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Thursday’s national forecast – Western rain develops as front moves in (+6 Maps)
Updated 7:19am — It’s a warm one nationwide today but the rain clouds are thickening as a weak low and front…
Lunchtime temperatures draw big contrast between northern & southern NZ
High pressure over the North Island is bringing mostly sunny skies and light winds while rain clouds and colder than…
Hit and miss. Rain brings flooding to Otago, thunderstorms & hail across both islands. Others miss out. (20+ Maps)
UPDATED 6:06pm — Thunderstorms continue to expand and subtract across various regions as clouds bubble away in the afternoon warmth….
JANUARY ClimateWatch: La Niña rain partially impacts NZ, but are droughts forming? (+9 Maps)
We have the long range climate forecast for January 2021 and it shows La Niña becoming more obvious on the…
Welcome to 2021, New Zealand! Here’s your first forecast of the year (+5 Maps)
Weak low pressure is trying to form over the country today, with the low centred over the South Island. This…
Extensive 2020 Review: The top weather headlines and weather images
We take a look back at the biggest weather news headlines, images and our personal thoughts of 2020. These stories…
The last day of 2020 in NZ – Here’s how the weather is looking! (+5 Maps)
The weather is fairly settled (not windy) across most of New Zealand for the last day of 2020. Some low…
RainWatch – Next 5 days: Some heavy rain moving in, but not all in need receive (+3 Maps)
2020 is ending on a calm note weatherwise but 2021 looks to kick off with wet weather cross the country….
NZ: Your New Year’s Eve forecast (+5 Maps)
After such a big and dramatic year it’s kinda nice that Dec 31 is going out quietly weatherwise across New…
Tuesday’s NZ forecast – Still a little windy for some but the heat is returning (+7 Maps)
High pressure is continuing to cross New Zealand and it’s slowly pushing away the cold start to this week. A…
