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The cold outbreak begins in the south – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Today marks the start of a cold outbreak over the South Island which may bring heavy snow to the Canterbury…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A front passes over the South Island this morning then the North Island this afternoon / evening, with rain or…

The cold outbreak starts to brew, still warm in the north – The Big Picture on Wednesday

Wednesday sees the start of a cold outbreak which will progress during the day over the South Island. In the…

Warm Wednesday, then temperatures tumble

Once again a large high pressure system is drifting past the country, well to our north. As it tracks eastwards…

Tuesday’s Weather Video: The cold is coming – and setting in for a while

Snow is in the forecast – in fact a much colder outlook is expected as we head into the first…

Colder weather coming as August gets underway

August is here and the weather pattern is changing – to colder weather. This is typically the very coldest time…

August Rain Maps: Canterbury expecting rain – but more for westerners too

The weather pattern is finally shifting and breaking away from the relentless westerlies to more southerlies – but also more…

Snow on the way in the south – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

A break in the weather today and mainly settled as a ridge of high pressure moves in, just a few…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge moves over New Zealand today bringing mainly settled conditions to the South Island, while the North Island sees…

Monday’s Weather Video: Yeah, this is a messy forecast…

Forget winter, New Zealand is seeing so much variety in the weather this week it feels more like spring or…

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