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VIDEO: Special Update – Easter Weekend Weather: Tracking the offshore low

In this special Good Friday update we track current showers caught up in the Friday southerly, we take a look at low pressure deepening off the North Island’s coast and check out that next big high rolling into NZ, starting with the Sou...

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Easter Weekend: Fine line between good & bad weather

The weather looks good for most, but a large area of low pressure near the eastern side of the North…

Thursday Newsfeed: Colder air moves in, windy for many regions

A cold southerly spreads up NZ today and into Good Friday thanks to high pressure near Tasmania and low pressure…

Wednesday Newsfeed: Disruption in the weather flow

The forecast leading into Easter Weekend is changeable but high pressure is trying to move in from the west, mainly for…

VIDEO: Update on that North Island low for Easter Weekend

We have another detailed video on how the days ahead are shaping up – and that Easter Weekend low pressure…

Tuesday Newsfeed: Windy westerlies for NZ, becoming colder in southern SI

Tuesday has windy westerlies continue across NZ with showers in the west of both islands – driest at the north of…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 5:43pm on Fri 29 March 2024

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NEW FREE WeatherWatch APP: NZ’s largest weather app + Upgrade to customise your own alerts!

We’ve kicked off 2024 with the launch of our brand New App – the biggest change to NZ’s forecasting industry…

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Education: The most accurate ways to read a rain forecast & get fewer nasty surprises

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!

From our Education page — New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically…

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