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30/07/2026 11:11pm
Cold weekend, frosts return with high pressure, then a low late next week
The subantarctic airflow spreads over NZ today/tonight and into Saturday, dropping temperatures nationwide. Snow flurries are possible today to lower…
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30/07/2026 1:13am
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Tony Hastings on 18/03/2011 9:29pm
Thank you Phil, very interesting as always. You said that as autumn approaches, the lows around Antarctica get more aggressive and move up. Do they, to a degree, follow the sun? Thanks.