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Hotter, but Wintry Snap coming late week

Temperatures will soar into the mid to late 20s early week but single digits for some by late week as a wintry snap comes in, bringing snow to the mountains and ranges, wind chill for newborn lambs and a spring like temperature change....

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Occasional late night drizzle. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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NZ: Instability to produce some wet weekend weather, cold change next week

Afternoon downpours will expand on Saturday with possible isolated thunderstorms as atmospheric instability (due to lower pressure zones east and…

Weekend downpours in both main islands, temps increase

Warmer air will spread over more parts of NZ this weekend but it will come with showers, some downpours and…

Downpours & showers developing, but still some large dry areas

NZ is between two lows and one big high right now, bringing different airflows into different parts of each main…

Showers increasing next 7 days

Large dry skies are affecting much of NZ but a system exiting Australia today will affect our weather in the…

NZ 10 Day Forecast: Highs & lows in the mix

Despite an uptick in high pressure this week we still have lows and cold fronts trying to move our way…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 10:28am on Mon 12 October 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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