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Some polar airflows but more high pressure to affect NZ’s weather

Showers are in the forecast over the next several days, we track where and when they occur – but there…

Tracking the showers & colder changes

High pressure isn’t over NZ, but is nearby – and it’s affecting our airflows and who gets wet weather and…

Westerlies continue, sub-tropical for some

West to north-west winds blow through the South Island and lower North Island today bring heavy West Coast rain and…

Westerly change this week, unsettled but large dry areas

Westerlies kick back in again this week which will bring a break to those in the east as far as…

Matariki, the long weekend + the outlook for next week

Wet weather and cloud continues along the eastern side of the country with the heaviest rain now moving into northern…

More eastern rain, but a drier long weekend coming

Rain continues today along the eastern South Island and lower North Island, coming in from the east with heavy falls….

More heavy rain, snow – but large dry areas, especially as we go into the long weekend

Heavy rain will continue for parts of Canterbury and Marlborough over the next day or two and it will gradually…

Large low brings rain, downpours & some snow – gets colder as the week progresses

Low pressure will cross the upper North Island in the days ahead and that set-up actually pushes more heavy rain…

WeatherWatch App launches real-time local lightning tracker!

A bolt out of the blue! WeatherWatch has launched a live, real-time lightning tracker, enabling Kiwis to gain access to data provided by the…

Polar airflow + northern low = pockets of heavy rain & snow

A colder change is coming – and so too is a large low which will develop and grow over northern…

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