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More heavy rain, gales coming for NZ this Sunday & Monday (+3 Maps)
Another burst of heavy rain is coming in for the upper South Island and other western and northern parts of…
Wednesday’s national forecast – Front moves in from the west (+12 maps)
A frontal system pushes in from the Tasman Sea today bringing showers then rain to western regions, dry out east…
VIDEO: The Big Picture: Some snow for both NZ & Australia – but milder winds too
Both NZ and Australia have snow coming in the coming week, but despite this there is also an increasing surge…
Tuesday’s national forecast – A mainly settled day (+12 maps)
A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather today. But despite the mainly settled weather we still have a…
VIDEO: Plenty of dry spells this week but some mid-week rain
We take a look at the big air pressure pattern impacting NZ’s weather at the moment and what we expect…
Opinion: Cold air is returning, but have we passed peak winter yet?
Smack bang in the middle of winter and we’re asking if we’ve passed the coldest part – no different than…
Monday’s national forecast – Low brings in SW airflow (+12 maps)
A low to the east of the country drags in a southwesterly airflow over New Zealand today but it will…
Sunday’s national forecast – Thunderstorms in the North Island, squally downpours (+23 Maps)
Updated 10am — More downpours continue today but heavy falls won’t be as widespread as squally showers and thunderstorms move…
Flooding, mandatory evacuations in Westport, Slips and flooding disrupt Wellington – and the rain isn’t done yet
UPDATED 4:12pm Saturday. Headlines: 733mm recorded in 2 days in the mountains inland from Hokitika. Civil Defence has ordered Mandatory…
Saturday’s national forecast – Gale northerlies, heavy rain (+10 maps)
A vigorous front moves over the North Island today bringing heavy rain to some western regions and very strong northerly…
