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NZ weather forecast to May 1st

Heavy rain moves north of Auckland city today but remains in the north of the region and should be clearing from Coromandel Peninsula by the time you’re watching this. The wet weather will move up the eastern side of Northland ove...

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NZ: Anzac Day + long weekend weather, and how next week is shaping up

High pressure is trying to move in to NZ, but there is still the chance of some heavy rain in…

Colder air for Wed/Thu + your Anzac Day & long weekend weather

Rain, showers, some snow then possible frosts are in the forecast for the next 24 hours as the low that…

Rain/Wind to ease, frosts and colder, drier, weather moving in

Low pressure will continue to drift eastwards away from the North Island over the next 24 hours, with wind and…

Heavy rain, gales, thunderstorms for some – but high pressure is tracking back this week

This week kicks off with a large low bringing instability and changeable forecasts, but as the low drifts over the…

Large low = chopping & changing forecasts next several days

Expect weather forecasts to shift around a bit over the weekend and across next week in some regions as a…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 8:28pm on Mon 27 April 2026
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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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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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