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Daily downpours over NZ but high pressure (briefly) coming

Winds turn westerly today as low pressure from the Tasman Sea moves into the lower SI and brings a westerly change to NZ – and pushes away the subtropical flow for a time. With the low falling apart, and pockets of small...

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Partly cloudy. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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South Pacific: Tropical Cyclone Potential

SAMOA – COOK ISLANDS – FRENCH POLYNESIA — The second tropical cyclone of the season MAY form next week based…

Downpours, thunderstorms and a return to westerlies

Rain, with isolated thunderstorms/downpours, will spread across large parts of NZ today, tonight and clears Wednesday – but followed by…

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…

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…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 12:13pm on Wed 11 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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