 8:55 pm | MetService
Spring snow flurries and hailstorms impacted New Zealand towards the end of last week, and that led into a fairly chilly start to the weekend. As the weekend has gone on, the weather has settled and the temperatures have returned to typical spring ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone activity expected to be average this season
Friday, 14 October 2016, 1:05 pm | MetService
Tropical Cyclone activity expected to be average this season The Southwest Pacific tropical cyclone season formally starts on the 1st of November, with an average number of named cyclones expected in the upcoming 2016/2017 season under the influence of ... More >>
Weather brightening up for the weekend
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 1:27 pm | MetService
A front is moving on to the south of the country today, bringing rain to the west and south of the South Island, and lowering snow levels down to about 500 metres overnight tonight. While other parts of the country will be mostly dry today, the ... More >>
A weather smorgasbord this week
Monday, 10 October 2016, 1:21 pm | MetService
The front that moved up the country over the weekend is lingering over the upper North Island today, bringing scattered rain or showers to those north of Tauranga. Further south, a ridge of high pressure is bringing a settled start to the week for ... More >>
Changeable spring weather continues
Monday, 10 October 2016, 10:51 am | MetService
A front has been making its way up the country this weekend, bringing a period of rain to most people as it moved over. While some places did experience heavy rain with this front, it was only brief. Inglewood in Taranaki received 11 mm of rain ... More >>
The end of the school holidays, but not of the wild weather
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 1:32 pm | MetService
As the school holidays draw to a close, the wild spring weather is showing no sign of easing. Spring weather is characterised by strong westerly winds and fast moving fronts racing across New Zealand, bringing short, sharp bursts of showers peppered ... More >>
Strong winds and squally thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 1:17 pm | MetService
Parts of New Zealand are set to experience thunder and lightning over the coming days, with the highest risk being the central and upper North Island on Thursday and early Friday. New Plymouth and Hamilton may get an unwelcome wakeup call on Thursday ... More >>
Road weather innovations at ITS World Congress 2016
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 4:26 pm | MetService
The impact of weather events on road users and transport agencies is a major focus for MetraWeather, the global commercial arm of MetService, New Zealand’s National Meteorological Service. More >>
A Volatile Spring Week in Store
Monday, 3 October 2016, 1:36 pm | MetService
Over the weekend, an active band of rain crossed the country bringing short bursts of heavy rain and thunderstorms to many. “Though many northern areas received only 10 to 30mm of rain, there were a number of intense and localised heavy falls,” ... More >>
Spring Weather Comes into Play
Sunday, 2 October 2016, 10:50 pm | MetService
An active front passed over the North Island this morning. Thunderstorms affected Northland and Auckland causing power outages. The already saturated conditions in most northern parts of the country have led to localised flooding and slips when ... More >>
October 2016 – Westerlies to kick-start October
Friday, 30 September 2016, 2:11 pm | MetService
September weather patterns were anything but spring-like. “The typical wild westerlies of spring have been absent during recent weeks,” said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. High pressure camped out over the South Island, with persistent ... More >>
More rain for saturated parts of the North Island
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 1:17 pm | MetService
It has been a very wet week for eastern parts of the North Island, and more rain is on the way. “A moist northeasterly flow continues to soak areas from Coromandel Peninsula to Hawke’s Bay, and a Severe Weather Warning and Watch remain in force,” ... More >>
