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VIDEO: Sub-tropical low to bring wind & rain before enormous high pressure zone

Pockets of heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms and gale force winds will be spreading around parts of NZ for today, Wednesday and Thursday as low pressure drops down over the country from the sub-tropics.  Interacting with high pressure ...

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VIDEO: Low pressure sinks over NZ this week, before powerful weekend high

Low pressure is dropping down over the country this week bringing wind and sub-tropical rain into the South Island too,…

VIDEO: Long Weekend Weather & outlook for next week

A few showers may be around for dawn ceremonies on Anzac Day but it won’t be much with most of…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical rain may return this weekend in the north

It’s possible some area of heavy rain may brush the top of the North Island for the second long weekend…

VIDEO: Cooler airflows, drier skies – rain may return for some on Sun/Mon

High pressure is expanding over NZ this week, ushering in a cooler/colder airflow and bringing a few showers – but…

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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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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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)

From our Education archives — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not only similar…

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