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Update on incoming cold change for NZ

High pressure still covers NZ but that will slide offshore as we go into Friday and the weekend as a polar southerly change arrives. Snow levels continue to move around, but early estimates suggest snow may fall below 200m for a time in...

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Wintry blast coming this weekend, everyone will feel the temperature drop

A significant cold change is coming in this weekend, starting as early as Friday for the lower South Island and…

Tracking the showers & a potential wintry blast late next week

NZ is on the edge of high pressure with anticyclones moving through at times over the next several days bringing…

Some polar airflows but more high pressure to affect NZ’s weather

Showers are in the forecast over the next several days, we track where and when they occur – but there…

Tracking the showers & colder changes

High pressure isn’t over NZ, but is nearby – and it’s affecting our airflows and who gets wet weather and…

Westerlies continue, sub-tropical for some

West to north-west winds blow through the South Island and lower North Island today bring heavy West Coast rain and…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 11:05am on Wed 22 July 2026
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ClimateWatch: JULY outlook & what El Niño means for NZ

El Niño is officially here and still getting stronger in the months ahead, but it’s harder to notice its effects…

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

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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