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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…
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…
Low pressure heading to NZ this weekend & into next week
Many regions have settled weather at the moment with frosts as far north as Auckland this morning, but still some…
Colder nights/mornings, polar change coming Sun/Mon
The nights and mornings ahead will be colder in a number of regions – but an even colder change is…
Frosts, clearer skies coming – severe weather possible this weekend
High pressure lies south of NZ today and that placement encourages a colder south-east wind into the North Island bringing…
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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…
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…
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…
