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Cold front this weekend, high pressure for next week

A cold front is moving into the South Island tonight and then moves up the country over Saturday and Sunday, falling apart as it heads north bringing only a few showers, if that, to other regions. The bulk of the wet weather with this f...

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Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Sou'West winds.
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ClimateWatch: El Niño strengthens, OCTOBER update

El Niño continues to gain more power in the tropical Pacific and this is now affecting the weather pattern around…

Next cold front coming, then high pressure expands

Things are warming up across NZ, but a cold front on Friday night and over Saturday will spread up NZ,…

Cold front on Saturday, but high pressure growing

Another cold front comes back into NZ on Friday night and across Saturday – but should be gone by Sunday…

Tracking the showers next 7 days

High pressure is partially going to cover NZ this week, but a stormy Southern Ocean means we’re still going to…

High pressure flirts with NZ this week

Monday is another windy and colder day for a number of regions, but high pressure will try this week to…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 12:13pm on Fri 2 October 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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