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Rain & showers this weekend, colder change next week

Some places will warm up over the next day or so as a nor’wester out of Australia moves across NZ, but on Sunday (the Winter Solstice/shortest day of the year) a colder change moves up the South Island, then into the North Island ...

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Temperature changes for some regions ahead of heavy West Coast rain

A nor-wester is about to kick in and it’s coming from out of Australia, boosting temperatures in some regions going…

NZ 7 day forecast: Showers, temp changes and heavy West Coast rain

NZ has a fairly messy forecast over the next 7 days, but the main feature will be heavy rain on…

Cold fronts continue, wind & rain for some Fri/Sat

Wet weather is moving over the North Island today, while the South Island has drier skies – ahead of another…

Cold fronts vs high pressure

A cold front is moving up NZ today and into Tuesday, but will fall apart as it heads north and…

Wintry change coming for SI and lower NI

Some wet weather, along with a drop in temperatures, will move into the lower South Island later on Sunday and…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 5:05am on Sun 21 June 2026
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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

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Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!

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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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