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So try this on for size: In just over a month the days start getting longer again! You’re welcome.
We’re now in the peak of the solar winter – the 12 weeks of the year with the least amount…
RainWatch Wednesday: Dry except for far NE and SW
The position and angle of a high-pressure centre between the South Island and the Chatham Islands will keep that pesky…
Wednesday’s national forecast – NZ is smothered in high pressure
A huge block of high pressure is covering the entire country today. We have a couple of cold nights on…
Temperature trends – cold tonight, coolish on Wednesday
The southerly outbreak that ‘s been haranguing the east coast of the North Island today eases back for the rest…
VIDEO: Next 7 days – Two big highs and one large Tasman Sea low
NZ is covered in high pressure today and will have plenty of high pressure lingering around the North Island in…
Drought: Drier than normal for rest of May despite large low. June kicks off with high pressure too
The weather this week is spectactular – it’s also harmful to dry regions. On top of the 2020 droughts we…
RainWatch: Showers for NI East Coast
Tuesday will be the dry day you might expect with a large anticyclone parked pretty much right on top of…
Tuesday’s national forecast
An anticyclone lies over the South Island today meanwhile a south to southeasterly airflow gradually eases over the North Island….
East coasts the coolest Tuesday
Subtle changes in the high-pressure belt lying across much of New Zealand will bring a very chilly Monday night to…
The shape of highs
It might be those nasty looking low-pressure areas that bring the most significant weather, but it’s the big benign blobs…
