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Cold front, low pressure, then windy westerlies kick back in

A cold front is today and tomorrow moving into the country, with coldest weather in the southern half of the South Island. Low pressure is also developing to the west of NZ and will brush the upper South Island before then moving over t...

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Cold change coming, northern low too

Temperatures will lift today and tonight ahead of a cold southern change tomorrow and Thursday, which will affect the southern…

Next spring blast coming, we track the gales & rain

Many places will become warmer over the next few days, ahead of a cold change mid to late week. Windy…

NZ 8 day: More spring ups & downs

A surge of colder air will affect some places over today, tonight and Saturday morning, before a warmer airflow comes…

Cold front heads north, high pressure struggles to reach NZ

A burst of colder air spreads over NZ tonight but for many places Friday will be a milder day as…

Thursday’s cold front, then more westerlies on way

A cold front will spread over the South Island by noon tomorrow, then over the North Island by midnight tomorrow,…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 7:43pm on Wed 16 September 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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