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Saturday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the South Island today meanwhile a southeasterly airflow flows over the North Island feeding into a…

RainWatch – A mainly dry weekend for the South Island , some rain in the north

A ridge of high pressure brings mainly dry weather to the South Island on Saturday, it won’t be cloud free…

VIDEO: Your weekend forecast, tracking northern showers and southern frosts

The shortest day of the year is on Sunday and the forecast will see both islands split with mild showers…

High pressure continues to dominate NZ next week, even our rain forest, Fiordland, is dry, dry, dry.

The forecast for the wettest part of NZ is completely dry for a week ahead. It’s a rare set up…

Temperature trends – A mixed bag of temperatures today

An onshore airflow brings cool temperatures to the eastern South Island today, the West Coast see a warmer than average…

Friday’s national forecast

A low pressure centre west of the North Island drags an easterly quarter airflow over the country today, generally unsettled…

Next 7 days: South Island: Frosty, dry. North Island: Wetter, milder

The next 7 days ahead will be a tale of two islands with sub-tropical winds off and on for the…

RainWatch – Rain for the north / northeast, dry in the southwest

A front starts to break away from an evolving low pressure centre west of the North Island on Friday, this…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical warmth & rain may be just what the North Island needs

A cold wet change is spreading up New Zealand but the top of the country won’t be impacted much by…

Unusual pattern: Sub-tropical air flows should end droughts in June with mild conditions too (+5 Maps)

A colder change is moving up the country today as a huge high to NZ’s east will encourage more mild…

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