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ClimateWatch: MAY’s outlook as El Niño ends, NEUTRAL pattern arrives (+Video & 13 Maps)

El Niño may be technically gone but the weather pattern it created is still with our part of the world. By that we mean more high pressure south of Australia and drifting towards NZ, bringing long dry stretches and plenty of west t...

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Weekend Newsfeed: High pressure starts to grow around NZ, easterlies in the north

The cooler SW flow of this past week is going to fade more going into the weekend as high pressure…

VIDEO: NZ RainWatch -Not much coming next 7 days

High pressure is the main feature driving NZ’s weather for the next 10 days but low pressure is trying to…

VIDEO: NZ’s Autumn showers + sub-tropical developments

NZ has a classic Autumn sou-wester today and this eases into Friday and the weekend. Next week low pressure forms…

Thursday Newsfeed: A south-west flow across the country

A south-westerly flow has spread across NZ and will continue to do so for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Windiest weather…

Wednesday Newsfeed: The next southerly pounces

Snow on the southern ranges, a windier south to south-west change moving into NZ, rain around the South Island and…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:20am on Mon 6 May 2024

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NEW FREE WeatherWatch APP: NZ’s largest weather app + Pay to receive customisable weather alerts!

We’ve kicked off 2024 with the launch of our brand New App – the biggest change to NZ’s forecasting industry…

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Education: The most accurate ways to read a rain forecast & get fewer nasty surprises

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!

From our Education page — New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically…

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