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Thunderstorms, heavy rain potential 7 days ahead

Three low pressure zones look to bring rain into very dry parts of NZ over the coming days and week as spring chaos continues. The shift to low pressure zones balances out several weeks of mainly higher pressure, likely encouraged by El...

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Showers with heavy downpours moving through - Chance of Thunderstorms. Dry areas too. Track on rain radar. Northerlies.
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Series of lows to bring rain & downpours to parts of NZ

Low pressure is moving in this weekend, then another low is coming next week, as spring ups and downs continue….

Daily Downpours Developing, Warmer Weather too

Lower pressure in the Tasman Sea is drifting towards the country by Friday and Saturday and it will bring the…

ClimateWatch: NOVEMBER outlook, El Niño & IOD

El Niño is going to peak over NOVEMBER & DECEMBER and now there is a Positive IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole)…

Downpours & Thunderstorms possible late week in dry regions

Showers increase this week, along with the warmth in most regions, with thunderstorms or at least downpours likely at times…

Frosts, temp lift, more gales Sun/Mon for some

The spring weather pattern shows no signs of stopping, but this weekend will have high pressure cross the upper North…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 5:58am on Sat 7 November 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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