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UPDATE: 3 Day Snow & Rain accumulation maps, plus Temperature map as Winter arrives!

Saturday is the first day of winter on the meteorological calendar and Mother Nature is playing her part with a…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday / Saturday

A front moves off to the northeast of the North Island on Friday meanwhile a low pressure system moves over…

Friday’s national forecast

A front moves off to the northeast of the North Island today meanwhile a low moves onto the South Island…

Here comes the Snow, Cold and Rain. We have the latest Maps (x5)

Melbourne just had its coldest May day in 19 years and this southerly blast is now about to pounce on…

More heavy rain coming, then the cold and snow

The southerly blast is working up to cross NZ over the next 36 hours and it has already begun in…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Friday

A front moves off to the northeast of the North Island on Friday meanwhile westerlies tend southerly during the day…

Saturday’s when NZ reaches ‘peak cold’…but wait, there’s another polar blast next week too? (+4 Maps)

The incoming cold blast will peak on Saturday across the entire country but it’s ahead of another cold blast coming…

VIDEO: Winter Blast peaks on Saturday – we break down your Queen’s Birthday Weekend weather

A significant winter blast is coming with heavy rain and strong winds before it arrives – and warmer than average…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture for Thursday / Friday

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over the country today with a series of fronts slowly pushing northwards during the day….

Thursday’s national forecast

A blustery northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today with a series of front slowly moving northwards over the country…

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