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InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today with a cold front pushing onto the lower South Island around midday,…

Thursday’s national forecast

High pressure is slipping off NZ today allowing an active cold front to move up the South Island – with…

Video: Some rain is coming this Friday, perhaps a little more next week

We have a cooler change coming in the south on Thursday night and that will help generate some rain over…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Thursday with a cold front pushing onto the lower South Island around…

Updated: Some rain for NZ’s driest regions this Friday – who gets some, who misses out (+Latest Maps)

A small area of low pressure will briefly exist around the North Island on Friday and this will help produce…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

A ridge covers the North Island on Wednesday, northwesterlies further south. Cloudy areas for the western North Island on Wednesday,…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A large anticyclone casts a ridge back over the North Island today meanwhile a northwesterly airflow lies over the South…

VIDEO: A little wet weather coming for those who need it most

We have high pressure dominating New Zealand but on Friday a little bit of wet weather will move in over…

Some rain relief this Friday/Saturday – but unlikely to be enough for everyone (x4 Rainfall Maps)

High pressure continues to dominate NZ’s weather but we are seeing hints at some rain chances this coming Friday and…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today, a west to northwesterly airflow lies over the South Island. A ridge…

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