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More eastern rain, but a drier long weekend coming

Rain continues today along the eastern South Island and lower North Island, coming in from the east with heavy falls. Over the next 48 hours this rain shifts further up the eastern North Island (into Hawke’s Bay) and eases in the ...

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More heavy rain, snow – but large dry areas, especially as we go into the long weekend

Heavy rain will continue for parts of Canterbury and Marlborough over the next day or two and it will gradually…

Large low brings rain, downpours & some snow – gets colder as the week progresses

Low pressure will cross the upper North Island in the days ahead and that set-up actually pushes more heavy rain…

WeatherWatch App launches real-time local lightning tracker!

A bolt out of the blue! WeatherWatch has launched a live, real-time lightning tracker, enabling Kiwis to gain access to data provided by the…

Polar airflow + northern low = pockets of heavy rain & snow

A colder change is coming – and so too is a large low which will develop and grow over northern…

Wintry weather coming: Snow, rain, wind & sunshine

A cold front is moving into NZ from Friday to Sunday with low pressure developing west of NZ and then…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 5:05am on Thu 9 July 2026
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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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