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Archives for August 2016

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge weakens over the North Island this afternoon while a front moves northwards over the South Island during the…

Rain pushes northwards in the west – The Big Picture on Friday

A front in the Tasman Sea feeds onto the West Coast of the South Island on Friday, pushing northwards during…

Photo(s) of the Day (x5)

WeatherWatch.co.nz gets sent a lot of fantastic weather photos via Twitter and Facebook and we’re going to make a better…

Northern NZ: Skies drying out, air warming up

The rain clouds are finally breaking up around the upper North Island and while a few areas of heavy rain…

Weather Video (Thurs) – A change to milder westerlies is coming

The week long cold snap across New Zealand is finally coming to an end and will be replaced by the…

Warmer westerlies return to cut off cold southerlies

The temperatures across the country have dropped significantly since the blast of Antarctic air spread over the nation last weekend….

Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Conditions ease for the Coromandel today meanwhile a northerly airflow builds over the South Island. Friday sees the arrival of…

Weekend: Showery Saturday, *Sunny Sunday

The weather forecast this weekend is fairly typical for winter but, while changeable and a bit cool, it’s not going…

Thursday’s national forecast

A northerly airflow develops over the South Island today. Mainly sunny and settled with rain about Fiordland overnight. The North…

The Big Picture on Thursday

A low that has been affecting the upper North Island for the past few days moves away to the east…