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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,…
NEW: RuralWeather.co.nz is upgraded! Now super fast to open + mobile friendly
We have relaunched RuralWeather.co.nz – fixing slow loading times & making it mobile friendly to use. It’s now instantly fast…
VIDEO: Special Video: Severe Cyclone Harold + NZ’s Easter Weekend update
Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold remains a Category 5 storm after twice making landfall in Vanuatu on Monday. The storm will…
Easter Weekend: High pressure + stormy low pressure creates squash zone of wind (+12 Maps)
The Southern Ocean will be stormy this weekend but latest modelling shows high pressure will not give up easily, pushing…
VIDEO: Special Update: Severe Cyclone Harold + NZ’s Easter blast
We have a detailed update on Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold as it makes landfall(s) in Vanuatu today. We…
