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Aussie’s big cool high heading towards NZ next week…sort of (+7 Maps)
An enormous anticyclone (stretching over 4000km wide – the size of Australia) is moving over Australia in the coming days…
First hints of winter snow now appearing in NZ and Australia forecasts (+2 Maps)
From a mathematics point of view we are now over 4 months past the longest day of the year, 6…
VIDEO: Sub-tropical winds but also rain bands then snow
We are entering a fairly typical Autumn set up over the next week with a few cold fronts and a…
Cloud maps (x3): Track the cloudy areas over the next few days
After a sunny weekend in many places this week’s more sub-tropical airflow is likely to encourage more cloud. The cloud…
Rainfall & Soil Moisture Update: Past 7 days + upcoming rainfall (+4 Maps)
This week New Zealand is stuck between a large high to our east and a large low out near Australia….
NZ Weather Video: Mild week ahead, heavy weekend rain possible
We have a warmer than average week this week, at least judging by afternoon temperatures in both islands thanks to…
Warmer than average days lie ahead, more fog may affect flights too (+3 Maps)
A week of warmer than normal weather for this time of year is spreading across New Zealand with WeatherWatch.co.nz saying…
Thick fog smothers Auckland and Waikato, flights affected
It’s a foggy start this morning across the upper North Island with flights now being impacted. WeatherWatch.co.nz forecast the foggy…
Mild week next week, double digit overnight lows in Queenstown for example… (+5 maps)
May is kicking off unusually this year. Many regions have a drier than normal week forecast for next week and…
VIDEO: Extended dry spell coming for NZ as rainmakers build in the Tasman
High pressure is dominating New Zealand this week, this weekend and potentially for much of next week too. Most places are…
