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Tuesday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 22 at Napier. Todays’ lowest maximum temperature was 8 at Manapouri Aero, Te Anau, Gore. …
Windy weather to ease Thursday
Strong winds around the country today will linger in some areas until Thursday before finally dying back. WeatherWatch.co.nz says the…
Common media mistakes with weather terms
Mini-tornadoes, weather bombs, gales, hurricanes – these are all words or terms that we frequently see or hear in the…
La Nina fades… is El Nino next?
La Nina is continuing to fade away reports NIWA in their latest climate update for the islands but is El Nino…
Severe wind warnings issued
Here are the latest severe wind warnings, issued by the government forecaster, for several regions across New Zealand. Warnings valid…
Winter is not arriving yet
While snow, hail, gales and below zero wind chills might sound like winter the weather is anything but wintry just…
Weather Video: Cold snap on the way but so too is a high
A wintry snap is on the way for the South Island on Tuesday while strong to gale force winds will continue…
Monday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 20 at Bay of Islands Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 6 at Milford Sound Kaitaia…
Westerlies whipping NZ
Winds between 70-120kph are blowing this morning from the west across exposed coasts with more forecast to come. The biggest…
Deep south sees icy chill
Bitterly cold westerly winds have seen temperatures approach freezing throughout the night, as snow fell to low levels in the…
