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VIDEO: A weak low for NZ on Saturday, high pressure next week

A low will move over the North Island on Saturday and fall apart – bringing patchy rain and showers across the island, in particular the central and top part of the North Island from the west. The South Island has a wea...

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VIDEO: Australia-only 7 Day: Wet easterly vs cold southerly

Wet weather and windy easterlies for eastern Australia along with colder southerlies in the south makes for some changeable weather…

El Niño officially comes to an end, what does neutral mean weather-wise?

El Niño has come to an official end, according to scientists at the Bureau of Meteorology – the climate experts…

Thursday: Mainly dry today but northern low pressure for Saturday

Thursday has high pressure parked over Cape Reinga, Friday has another cold front in the south and Saturday has new…

VIDEO: Tracking the next low for NZ – who gets rain & when?

A cold front moves into NZ on Friday but it’s pretty weak – but it will help spark a new…

Wednesday Newsfeed: Showers, long dry spells ahead of Saturday’s weak low

A sou’west air flow continues across the country – meaning we have weather coming in from the Tasman Sea and…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:43pm on Thu 18 April 2024

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NEW FREE WeatherWatch APP: NZ’s largest weather app + Pay to receive customisable weather 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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