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Archives for July 2021

Gales possible this Friday/Saturday across both main islands of NZ (+3 Maps)

We’re smack bang in the depths of winter now and July often brings the coldest, bleakest and most unsettled weather….

Monday’s national forecast – Deep low brings unsettled weather in the north (+13 maps)

Updated — A deep low pressure system moves close to the upper North Island today pulling in a strengthening southeasterly…

Sunday’s forecast: From southern severe frosts to northern severe gales & rain (+13 Maps)

While high pressure is expanding across NZ, the upper North Island has low pressure moving in with a windy ‘squash…

Saturday’s national forecast – SW’ers once more (+10 maps)

A southwesterly airflow flows over New Zealand for one last time today, it eases tomorrow as a ridge of high…

VIDEO: Wintry change to linger for all next week, but northern NZ low is next up

Another surge of cold, wintry, weather moves into the lower South Island tonight with sub-zero wind chill and another sprinkling…

!FrostAlert – Severe frosts, black ice, on the way!

As another surge of polar air moves in later today it’s high pressure later this weekend and into next week…

Cold blast through Saturday, then low north of NZ takes the attention (+5 Maps, 1 Animation)

A surge of gales, snow and even colder air is coming in to the lower South Island later today/overnight and…

Friday’s national forecast – Cold SW airflow (+10 maps)

A cold southwesterly airflow continues to lie over New Zealand today. Showers for many in the west and south of…

VIDEO: Polar air for parts of NZ but high pressure in the mix too

A wintry sou’west flow continues across NZ with pulses of colder air over the coming days, but high pressure is…

Polar air starts to return to NZ in surges but many regions unaffected (+7 Maps)

The cold change this week is gradually turning more polar and while some areas are yet to feel the cold…