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ClimateWatch: JUNE outlook as El Niño continues to build

June has kicked off in NEUTRAL again as far as El Niño is concerned, but it is expected to form in the coming weeks and there are some signs that the El Niño weather pattern is already forming around parts of NZ and Australia. ...

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More wet weather coming, followed by a colder high pressure zone

A large low pressure zone exiting Tasmania will bring rain, showers and thunderstorms to western and northern NZ going into…

Another low coming later this week, high pressure expected next week

For many regions this week will leaner wetter than it’s been for a while, with milder weather continuing on (for…

Long weekend weather + outlook as June starts

There will be large dry areas this weekend but the weather is going downhill with rain and wind developing in…

Heavy rain & gusty winds for parts of NZ this long weekend

The long weekend starts off mostly settled and dry, then subtropical north to north-west winds kick in with heavy West…

Latest on the long weekend weather

We still have another large high pressure zone to move over the nation, but subtropical northerlies will pick up this…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 4:28am on Thu 4 June 2026
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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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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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