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Archives for May 2020

RainWatch QB Monday: More rain in NI, maybe thunder; occasional falls in NE corner of SI

North Islanders desperate for rain for months have finally had their wishes answered over the weekend. It’s still not enough…

Monday’s national forecast – Rain for north and north eastern NZ

A large high and a weak low are combining to bring some rain and wind to the upper North Island…

Temperature trends – mild in most places, but frosty tonight in far south

Wind, cloud and rain will conspire to ensure the first night of the 2020 meteorological winter is a fairly mild…

Severe weather for upper North Island: Gales & Heavy rain move in Sunday PM/Monday AM (+8 Maps)

A large high is expanding east of NZ while a weak low moves in – the combination of this powerful…

Sunday’s national forecast – Now the rain clouds gather, winds pick up in upper North Island (+InfoGraphics)

High pressure balloons out to the east and north east of NZ today, encouraging a sub-tropical and developing wet airflow….

Update: Rain backs off for Saturday in north, but rain still forecast late Sun/Mon (+15 Maps)

Rain forecast this weekend is still on the way – but Saturday’s wet weather in some regions has backed off…

Saturday’s national forecast: Sunny & frosty for some, showery & cloudy for others

High pressure is in charge of the South Island today but a developing wet north east air flow for the…

Temperature trends – Canty, Central Otago chilliest tonight; Sat’s temps average or above everywhere

Even a quick glance at the minimum temperature map for tonight shows where most of the cloud is over Aotearoa….

VIDEO: Your official Queen’s Birthday forecast!

We take another close look at the likely Queen’s Birthday weekend forecast in our final video of the week ….

Flood Risks for northern NZ this long weekend (+4 Day Rainfall Accumulation Map)

It’s not often we blame a high pressure system for the chance of flooding but this weekend that may be…