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VIDEO: NZ 7 Day – Next high pressure has a puncture 

Heavy showers are easing for most who had them but some showers will linger around the North Island in particular this weekend. Despite high pressure rolling in, it does have a “puncture” – by that we mean a small area of lower pr...

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VIDEO: More thundery downpours, easing Friday, cooler air Sun/Mon

Downpours, some with lightning and thunder, will continue across western parts of the North Island and some western/north-western parts of…

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…

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…

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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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