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Snow continues to move north as bitterly cold gales start to develop (+10 Maps)

8:45pm update — The coldest air will move in overnight tonight and across Monday with gale to severe gale southerlies…

25 Photos – Snow falls across NZ’s South Island, August 8, 2021

We’ve received some fantastic photos today as snow falls to low levels across the South Island. More snow is expected…

Wellington & Eastern NI exposed to damaging southerlies & some coastal inundation overnight (+ 5 Maps)

The cold and snow flurries are one thing, severe gales and big waves are another. Tonight Wellington and Wairarapa’s coastline…

Sunday’s national forecast – Winter blast moves in, snow starts to fall to low levels (+9 Maps)

Today is a significant weather day, especially for the South Island, as a wintry change sweeps northwards bringing snow down…

Widespread snow event coming, possible sea level snow (+10 Maps)

Updated 4:53pm Saturday — Snow flurries are forecast across a large portion of the South Island over Sunday and/or Monday…

Saturday’s national forecast – Southwest airflow today, very unsettled tomorrow (+12 maps)

A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today bringing showers in the west and far south, a few showers getting…

Temps to plummet Sunday/Monday, snow risks fairly widespread but low accumulation (+7 Maps)

Gales, thunderstorms, snow, sleet, rain, windchill – oh yes, and some sunshine too. Welcome to the weather forecast for this…

Windy Saturday, Sunday and Monday – we track the gales (+4 Maps)

The forecast for this weekend and going into Monday is windy as two big systems disrupt New Zealand’s weather. Windy…

Fairly mild again mid next week as windy westerlies return (+3 Maps)

Yes a winter blast is coming, yes it will feel like mid-winter, yes it is mid-winter, no it won’t linger….

Friday’s national forecast – A little unsettled in the north (+12 maps)

An area of low pressure brings some unstable weather to the western North Island today, also showers or rain to…

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Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…