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Wednesday’s national forecast

A broad ridge of high pressure lies over New Zealand today, gradually weakening over the South Island as a northerly…

Temperature trends – Settled but frosts mostly kept at bay tonight, warm tomorrow

Mainly anticyclonic conditions for New Zealand tonight, usually in winter anticyclones lead to frosts but this time around we have…

VIDEO: Warmer weather to give way to windy wintry Saturday

Temperatures will be several degrees above normal in parts of NZ for the next few days but a wintry change…

RainWatch – Mainly dry today for most

Quite dry for the North Island today, just a few showers moving into East Cape this afternoon for a time….

Tuesday’s national forecast

High pressure brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyMostly sunny, there may…

Temperature trends – A mainly warm week ahead

Mainly settled weather and northerly airflows bring warmer than average temperatures to New Zealand this week. A ridge of high…

VIDEO: Where is winter? Warmer than normal week ahead of next wintry blast

Temperatures are over 8 degrees above normal this week as warm winds continue to blow through across New Zealand. The…

Where has winter gone!? Oh there it is – on Friday and this weekend… (+4 Maps)

Parts of NZ are over 8 degrees above normal today, Tuesday and Wednesday as more mild winds from the north…

RainWatch – Showers in the northeast and South Island’s west

An easterly airflow pushing over the North Island brings a few showers to exposed northeastern areas today from eastern Northland…

NEW: NZ’s climate outlook for August, + Sep & Oct rain and temperature trends (+12 maps)

*Originally published July 30 — We have the latest monthly forecast for August plus the extended seasonal outlook as spring…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

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Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…