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Wind and Rain for South Canterbury, Eastern Otago
Monday, 30 July 2007, 1:06 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for South Canterbury and the eastern parts of Otago today. A strong and moist easterly flow brought 40 mm of rain to the eastern Otago ranges overnight and a further 80 to 120mm are likely ... More >>
Stormy Weather Coming
Friday, 27 July 2007, 12:29 am | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued heavy rain for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and northern Gisborne. A low-pressure system is forecast to intensify as it approaches from the north to lie west of Northland on Saturday night. The rain ... More >>
Rising Up From The Depths Of Winter
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 1:18 pm | MetService
According to MetService temperature readings around the country, Monday's moderate frost brought with it the coldest day of the year, so far, to places about and north of New Plymouth and Taupo. More >>
Prolonged rain for the eastern North Island
Monday, 16 July 2007, 4:51 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for the ranges of Hawke's Bay. More >>
Stormy in the North
Monday, 9 July 2007, 1:52 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued severe weather warnings for wind and rain over northern areas. A low pressure system in the Tasman Sea is deepening and should sideswipe the north on Tuesday and Wednesday. More >>
Cold Outbreak Spreads North
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 1:37 pm | MetService
Cold southerly winds have reached Southland and Otago and are forecast to continue northwards and reach the lower North Island on Friday. More >>
More Snow For The South
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 12:51 am | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a Special Weather Advisory regarding more snow for southern districts. Snow is likely to start falling about inland parts of Central Otago early on Wednesday and to affect coastal hills of Otago by evening. More >>
Wet End To June
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 2:59 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for the ranges of northwest Nelson. More >>
Icy Roads a Risk for Drivers
Monday, 25 June 2007, 3:45 pm | MetService
The cold hand of winter is holding New Zealand firmly in its grip. Light amounts of snow are affecting some of the country's higher parts until Monday night. During the next few days MetService meteorologists are forecasting new problems for travellers. ... More >>
Intense Low-Pressure System Crossing New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 3:28 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne. More >>
Winter Ready to Tighten Grip for Shortest Day
Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:23 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting another cold wintry blast late this week after a brief period of warming sunshine on Tuesday. "Winter will be tightening its grip later this week," commented the MetService Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. ... More >>
Welcome Rain for Our Driest Areas
Monday, 11 June 2007, 1:52 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are watching rain clouds over Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa today and forecasting further bands of rain coming and going over the region for the rest of the week. More >>
Prepare For A Polar Outbreak In The South
Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 2:25 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued both a Special Weather Advisory and a Severe Weather Warning for very cold, windy and snowy conditions forecast over southern areas on Thursday. Around 25cm of snow is expected to settle down to 400 metres altitude ... More >>
Windy Prelude To A Cold Outbreak
Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 2:24 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have updated a severe weather warning for strong winds over eastern parts of Southland, Otago and some parts of Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. Gusts of about 110 kilometres per hour are forecast in exposed places between Catlins ... More >>
A Wet Prelude in the Southwest for Long Weekend
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 2:14 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Fiordland and southern Westland. A cold front is likely to deliver between 200 and 300mm of rain in the ranges between Haast and Franz Josef on Thursday and Friday. More >>
Finally Some Rain For The North Island
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:11 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued a heavy rain warning for Fiordland, parts of Westland and Nelson, and also for the Tararua ranges and an area extending from Mount Taranaki to the central North Island Plateau. Only minor amounts of rain are expected ... More >>
Dry Anticyclones Good For Harvest But Carry A Cost
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 2:04 pm | MetService
The recent run of dry weather has been good for harvesting but some farmers are beginning to count the cost as they consider the loss of autumn pasture. More >>
Mixed Weather For The Anzac Dawn
Monday, 23 April 2007, 1:48 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists are forecasting a mixture of conditions for this year's ANZAC dawn ceremonies around New Zealand. More >>
Collaboration Between NIWA And Metservice
Thursday, 12 April 2007, 4:34 pm | MetService
In a joint statement MetService Chief Executive Mr Paul Reid and NIWA's Acting Chief Executive Dr Bryce Cooper say: "The relationship issues reported in the media are not those of the current people involved. Both organisations are continuing to work ... More >>
Wintry Southwesterly Coming
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 2:36 pm | MetService
MetService meteorologists have issued severe weather warnings for wind and rain with a series of cold fronts that are forecast to move onto southern parts of the South Island by Wednesday. Following these fronts a bitterly cold southwesterly is forecast ... More >>
