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Intense downpour and thunderstorm risk this weekend but the front is quite thin (+4 Maps)
A very narrow but intense area of weather lies just off the western coastline of Northland, Auckland and Waikato as…
Cyclone Iris forms near Vanuatu, may not move far in a week (+3 Maps)
Tropical Cyclone Iris has today formed just west of Vanuatu and while not a major storm the tropical low pressure…
Weather Video: Your Weekend weather plus a tropical storm update
The tropics are very active with three storm areas to focus on including one which may impact New Zealand at…
Weather Video: Southerly and cold front moves up New Zealand
A colder change is moving up the South Island and lower North Island today, dropping daytime temperatures by as much…
Temperatures tumble today but soon start to lift (+2 Maps)
A cold front and southerly has significantly cut temperatures back in the South Island today. Temperatures are markedly low because of…
Heavy downpours, isolated thunderstorms possible for parts of NZ next few days (+4 Maps)
A cold front with a broad band of rain will move to the North Island from today and bring showers…
Cold front sees highs tumbling in South Island, rain coming for North Island (+3 Maps)
A well-marked cold front from the Southern Ocean is slowly moving up the South Island with some rain and a…
InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday
A ridge of high pressure covers most of New Zealand today, an easterly airflow moving around this ridge pushes over…
Showers for north eastern NZ, heavy rain for south western NZ (+4 Maps)
A well-marked cold front from the Southern Ocean lies over Fiordland, bringing persistent rainfall. Rainfall rates in Fiordland and southern Westland will…
New MetOcean wave buoy in place south of NZ just in time for big storm
Realtime and open data means New Zealanders can now see storms live in action in the Southern Ocean thanks to…
