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NZ: Isolated weekend downpours, next week westerlies return

We’re not done with the Southern Ocean yet. A very large storm south of NZ next week will ensure a burst of windy westerlies, heavy West Coast rain and a sign that the energy south of NZ may continue on into early summer, despite ...

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Afternoon downpours, high pressure and a subtropical low

New Zealand is halfway between the building La Nina conditions in the tropics north of us, and the stormier than…

High pressure increases this weekend, but subtropical low to monitor next week

Heavy rain continues to move along the north-east of the North Island today with drier weather coming in behind it….

Heavy rain coming upper NI & West Coast, high pressure returning too

New Zealand’s weather is coming in from a number of directions over the coming week as large high pressure east…

NZ: Warmer week for most, heavy rain risks despite large dry areas

We’re in between highs this week which means NZ has warmer, subtropical, winds in the mix – but also some…

NZ 7 Day: Incoming cold front, but warmer air next week

A cold front is moving into the South Island today and tonight and will cover the island by early Saturday…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 10:13pm on Fri 21 November 2025
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ClimateWatch: NOVEMBER’s outlook as high pressure lifts in NZ, low pressure grows in Oz.

In our monthly “ClimateWatch” forecast the first week of November in NZ looks settled and mostly dry, while Australia and…

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WeatherWatchTV on YouTube climbs over 100K subscribers, joins global club of just 0.7%

WeatherWatchTV now has over 100,000 subscribers, larger than Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and far exceeding the NZ Government’s Niwa Weather…

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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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