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ClimateWatch: JULY outlook & what El Niño means for NZ

El Niño is officially here and still getting stronger in the months ahead, but it’s harder to notice its effects in New Zealand at this time of the year. The concern will be going into spring and summer, as El Niño has historicall...

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Low pressure heading to NZ this weekend & into next week

Many regions have settled weather at the moment with frosts as far north as Auckland this morning, but still some…

Colder nights/mornings, polar change coming Sun/Mon

The nights and mornings ahead will be colder in a number of regions – but an even colder change is…

Frosts, clearer skies coming – severe weather possible this weekend

High pressure lies south of NZ today and that placement encourages a colder south-east wind into the North Island bringing…

NZ: 8 Day outlook as gales & rain ease, high pressure builds

Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain will continue to affect some parts of the North Island and brushing Marlborough today…

Pockets of hit & miss heavy rain, snow moves northwards

Low pressure continues to slowly move across the upper North Island and for some that will bring the sun out,…

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ClimateWatch: JULY outlook & what El Niño means for NZ

El Niño is officially here and still getting stronger in the months ahead, but it’s harder to notice its effects…

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

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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