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Boisterous weather to continue
Friday, 3 January 2014, 12:35 pm | MetService
The very active spring-like front currently bringing strong to severe gales and heavy rain to parts of central New Zealand will gradually ease later this evening as it slides into the Pacific. More >>
Some drier weather for New Year's Eve
Monday, 30 December 2013, 12:52 pm | MetService
The sub-tropical weather system that helped bring torrential thundery downpours to a number of places over the past day or so will continue to ease away, allowing drier and more settled weather to return for the last day of the year. More >>
Rain for the weekend especially in the north
Friday, 27 December 2013, 2:11 pm | MetService
An area of low pressure crossing the Tasman Sea looks set to bring some rain for the final weekend of the year. The wettest parts of New Zealand are expected to be in the north of the country with a warm, moist northerly flow set to deliver some ... More >>
Christmas Day forecast
Monday, 23 December 2013, 12:11 pm | MetService
The weather on Christmas Day is still looking a bit mixed,thanks to a weather system moving across the country. More >>
More settled but showers still on the horizon
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 2:49 pm | MetService
The active front, which was the source of strong to severe thunderstorms across eastern parts of the South Island yesterday,is set to spread the thundery risk into eastern parts of the North Island before more settled weather builds across the country for ... More >>
A 'ho-hum' high to kick off summer
Monday, 2 December 2013, 12:53 pm | MetService
Pushing across from the Tasman Sea, a large area of high pressure has brought a settled start to summer with plenty of blue sky across both Islands. After the spells of heavy rain, thunderstorms and gales of last week, this high pressure system is set ... More >>
Weekend weather update
Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:50 am | MetService
A complex sub-tropical low that has been slow moving around northern New Zealand over the past couple of days now looks like it will drift more to the east, taking the main bulk of its rain away from New Zealand and off into the Pacific. More >>
Increasing cloud and rain looming for the weekend
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 3:34 pm | MetService
The large anticyclone is now pulling away from the country and opening the way for some weak weather systems to move in over the weekend. MetService Media and Communications Meteorologist commented, "People living in Auckland and the northern parts of the ... More >>
A mixed bag of weather this week
Monday, 18 November 2013, 1:01 pm | MetService
A couple of weak weather systems at opposite ends of the country, along with a passing anticyclone, mean it'll be a mixed bag of weather for New Zealand this week. More >>
A weakening high allows wet weather in for the weekend
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:44 pm | MetService
The large resident high that has been with us for the past week will ease back to the east this weekend,allowing a weak frontal system to slide up the country. More >>
A quieter spell of weather this week
Monday, 11 November 2013, 12:21 pm | MetService
This week's weather will be a lot quieter and more settled than previous weeks, thanks to a large lingering anticyclone that will build across the country midweek. More >>
Thunderstorms clear, prospects brighter for weekend
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 1:00 pm | MetService
The current low that is pin wheeling across northern parts of the North Island will pull away to the northeast of the North Island over the weekend. More >>
Rather messy weather, with thunderstorms in the north
Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:38 pm | MetService
The leading part of an active trough over the Tasman Sea is expected to move onto the far north of the North Island late Tuesday, ushering in a spell of unsettled weather which is likely to affect many parts of the North Island and the north of ... More >>
Much better weather over the weekend
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 2:49 pm | MetService
The complex trough affecting the country will head away to the east in the next 24 hours allowing more settled weather to build in for the weekend. More >>
Another wet spell before the weekend
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 2:46 pm | MetService
The anticyclone currently crossing the country will make way for a new trough from the Tasman Sea and another round of wet and windy weather. MetService Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented,"The brief anticyclone will bring some fine ... More >>
Holiday weekend: the weather slowly quietens down
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:24 pm | MetService
The active spring trough will gradually shift to the north and east of New Zealand at the beginning of the holiday weekend to make way for some quieter, and less active weather but there will still be some wet conditions around. More >>
More spring weather but quieter for Labour weekend
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 12:45 pm | MetService
A rapidly deepening low in the south Tasman Sea will bring another round of heavy rain and severe gales to parts of the country in the next day or so. More >>
More wet and windy weather to come
Monday, 21 October 2013, 2:07 pm | MetService
The anticyclone that brought the fine spell this past weekend will slide off to the northeast of New Zealand this week, allowing the active spring westerlies to steer more weather systems our way. More >>
Fine weather on the horizon
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:28 pm | MetService
MetService Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented, "The next several days will be a nice change, as decent fine spells spread across the country. Temperatures will also be quite respectable as we head through the weekend." More >>
Strong spring westerlies slowly ease
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 10:01 am | MetService
The very active front that brought damaging winds and very heavy rain to parts of New Zealand will gradually clear away to the east Tuesday afternoon. More >>
