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Thursday’s cold front, then more westerlies on way

A cold front will spread over the South Island by noon tomorrow, then over the North Island by midnight tomorrow, bringing a nationwide drop in temperatures – although the North Island may be fairly mild up until that front arrive...

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Dry at first, late afternoon showers moving in. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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NZ: Burst of polar air coming, frosts expand

Low pressure is today leaving the North Island to the east, and behind it we’re on the edge of weather…

Wintry airflow returns this week for a time

The polar boundary will slide north of NZ later this week, albeit briefly, bringing another nationwide drop in temperatures and…

Polar air, thunderstorms, gales – it’s a spring weekend for NZ!

Low pressure is moving into NZ this weekend but before it arrives severe gale westerlies continue with thunderstorms off the…

Warmer & colder air coming, gales & low pressure too

There are a few things going on around NZ weatherwise with severe gales, heavy rain, some snow again, and large…

ClimateWatch: SEPTEMBER & El Niño update

Spring’s westerly winds have arrived and El Niño is likely giving more energy to our spring pattern, bringing an increased…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 8:50pm on Wed 9 September 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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