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Wednesday’s national forecast

An anticyclone lies over New Zealand today bringing mainly settled weather. Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of PlentyMostly sunny, there…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Wednesday

Mainly anticyclonic conditions across New Zealand on Wednesday bringing mainly settled weather. Mostly sunny for the upper / western North…

Hints of Autumn in the air but Summer not done yet – sub-tropical humidity to increase (+10 Maps)

The nights are getting longer, the mornings cooler – but the afternoons are still hot, in fact hotter than average…

VIDEO: High pressure dominates NZ for rest of February, some shower chances though

We have the first map for March and the lead up for the end of February shows high pressure is…

If you’re needing rain here’s what to look for heading into March (+2 Maps)

Drought zones are crying out for ‘real rain’ following random downpours over the weekend – now as we head to…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Tuesday / Wednesday

Mainly anticyclonic conditions across New Zealand today and Wednesday bringing mainly settled weather. Mostly sunny for the North Island today…

Tuesday’s national forecast

High pressure expands across New Zealand today but sub-tropical airflows are increasing in the north east of the country. Check…

NZ’s Upcoming Rain: 1-Day, 3-Day and 5-Day rainfall outlooks (+5 Maps)

It may feel like a touch of Autumn today but summer’s heat and humidity is not over and this week…

MetService, Niwa, grilled over forecaster ‘double-up’ by bipartisan politicians

By Jamie Morton, Science Reporter, NZherald — Niwa and MetService have faced a fresh grilling from MPs over why taxpayers are…

VIDEO: Humidity and heat returning this week

A cooler change at the weekend and today is a hint that a new Autumn weather pattern is forming –…

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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…