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VIDEO: Severe weather risks for Wed/Thu as low moves through, high pressure to follow

Heavy rain in the north-eastern South Island, and severe gales through central NZ and the top of the North Island will bring a messy end to April and start to May weatherwise. We break down where the rain will be heaviest, wi...

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Windy, with patchy morning rain or showers. Brisk West to Sou'West winds, gale force at times in exposed places.
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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…

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…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 5:05pm on Wed 30 April 2025

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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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