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Snow flurries, subzero windchill, heading northwards followed by heavy frosts

A wintry outbreak has seen snow in Dunedin and some in Christchurch this morning with snow flurries and colder southerlies spreading into the southern and eastern North Island this afternoon, with snow most likely above 200 or 300 metre...

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Mostly clear with frosts developing overnight. Light winds. Temperatures may be a couple degrees higher right on the coast.
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ClimateWatch: AUGUST outlook & El Niño update

El Niño continues to intensify and will do so right through to the end of our spring in NZ and…

Cold frosty southerly heads north, then high pressure and a weekend change

Another shot of colder air is coming for New Zealand over the next day or two, bringing frosts from the…

Cold weekend, frosts return with high pressure, then a low late next week

The subantarctic airflow spreads over NZ today/tonight and into Saturday, dropping temperatures nationwide. Snow flurries are possible today to lower…

Wintry burst of weather: Snow, squally showers then sunshine & frosts

A polar change (another one!) arrives on Friday for the South Island and goes nationwide on Saturday, leaving NZ under…

Antarctic southerly for parts of NZ Fri & Sat

For the first time this year a southerly from off Antarctica is heading towards the South Island, followed by more…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 8:13am on Wed 5 August 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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