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Thursday Newsfeed: A south-west flow across the country

A south-westerly flow has spread across NZ and will continue to do so for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Windiest weather will be Thursday, then the south to south west winds start to ease going into Friday and the weekend, al...

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ClimateWatch: MAY’s outlook as El Niño ends, NEUTRAL pattern arrives (+Video & 13 Maps)

El Niño may be technically gone but the weather pattern it created is still with our part of the world. By…

Wednesday Newsfeed: The next southerly pounces

Snow on the southern ranges, a windier south to south-west change moving into NZ, rain around the South Island and…

VIDEO: Sou’West flow dominates NZ, but easterlies might be coming later

A huge high near Tasmania is controlling NZ’s weather for the next week or two ahead – but low pressure…

VIDEO: Cold change coming – but so too is an enormous block of high pressure

A gigantic area of high pressure south of Australia will influence NZ’s weather for at least the next week or…

Tuesday Newsfeed: A fresh southerly is approaching New Zealand

Today we’re in between systems. For the last day of April it’s not too bad for most. But there’s a…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 11:20am on Thu 2 May 2024

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NEW FREE WeatherWatch APP: NZ’s largest weather app + Pay to receive customisable weather alerts!

We’ve kicked off 2024 with the launch of our brand New App – the biggest change to NZ’s forecasting industry…

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Education: The most accurate ways to read a rain forecast & get fewer nasty surprises

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!

From our Education page — New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically…

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