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Saturday’s national forecast

Anticyclonic conditions bring mainly settled weather for New Zealand today. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty Mostly sunny with…

Summer’s heat returns this weekend for most

There’s been a nationwide cool down this week after a southerly change hacked back daytime highs by over 15 degrees…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Fri, Sat, Sun

A ridge lies over the North Island today, northwesterlies over the South Island with a front over the lower south….

Models suggest a tropical low may form north of NZ next week (+Maps)

It’s early days but a trend in the models is developing this week – they are picking a tropical storm…

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today, northwesterlies over the South Island with a front over the lower south….

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Friday

A ridge lies over the North Island on Friday, northwesterlies over the South Island with a front over the lower…

Australia heatwave sees highs approach 50 degrees C, warnings issued

Brace yourself, Australia: it’s going to be like an oven out there for large swathes of the country. Parts of…

InfoGraphic: The main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Thu, Fri, Sat

A southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island during today, meanwhile a front within this flow moves off to the…

Rain soaks some parts of the dry north, misses others

A narrow but substantial band of rain formed over the Upper North Island overnight and while the bulk is at…

Thursday’s national forecast

A southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island today, meanwhile a front within this flow moves off to the northeast….

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