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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 >>
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 >>
