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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 >>
Sou'wester ushers in a few showers
Monday, 4 March 2013, 2:21 pm | MetService
The weather over New Zealand is expected to remain largely settled again this week. However it should feel perhaps slightly autumnal in eastern places, as a southwest flow brings in slightly cooler air. More >>
Remaining mostly dry
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 11:38 am | MetService
The big anticyclone that has occupied the New Zealand area for the past several days should weaken somewhat over the next day or so. More >>
Mostly dry and settled this week
Monday, 18 February 2013, 1:06 pm | MetService
A large anticyclone, currently building across New Zealand,will keep the weather mostly dry and settled for this week. More >>
Another settled spell on the way
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 2:36 pm | MetService
The disturbed south-westerly flow that has brought some cloud and the odd shower over the past few days will ease away by the end of the weekend. More >>
A bit more unsettled this week
Monday, 11 February 2013, 2:37 pm | MetService
The next anticyclone appears reluctant to come on to the country so the week, weather-wise is likely to be a bit messy as a couple of active troughs move across New Zealand. More >>
End of the golden weather, briefly
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 4:39 pm | MetService
The large anticyclone that has sat in place over much of New Zealand for the past week will be moving east this weekend,returning cloud and rain or showers to many parts early next week. More >>
The big high to stick around this week
Monday, 28 January 2013, 12:57 pm | MetService
The large anticyclone currently sitting over New Zealand will continue to give fine and settled weather to most of the country this week. More >>
A Mostly Fine And Settled Week
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 4:10 pm | MetService
One high is expected to replace another,bringing mostly fine and settled weather to much of New Zealand over the next several days. More >>
Some rain this weekend then more settled
Friday, 18 January 2013, 1:00 pm | MetService
This weekend, another trough will slide up the country bringing with it a brief spell of wind and rain. More >>
Severe thunderstorm watch Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 10:37 am | MetService
Thunderstorms are expected to develop on and behind a southerly change that is expected to reach Kaikoura about midday and move over the southern North Island this afternoon. There is the possibility of some of these thunderstorms being SEVERE due to large ... More >>
Rain and cooler days
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:34 pm | MetService
A slow moving front, currently lying across central New Zealand,will bring outbreaks of rain or showers across many places this week. More >>
A wet and windy Wednesday
Monday, 7 January 2013, 10:40 am | MetService
A mostly settled start to the week is expected to give way to another bout of heavy rain and northwest gales by Wednesday. More >>
A Warm Weekend
Thursday, 3 January 2013, 2:29 pm | MetService
Weather conditions over New Zealand have generally settled down a little,now that the storm of the last few days has abated. New Zealand is under the influence of a ridge of high pressure today and tomorrow, before westerlies return at the weekend. More >>
Severe Weather Warning : South Island Floods And Gales
Wednesday, 2 January 2013, 2:03 pm | MetService
A very strong northwest flow covers much of the South Island and lower North Island ahead of an approaching front, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to the west of the South Island. More >>
