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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…
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…
Unsettled Easter: Some high pressure to limit northern severity but still a serious low to monitor
A deep low in the Southern Ocean (with similar air pressure to Cyclone Harold right now) will be tracking past…
Easter Weekend: Gales in exposed places, squally showers & people queuing outside for groceries
We’re still trying to work out the precise set up for Easter Weekend but it looks windier and much more…
Sunday’s national forecast (+3 Maps)
Another fairly sunny and mild day across many parts of the country today with northerly quarter winds developing in a…
