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VIDEO: High pressure flirts with NZ, we track the showers & wind

High pressure moves closer to NZ this weekend and brushes northern parts of the country next week.  Despite the high not perfectly coming in, it will bring a generally drier set-up for most regions. But storms south of NZ and cold ...

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Thursday outlook: A colder southerly is moving over NZ (+2Maps)

It’s cold around much of the South Island today with a southerly moving into the North Island this afternoon and…

Some brief wintry weather for southerners, but high pressure waiting in the wings

Windier and cooler weather is coming in for the next couple of days – but high pressure is all around…

VIDEO: A burst of spring weather for NZ

Winds and showers will spread over NZ in the coming days along with a colder pulse of air from the…

Westerlies to dominate for 7 days, with a surge of cold on Wed & Thu

A cold front is moving into the country today, tonight and early Wednesday, followed by a westerly flow which will…

VIDEO: Spring’s westerlies return, southern cold snap Wed/Thur

New Zealand has a somewhat unsettled weather pattern for the next week as we lie between both high pressure and…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 11:35am on Thu 21 November 2024

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