Weather

Weekend rain for parts of the North Island

MetService is forecasting rain for parts of the North Island over the next few days, with the wettest spots this weekend likely to be Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and... Read More

Snow business with SAR

Avalanche training for Search and Rescue teams from Mount Ruapehu, Whanganui and Taranaki has been held on Mount Ruapehu over an appropriately freezing weekend. Real-life... Read More

Snow in Waioeka Gorge

An Eastern Bay of Plenty family has found they didn't have to go far to make a snowman. It all started when Ohiwa resident Taahu Tai received a friendly heads... Read More

Snow spotted in Bay of Plenty

A Bay of Plenty resident out walking at Kaituna Cut has spotted what appears to be snow on a local mountain. "I was walking along the Kaituna Cut, it's quite... Read More

A decade first: Snow flurries settle in Wellington

Snow has settled in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington this morning - although it's not very much. WeatherWatch.co.nz says the light snow flurries are the... Read More

Snowfall: One highway open, another still closed

UPDATE 9:40AM - State Highway 5, between Taupo amd Napier, is now open. The road was closed earlier this morning due to overnight snowfall. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport... Read More

Winter weather not quite over yet

MetService is forecasting a wet, windy and cloudy start to the week across the North Island as an area of low-pressure barrels across from the west, even bringing... Read More

Snowfall warning issued for Desert Road

Snow has already started falling in the central North Island, ahead of forecasted predictions. Photos sent to SunLive from Colin Baker, owner and operator of... Read More

Wintry blast: Snow possible as cold spell moves in

A cold week is on the way for much of the country with heavy rainfall warnings in the north and snow forecast in the North and South islands. The Southland region... Read More

Weather warnings issued as strong winds batter NZ

A strong wind watch remains in place for the Bay of Plenty this morning. The MetService is forecasting southeast winds to approach severe gales in exposed places... Read More

Wet winter, but how will spring start?

After an extremely wet winter for a lot of the country, MetService is forecasting changeable weather as we head into spring with some cooler temperatures. August... Read More

Snowfall expected on Desert Road Monday night

MetService has issued a snowfall warning for Desert Road. "Rain is expected to turn to snow above 600 metres on Monday evening," says a MetService spokesperson.... Read More