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VIDEO: NZ & South Pacific weather as tropical cyclone may form near Tonga & Niue

High pressure is returning to the NZ area as the tropical South Pacific is smothered in low pressure producing widespread rain and the chance of a tropical cyclone this week around Tonga and Niue.  We will have more detai...

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VIDEO: High pressure returning to NZ, but all eyes on the Tropics

Low pressure covers NZ for the rest of Tuesday but clears away Wednesday as westerly quarter winds return to the…

VIDEO: Low pressure descends on NZ – where does it fall & how much?

Two low pressure systems are moving into NZ over Monday and Tuesday and both are weakening as they do so….

VIDEO: NZ 7 Day RainWatch: Tracking drought & upcoming rain

We have two low pressure zones coming to NZ from Sunday to Wednesday, one from the tropics and the other…

Australia: Severe Tropical Cyclone ZELIA makes landfall north-east of Port Hedland

6:50pm NZDT / 1:50pm AWST — Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia has made landfall, about 55km north-east of Port Hedland…

VIDEO: Wet weather chances for NZ Sunday to Tuesday as drought kicks in for some

High pressure is bringing a ‘cocoon of calm’ to much of the country today and tomorrow but that high slips…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 3:43am on Thu 20 February 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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