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Slow go for northern low & southern cold

For the next few days low pressure will crawl over the upper North Island, driving in rain as far south as the South Island, which will then mix with a polar airflow to bring snow on the South Island mountains, ranges and hilltops, and ...

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Rain develops again tonight/overnight. Fairly breezy Sou'West winds.
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Slow moving low to track over northern NZ

A low pressure zone will slowly cross the North Island over the coming days, bringing hit and miss pockets of…

NI low pressure, SI polar change

Low pressure will move over the upper North Island this week, bringing hit and miss pockets of heavier rain into…

Rain & showers this weekend, colder change next week

Some places will warm up over the next day or so as a nor’wester out of Australia moves across NZ,…

Temperature changes for some regions ahead of heavy West Coast rain

A nor-wester is about to kick in and it’s coming from out of Australia, boosting temperatures in some regions going…

NZ 7 day forecast: Showers, temp changes and heavy West Coast rain

NZ has a fairly messy forecast over the next 7 days, but the main feature will be heavy rain on…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 10:58am on Thu 25 June 2026
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