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VIDEO: NZ’s weather to Tuesday next week as downpours & dry dominate

High pressure is mostly affecting the country in the week ahead but we see afternoon downpours in both main islands that may turn heavy and thundery. Winds are light for many regions, with hottest weather in the north of the c...

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VIDEO: Tropical low may brush northern NZ this Sun/Mon

High pressure is mostly dominating the country but storms in the tropics are moving closer towards us and means it’s…

VIDEO: Tracking the showers as NZ looks to have mostly dry weather this week

There may be a few temperature fluctuations in the southern half of the South Island in particular but the further…

VIDEO: ClimateWatch – FEBRUARY around NZ & Australia looks energetic, but still large dry areas

High pressure is dominating NZ and south-eastern Australia but the tropics and the Southern Ocean areas remain active with numerous…

VIDEO: NZ’s weather for the first week of February

High pressure dominates NZ but some showers and wind changes are expected. Regions that are drier are likely to become…

VIDEO: High pressure grows but showers are forecast for both main islands

High pressure is dominating NZ as we end January and go into February, but it’s not without a few showers…

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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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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)

From our Education archives — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not only similar…

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