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Wednesday Newsfeed: Westerlies strengthen today, windier Anzac Day tomorrow

High pressure crosses over the top of the North Island on Wednesday allowing for westerlies to build further south. As we go across Wednesday and into Anzac Day Thursday those winds strengthen further thanks to a storm south o...

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VIDEO: NZ’s Anzac Day forecast + this weekend too

High pressure may be moving over northern NZ but it will help create a windier westerly across the country which…

Tuesday Newsfeed: High pressure increases, westerlies do too

High pressure is drifting towards the North Island and the more it moves in the more it pushes away the…

VIDEO: NZ – Unsettled at times this week as highs & lows move by

High pressure is quickly crossing the North Island this week meaning some break in the wet weather but it may…

Monday Newsfeed: High pressure moving in… but unsettled late week

On Monday low pressure surrounds New Zealand to the north (far to the north), to the east and to the…

Weekend Newsfeed: High pressure returning, low pressure departing

High pressure is moving into the country and pushing away the North Island low. El Niño has come to an…

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Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 9:13am on Wed 24 April 2024

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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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