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Sunday Update: Damaging gales moving through
We have a special Sunday update with the latest on the severe gales over parts of the country today. Generally…
Damaging winds possible Sunday, polar cold returns to SI
Warmer nor’west winds will move across NZ on Saturday, strengthening overnight and across Sunday with the chance of damaging gusts…
Gale westerlies this weekend, low to monitor next week
We have a big change in airflow with the freezing southerlies of the past couple of weeks finally fading and…
Spring weather pattern on horizon – but there’s a catch
We’re finally seeing a spring weather pattern emerging, which is defined by an uptick in westerly winds, stronger winds, and…
Windy westerlies this weekend
Cold southerlies continue on for a couple more days across NZ but a change to westerlies starts on Friday and…
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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…
