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Storm surge – Sea floods, closes some Wellington streets
The big storm south of the Chatham Islands sent a damaging storm surge into Wellington this morning, flooding some coastal…
Next 10 days: Daily showers forecast in drought zones (+2 rainfall maps)
There’s a more positive change in the forecast for drought zones – daily showers are now back. The next 10…
VIDEO: More blustery weather coming up for NZ
Peak winds are today across New Zealand along with peak cold but the next several days ahead aren’t going to…
Animation: Gales to surge off and on until Wednesday
This animation shows where the strongest winds will be over the rest of Monday and across Tuesday. Note how the…
Wintry cold heading north, gales in exposed places, dry for others (+10 Maps)
Low pressure is today rapidly deepening south of NZ and will push gale force winds into some areas, especially the…
Rapidly deepening low south of NZ to bring blast of gales, squalls – but still some nice weather (+16 Maps)
An active cold front, deepening low pressure and strong northwesterly winds are expected to increasingly develop and affect NZ from…
Lower South Island air pressure to plummet on Sunday as Southern Ocean storm intensifies
New Zealand has that sinking feeling. Air pressure is about to drop significantly in the lower South Island (and across…
Settled Saturday for most, downhill Sunday, windy, colder Monday & Tuesday (+11 Maps)
The weather is about to go downhill – but Saturday looks pleasant for many. Low pressure is rapidly deepening over…
Easter Weekend: Unsettled weather with sun & calm, then gales and rain (+5 Maps)
Stormy weather this weekend has been hard to nail down but severe risks are now becoming clearer. A large area…
VIDEO: Cyclone Harold, Easter Weekend stormy weather + RuralWeather.co.nz relaunches
Easter Weekend is here and the weather is doing what it typically does at Easter – be changeable. While today,…
