Weather

A frosty weekend

For parts of New Zealand, this last week has seen the first touch of winter as temperatures dipped just below freezing in the coldest spots of both the North and... Read More

Frosty and settled weather for NZ

WeatherWatch is forecasting a high pressure system bringing frosty and settled weather to New Zealand today. "There will be showers north of Auckland though and... Read More

Weather: High pressure starts to move in

A southerly quarter airflow will begin to ease over New Zealand today, starting with the South Island as high pressure moves in from the Tasman Sea, says a WeatherWatch... Read More

Thickening cloud and showers ahead

WeatherWatch is forecasting a southwesterly airflow continuing over the country today with a mainly sunny day for the Bay of Plenty. "But there is a slightly... Read More

Southwest airflow continues over NZ

A southwesterly airflow continues over New Zealand today bringing occasional showers in the west and south, dry and mostly sunny in the east, says a WeatherWatch... Read More

Drought impacted areas may have rain next week

A powerful high is heading to New Zealand this week, but next week rain and low pressure look to return to northern NZ, says a WeatherWatch head forecaster Philip... Read More

Cold front pushing over New Zealand

WeatherWatch is forecasting a southwesterly airflow lying over New Zealand today with a cold front pushing over the North Island. "Showers this morning for the... Read More

Strong wind warnings issued for Bay of Plenty

Metservice has issued strong wind warnings on Saturday that could continue through to Monday afternoon. A strong gusty cold west to southwest flow will affect... Read More

Severe wind watch issued for BOP

Metservice has issued a Severe Weather Watch for parts of the country, including the Bay of Plenty west of Te Puke. Westerly winds may approach severe gale in... Read More

Winter is coming warn weather forecasters

People can be forgiven if they have forgotten about winter this week with the warm, humid weather we have been having. But weather forecasters are warning of incoming... Read More

Wild weather: 849 lightning strikes across NZ

Wild, wet and windy weather will continue today and into the weekend as a cold front moves in. MetService says over two hours this morning, there were 849 lightning... Read More

Windy, colder, southerly for NZ this Fri/Sat

A new deepening area of low pressure and a growing high will work together to dredge up a cold and very windy south to south west change in NZ this Friday and... Read More