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Saturday’s national forecast
Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyAreas of cloud and occasional sun, light winds then afternoon sea breezes.Highs: 25-27 Western…
VIDEO: NZ’s Waitangi Weekend Weather + New Cyclone risks for Fiji & Australia
The tropics are very busy with at least four storms, or areas of concern, worth monitoring. New Zealand itself has…
Droughts are not ‘declared’ – so what makes a drought ‘Official’?
Head forecaster Philip Duncan speaks with the Ministry for Primary Industries to make sense of it all. Parts of New…
Friday’s national forecast – An anticyclone pushes into the South Island today, southeasterlies for the North (+4 maps)
A south to southeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today moving around a large high centred to the southeast of…
VIDEO: Storms in the tropics & Australia, NZ dry but showers coming
We have New Zealand’s long weekend Waitangi forecast plus another look at the tropics across the South Pacific and Australia…
Thursday’s national forecast – A bit cool in the east, warm out west (+4 maps)
A southerly airflow brings cloud and the odd shower to some eastern regions today meanwhile conditions are mostly sunny out…
Auckland vs Alice Springs – Big desert rainfall totals as Auckland drought looms (+2 Maps)
Auckland (and surrounding regions) have had over two years of rainfall deficit. La Nina has so far failed to make…
VIDEO: Waitangi Weekend weather and a tropics storm update
NZ has a long weekend coming up and the tropics are still busy. We take a look at the set…
Wednesday’s national forecast – a weak cool change moving in (+9 maps)
An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather today however a weak front moving into the lower South Island brings in a…
NEW: ClimateWatch – NZ’s February outlook (+9 Maps & Video)
La Nina has peaked but the tropical cyclone season is only just approaching it’s peak. High pressure continues to dominate…
