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Snow flurries, subzero windchill, heading northwards followed by heavy frosts
A wintry outbreak has seen snow in Dunedin and some in Christchurch this morning with snow flurries and colder southerlies…
ClimateWatch: AUGUST outlook & El Niño update
El Niño continues to intensify and will do so right through to the end of our spring in NZ and…
Cold frosty southerly heads north, then high pressure and a weekend change
Another shot of colder air is coming for New Zealand over the next day or two, bringing frosts from the…
Cold weekend, frosts return with high pressure, then a low late next week
The subantarctic airflow spreads over NZ today/tonight and into Saturday, dropping temperatures nationwide. Snow flurries are possible today to lower…
Wintry burst of weather: Snow, squally showers then sunshine & frosts
A polar change (another one!) arrives on Friday for the South Island and goes nationwide on Saturday, leaving NZ under…
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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…
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…
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…
