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MetService News : Windy and Wet
Saturday, 4 May 2013, 12:24 pm | MetService
While Saturday is dry and not particularly windy in most places, Sunday is expected to be very different. More >>
Turning wetter then colder this weekend
Friday, 3 May 2013, 3:30 pm | MetService
A complex low over the central Tasman Sea, and an advancing front from the Southern Ocean, will make for a wet weekend. Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented "For many places the weekend will start off dry. However, on Saturday, ... More >>
A taste of winter
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 12:50 pm | MetService
A rapidly evolving weather system is expected to arrive from the Tasman Sea bringing a wet end to the week over many parts of New Zealand,especially across central areas. More >>
A cooler change
Monday, 29 April 2013, 2:54 pm | MetService
A southerly change is set to make the air feel cooler for many of us as we head through the rest of the week. During Tuesday, a southerly change will push northwards over the South Island bringing with it some colder air. More >>
Anzac Day weather
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 1:21 pm | MetService
The brisk westerly flow that is currently sweeping across New Zealand will keep active troughs and the risk of showers in the forecast for Anzac Day. Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented, "The raincoat might come in handy for many ... More >>
Westerlies to return this week
Monday, 22 April 2013, 1:56 pm | MetService
For northern and central parts of the country, today is the last day of warm moist northerlies. The complex low over the Tasman Sea, which has influenced New Zealand's weather over the last few days, is expected to cross to the east of the South Island ... More >>
MetService - News Release - More Rain to Come
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 2:21 pm | MetService
Another active trough will bring a spell of wet weather across much of New Zealand over the next several days. More >>
An unsettled week with some active weather
Monday, 15 April 2013, 12:28 pm | MetService
A procession of active troughs will bring some rain to much of New Zealand this week. More >>
More unsettled from early next week
Friday, 12 April 2013, 12:31 pm | MetService
Over the weekend, a slow-moving front is expected to bring some rain to central and southern parts of the North Island but the weather will turn decidedly unsettled over much of the country from early next week. More >>
MetService establishes Auckland-based forecast team
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 2:06 pm | MetService
MetService has commenced locally-based forecast operations in Auckland to further support New Zealand's biggest city. MetService Manager Public Weather Services Ramon Oosterkamp says, "This move realises the benefits of having additional meteorological ... More >>
Autumn arrives
Monday, 8 April 2013, 1:50 pm | MetService
A cooler and showery southwesterly flow looks set to bring a more autumnal feel to this week's weather across New Zealand. "A large area of high pressure sits to the west of us, centred over the southern Tasman Sea, while to our east an area of low ... More >>
A change in the weather this week
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:58 pm | MetService
It was a very warm Easter weekend across much of the county, with temperatures reaching 30C in parts of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. Temperatures around the South Island were also high for the time of year, with Invercargill recording a maximum of 27C on Saturday, ... More >>
Easter Weather
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 10:36 am | MetService
Heading into the long weekend, the weather across New Zealand is once again dominated by high pressure. This is good news for holidaymakers but likely to be a disappointment to many of those hoping for rain. More >>
First look towards Easter weekend
Monday, 25 March 2013, 2:10 pm | MetService
Heavy rain falling over parts of the South Island West Coast is expected to ease later today. An anticyclone is expected to remain over the North Island this week, and little or no rain is expected there. More >>
World Meteological Day and NZ's role with WMO
Friday, 22 March 2013, 1:41 pm | MetService
World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on the 23rd of March,marking the anniversary of the formation of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950. The WMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that brings together national ... More >>
Once rain clears mostly dry again
Monday, 18 March 2013, 1:30 pm | MetService
The St Patrick's Day trough brought useful amounts of rain to the northern and central parts of the North Island and the South Island, with 10 to 40mm falling in many places and larger amounts over the Southern Alps and the western ranges of Nelson. More >>
Rain still on track
Friday, 15 March 2013, 1:16 pm | MetService
The first opportunity in several weeks for some useful rain is still on track to spread across New Zealand during Sunday and Monday. More >>
Finally some rain later this weekend
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 12:51 pm | MetService
The anticyclones that have dominated the weather over New Zealand for the past few weeks will make way for the first good chance of some decent rain this weekend. More >>
Settled over New Zealand but tropics active
Monday, 11 March 2013, 12:11 pm | MetService
Although the expected weather across New Zealand over the next few days looks set to continue settled and mostly dry,forecasters at MetService are keeping a watchful eye on the activity in the tropics. More >>
Continuing mostly dry for now
Friday, 8 March 2013, 1:45 pm | MetService
The mostly dry, settled spell will continue over the weekend and into the early part of next week. MetService Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented,"The large anticyclone is still dominating our weather so there are still no decent rain ... More >>
