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Weekend Newsfeed: High pressure moves in by Monday (+6 Maps)

Colder airflows will fade this weekend but the nights will still be colder due to lighter winds and high pressure moving in from the west (from near Tasmania). The high pressure zone that’s been affecting NZ’s weat...

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The solar winter has begun… the 3 darkest months of the year

While we’re still in Autumn the “Solar Winter” has just begun – the second week of May marks the three…

Thursday Newsfeed: Colder air heads north

A colder southerly flow is spreading up and across NZ today bringing frosty weather to inland parts of both main…

VIDEO: High pressure to cross NZ, but a westerly change behind it

Colder air takes us into the weekend but next week milder sub-tropical winds and westerlies are likely as high pressure…

VIDEO: Australia 7 Day Weather + Did you know this island existed between NZ & OZ?

Our place of the day today in our Aussie weather video is a remarkable old volcano smack bang in the…

VIDEO: !Frost Alert as high pressure brings colder air, a change possible next week

Massive high pressure near Tasmania is bringing in a colder southerly for NZ today and that means frosts over the…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 1:13pm on Fri 10 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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