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Archives for November 2021

Wednesday’s national forecast – High pressure, only a few showers (+10 maps)

A high pressure system covers New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather, there may be a light shower or two…

La Nina is officially here – but only just

La Nina conditions have been officially declared by scientists at BoM but it may not be long lasting or impact…

Cirrocumulus clouds create stunning sky over Wellington (+9 Photos)

By Paul Gorman — When I did my basic observing training in Wellington with the old NZ Met Service in 1986,…

VIDEO: Increasingly dry for NZ, increasingly wet for eastern Australia

Edit: Apologies, the wrong video was accidentally loaded earlier. Here is the correct version! High pressure zones are dominating NZ…

Summer arrives early this year in New Zealand

Think it feels like summer already? That’s because summer weather conditions have arrived early in most parts of New Zealand…

Tuesday’s national forecast – Settled with a high (+10 maps)

High pressure covers most of New Zealand today bringing settled weather and light winds, there is the odd shower about…

Monday’s national forecast – Between a high and a low (+10 maps)

New Zealand lies between a low out to the east and a high in the Tasman Sea today, the airflow…

Sunday’s NZ forecast – Deepening low pressure moves into the SI, hotter & drier in the NI (+9 maps)

Heavy rain and deepening low pressure move into the South Island from the west today while high pressure slides a…

Saturday’s national forecast – Rain in the southwest (+10 maps)

A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather for most today however a front and low approaching in the…

VIDEO: Several lows around NZ & Australia but NZ leans drier than normal

High pressure is dominating the NZ area but a small and potent low will drift into the West Coast this…