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Archives for August 2026

Polar airflow to be replaced by tropical airflow

Heavier frosts are coming for parts of the country tonight and again tomorrow night as high pressure crosses NZ bringing…

Snow flurries, subzero windchill, heading northwards followed by heavy frosts

A wintry outbreak has seen snow in Dunedin and some in Christchurch this morning with snow flurries and colder southerlies…

ClimateWatch: AUGUST outlook & El Niño update

El Niño continues to intensify and will do so right through to the end of our spring in NZ and…

Cold frosty southerly heads north, then high pressure and a weekend change

Another shot of colder air is coming for New Zealand over the next day or two, bringing frosts from the…