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Wet Friday on the West Coast: 150mm+ in 24 hours (+3 Maps)
Slow moving heavy rain is expected on the West Coast from later on Thursday and not easing until the weekend….
Wednesday’s national forecast – Ridge starts to settled things down (+8 maps)
A ridge of high pressure gradually pushes in over New Zealand today, extending out from and anticyclone in the Tasman…
VIDEO: Colder clear nights before a warmer, windier, wetter weekend
High pressure is moving in and low pressure is moving in, meaning a southerly flow covers NZ today and will…
Friday deluge for the West Coast worth monitoring (+4 Maps)
Rain heavy enough to cause slips, flooding and road closures is possible this Friday and Saturday on the West Coast….
A couple of colder nights on the way before warmer nor’westers (+5 Maps)
Frosts are in the forecast for both islands over the next couple of nights and temperatures drop further north following…
Tuesday’s national forecast – Showers in the east, dry in the west (+8 maps)
A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, western regions are mainly dry overall although north of Auckland could see…
Philip Duncan: The true difficulty of forecasting tornados in New Zealand
A few reporters have asked us over the past few days if a better job could’ve been made in forecasting…
VIDEO: Showery and cooler to start with, but more mild weather this weekend
Today at 3:31pm is the winter solstice, which means we’re halfway through the solar winter (the 12 weeks with the…
Low pressure over the North Island, colder in the South Island (+6 Maps to Wednesday)
A complex low pressure system is located over the North Island and is heading to the east of the North…
Monday’s national forecast – Unsettled in the north (+8 maps)
Today is the winter solstice – or the shortest day of the year/day with least amount of available sunlight. The…
