Hi Ray,
Please watch my Friday video – I said before the downpours formed that they might not occur and explained why they were hit and miss before the watches and warnings were even issued by MetService. I went out of my way to explain the hit and miss nature and why the rain/thunderstorm icons are displayed dispite the rain/thunder not being locked in. Context is everything.

As for the MetService warnings/watches we only display them, we don’t control what the Government forecaster warns of, or when they say it.
Cheers
Phil D

Hi there. Every summer brings the chance of major storms into NZ. Storms can’t be forecast more than 10 to 14 days out, and sometimes as little as 24 to 48 hours out. We do see some low pressure zones crossing NZ next two weeks bringing some unsettled and possibly pockets of severe weather, but no tropical storms in our part of the world yet.
– WW

Hi there, please watch our latest video as it explains why there is uncertainty due to a large low pressure zone forming. Low pressure creates instability and this far out it’s hard to lock in where rain may suddenly form. Saturday still looks messy – and latest maps today show low pressure centred right near Auckland it means there is a high risk of wet weather – or wet weather suddenly forming out of dry skies. Confirming if it’s raining everywhere or just in parts of the city is tricky this far out. Our next weather video update will be on Thursday and our Auckland forecasts update hourly.
Kind regards
WW

Hi Jet,
(If you even get any thunderstorms) they will be caused by the colder/cooler change moving up the South Island mixing with the much warmer air over the rest of the country.
– WW