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NZ 8 day: More spring ups & downs
A surge of colder air will affect some places over today, tonight and Saturday morning, before a warmer airflow comes…
Cold front heads north, high pressure struggles to reach NZ
A burst of colder air spreads over NZ tonight but for many places Friday will be a milder day as…
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,…
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…
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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…
