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MetService Weather Release
Sunday, 1 November 2015, 1:24 pm | MetService
A ridge of high pressure brought settled weather to much of the country this weekend, the main exception being parts of Southland and coastal Otago that had to endure blustery southwesterly winds and showers on Saturday. As the ridge drifts eastwards ... More >>
MetService highlights road weather innovations
Friday, 30 October 2015, 2:16 pm | MetService
MetService will exhibit and conduct a workshop at the NZTA NZIHT 16th Annual Conference being held 1-3 November 2015 in the Bay of Islands. More >>
Halloween weather not to be scared about
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 1:48 pm | MetService
The rain and grey skies that have shrouded the country like a Halloween bed sheet are set to clear on Friday, setting the scene for a sunny weekend. More >>
November 2015 - Looking shifty
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 4:13 pm | MetService
"Weather patterns in November are likely to be quite shifty," said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. "We see a change to frequent Lows over the country next week. This means many places see a relatively warm and wet start to ... More >>
A cold end to the week
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 2:59 pm | MetService
A front which moved over the South Island today will become slow moving and weaken over central New Zealand on Wednesday. However, a low is forecast to move across the North Island on Thursday, bringing colder south to southwest winds over the whole ... More >>
Cold snap on the way
Monday, 26 October 2015, 11:49 am | MetService
Although the remainder of Labour Weekend is looking settled for most of New Zealand, a front is set to move onto the far south Monday evening, then cross the remainder of the South Island Tuesday morning. The front will bring a period of rain and is ... More >>
A stationary front for a statutory holiday
Thursday, 22 October 2015, 2:15 pm | MetService
Pick your camping spots carefully and take care while driving, as this long weekend starts off wet for many areas. A band of heavy rain is set to stall over the central and upper North Island from Friday through to Sunday morning, with an improving trend ... More >>
Midweek Gales and Rain
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 2:37 pm | MetService
A front is expected to cross the South Island on Wednesday and Thursday,with heavy rain in the west. The heaviest falls are expected about Fiordland and the ranges of Westland, where 150 to 250mm could accumulate over a 24 hour period. Spillover ... More >>
Twitter is latest tool for weather safety in NZ
Monday, 19 October 2015, 1:27 pm | MetService
MetService announced today the launch of its automated Severe Weather information service on Twitter, to complement the weather safety information available on its websites, apps and email services. More >>
Wild winds leave a cool wake
Monday, 19 October 2015, 9:50 am | MetService
Gale force winds were recorded in many parts of the country today with reports of roofs blowing loose in Christchurch and someone getting their power line taken out by a flying trampoline. "Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill ... More >>
Very little rain relief for dry eastern areas
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 2:26 pm | MetService
The lack of rain in eastern areas so far this October is set to continue this weekend. Many eastern places are tracking well below their average rainfall for October, due to the high frequency of westerlies over New Zealand in the last two weeks. "Christchurch ... More >>
Tropical Cyclone activity expected to be above average
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 3:00 pm | MetService
The weather in the tropical Southwest Pacific is becoming more active as we get closer to the formal start of the tropical cyclone season on 1st November. With a strong El Nino in effect, cyclone activity is expected to be above normal this season, spreading ... More >>
Brief interruption to settled weather
Monday, 12 October 2015, 1:59 pm | MetService
The dry settled weather that New Zealand has experienced over the last few days will be briefly interrupted by a front spreading north over the country during the first half of this week. The front will bring a spell of rain as it spreads north over ... More >>
Wet weather on its way
Sunday, 11 October 2015, 3:44 pm | MetService
After the settled weather this weekend, things are set to change during the first half of the week. A front - which has been slowly approaching New Zealand from south of Australia - is expected to move onto the South Island on Monday and into Tuesday. ... More >>
Record October temperatures in the east
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 1:44 pm | MetService
Wednesday was the warmest October day on record for several eastern towns.In the North Island, Wairoa reached 31.3C in the afternoon beating the previous October record of 30.2C from 2006. While in the South Island, Kaikoura soared to 32.2C beating ... More >>
Feels like Summer for a few days
Monday, 5 October 2015, 2:52 pm | MetService
It was a big wind event for many areas yesterday, with severe northwest gales affecting Southland, Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, Wellington and the Wairarapa. MetService warnings indicated some big numbers, including 150-160km/h or more for Southland, ... More >>
The west winds blows
Monday, 5 October 2015, 9:13 am | MetService
It will be largely dry across the North Island and eastern South Island this week as westerly winds dominate the weather. However, the west or northwesterlies could rise to severe gales at times this week across central and southern New Zealand. More >>
Today a taste of things to come
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 1:40 pm | MetService
A pair of fronts currently over central NZ continue their passage north today, providing a taster of the unsettled spring weather we can expect this weekend. "It's going to be a real smorgasbord of weather this weekend - severe gales, heavy rain and hail ... More >>
Spring westerlies kick in
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 12:49 pm | MetService
"Weather patterns over New Zealand are set to change gear rather sharply as we start October," said MetService Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. "We haven't yet seen the typical westerly gales that start spring - but that's about ... More >>
A change to more spring-like weather
Monday, 28 September 2015, 1:33 pm | MetService
After the cold southeast flow that persisted over the country last week,this week sees a change to weather patterns which are more typical of spring. A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring fine weather to most places duringTuesday and Wednesday, ... More >>
