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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 Island bringing generally settled weather to half of NZ’s population for a time. But the cold change t...

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Spring blasts continue, but some high pressure this weekend

Severe gales continue off and on for some regions over today, and the days ahead – but high pressure will…

Gales, downpours, cold & warm changes coming

Another cold front is coming into NZ with a burst of severe gales, frosts, then high pressure rolls over northern…

More severe gales & another cold change coming, but warm westerlies in the mix too

A cold front is today crossing the North Island with patchy rain, drizzle patches, downpours and dry spells. The front…

Gales, rain, cold change – large dry areas too

In true spring fashion we have hot days and cold days this week as a cold front moves up the…

Labour Day severe weather risks – but large dry areas this weekend

High pressure shapes our weather this weekend but by Monday low pressure will affect the south bringing severe nor-west gales…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 9:50pm on Fri 30 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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