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VIDEO: Thundery downpours this week, high pressure increases next week

A large low out over the Tasman Sea is set to bring areas of rain, downpours and some thunderstorms over the coming days as the low moves in – but then falls apart over the weekend. Colder and drier air remains in the so...

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VIDEO: NZ – Large Tasman Sea low to bring downpours, thunderstorms

High pressure briefly crosses NZ on Tuesday ahead of more downpours, isolated thunderstorms and wet weather thanks to a large…

VIDEO (NZ 7 Day): Polar air this weekend, subtropical next week for some

Snow, frosts and downpours continue around NZ going into the weekend as the polar airflow carries on until the start…

VIDEO: NZ – Cold air peaks on Saturday – snow, frost, showers & sunshine

Over Friday and Saturday the main pulse of wintry air moves over NZ with snow levels lowering to just 100…

VIDEO: Full details on Winter weather moving into NZ

Gales, heavy rain, snow, large waves and a big temperature drop – that’s the forecast for a number of regions…

NZ VIDEO: Here. Comes. Winter!

Snow to low levels, thundery downpours and a big temperature drop is on the way for NZ later this week…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:50pm on Tue 10 June 2025
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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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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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