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VIDEO: NZ 7 Day RainWatch – Rain, showers & more high pressure

Autumnal weather continues on going into this weekend with another burst of windier, unsettled weather going into the start of next week. But by the middle of next week high pressure returns to all of New Zealand bringing more...

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VIDEO: Rain & wind move into NZ, Autumn blast again early next week

Heavy rain and strong winds are pushing across New Zealand today, tonight and over Friday – with weather easing on…

VIDEO: Update on heavy rain, gales & storms around NZ next 7 days

A storm near NZ will bring gales and pockets of heavy rain into both main islands for the rest of…

VIDEO: ClimateWatch – APRIL sees more variety, but stubborn highs still in mix

Two big lows in the Tasman Sea shape the start of April for NZ and some eastern parts of Australia…

VIDEO: Rain & wind on the way – we break it all down

A burst of windy and wet weather is coming into the country as we finally see a more official start…

VIDEO: Rain finally on way for dry/drought zones this week

We have the latest on incoming wet weather for our driest regions as the first week of April kicks off…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:43pm on Fri 4 April 2025

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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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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)

From our Education archives — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not only similar…

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