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Sub-tropical winds keep temperatures above normal day and night (+Animation)
Thought last night was warm, or this morning? The sub-tropical flow that covers most of New Zealand is pushing temperatures…
Big doesn’t always mean bad for everyone as Southern Ocean storm forms (+3 Maps)
UPDATED 7:51am Monday — A huge area of low pressure is forming in the Southern Ocean creating a large storm…
VIDEO: A cooler Friday for some, stormier next week in the south
NZ remains warmer than normal but on Friday a cooler change moves up the eastern South Island dropping temperatures in…
Kiwi climate change poll has stunning results as Niwa attacks MetService
A recent poll asking how concerned New Zealanders are about the climate has produced a shock result and suggests the…
Early Summer? Warmer than average airflows may dominate NZ for weeks (+7 Maps)
Parts of New Zealand have had five days with temperatures several degrees above normal and this may continue on. Latest…
VIDEO: November ends warmer than normal, December kicks off stormier
A huge storm in the Southern Ocean next week will brush NZ bringing an unsettled start to December while November…
5 and 10 day NZ rainfall outlooks – many places look dry (+4 Maps)
Heavy rain returns to the West Coast but elsewhere rainfall totals look set to remain below normal in many regions….
Southern Ocean storm to bring windy first week of December to NZ (+3 Maps)
The last week of November will be warmer and drier than average in many regions while December looks to kick…
Heatwave likely for inland South Island as big dry moves in to North Island (+10 Maps)
Heatwave criteria is being challenged through the South Island’s interior as the North Island enters a significant dry spell. Daytime…
VIDEO: Hot and dry weather moving in for many – but not all
We have a potential heatwave forming in the South Island while the North Island is entering into a very dry…
