Jan 21 2018 - 4:00am
High pressure dominates the South Island today while the sub-tropics return to northern New Zealand with late showers or downpours ahead of a wetter Monday.
Light winds for most places today...
Jan 20 2018 - 9:06am
So far Summer is proving to be a fairly warm one - but despite the drought announcements there's also been no shortage of wet or windy days (just ask some campers!).
Compared to summer a year ago we...
Jan 20 2018 - 3:39am
Upper North Island
Areas of cloud and some sun, there may be a light shower or two about otherwise fairly dry. May be the odd isolated heavy shower about Northland late afternoon / evening. High's in...
Jan 20 2018 - 3:30am
Published Thursday --- If you're a parent you know a guilty face when you see it, so NIWA's refusal to comment to the Otago Daily Times about why they compete head to head with MetService appears to...
Jan 19 2018 - 1:42pm
The weekend ahead is looking mainly dry but a few showers and heavy downpours remain. Heavy rain is now mostly out at sea from Northland and has cleared with the sun returning.
As of 1:40pm Just a...
Jan 19 2018 - 10:37am
Sunny weather dominates South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales as the heat wave continues. Solar radiation and northerly winds have caused much higher than usual daytime temperatures...
Jan 19 2018 - 7:00am
Weak high pressure lies over the South Island today while a front draped over the North Island weakens today.
Jan 19 2018 - 3:35am
Upper North Island
Any early rain eases to the odd patchy shower, some sun may even break through this afternoon otherwise remaining mostly cloud. Breezy humid northeasterly winds. High's in the low...
Jan 18 2018 - 6:17pm
A vein of subtropical rain extends from New Caledonia down to New Zealand's North Island however the bulk of the energy lies out at sea north of Northland.
Jan 18 2018 - 9:51am
UPDATED 9:51am --- A band of sub-tropical rain is slowly moving over the North Island but it is proving to be patchy with areas of drizzle, moderate rain and isolated heavy downpours.
Rain for the...
Jan 18 2018 - 3:28am
Upper North Island
Rain with heavy falls possible at times, easing later this evening. The Bay Of Plenty only sees patchy showers or drizzle, some rain for a time in the evening about western Bay Of...
Jan 17 2018 - 1:46pm
A large but weakening low in the Tasman Sea coupled with a big strong high to our east keeps New Zealand smack bang in the squash zone of windy weather for the next day or two, with heavy rain...
Jan 17 2018 - 12:51pm
Australians are in for another heat wave with temperatures surging into the 40s C. From today along the south coast of Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight, temperatures will rise...
Jan 17 2018 - 7:00am
A front in the Tasman Sea moves onto the West Coast of the South Island this morning, pushing onto the west of the North Island this evening. This front will bring rain to western regions, possibly...
Jan 17 2018 - 4:00am
Upper North Island
Mostly cloudy with a light shower or drizzle patch at times, blustery northeasterly winds. Rain moves into Northland this evening. Highs in the low to mid twenties.
Lower North...
Jan 16 2018 - 5:24pm
It's a blustery day for many in the north today and a few other coastal/exposed places nationwide with 48 hours more of windy weather to come.
Jan 16 2018 - 3:45pm
It's incredibly hot in the east of the South Island right now with parts of Dunedin up and over 35 degrees C and just a little cooler on the coastline.
Hot weather extends across Otago and Southland...
Jan 16 2018 - 10:04am
Today a big low out in the Tasman Sea is looking pretty significant but it is going to weaken and fall apart before it reaches New Zealand - due to a big blocking high to our east.
Jan 16 2018 - 7:00am
A large high is centred out to the east of New Zealand today, meanwhile a low is brewing in the Tasman Sea. These two systems combine to bring a muggy northeasterly airflow over both the North and...
Jan 16 2018 - 4:00am
Upper North Island
