Weather

Heavy surf and large swells expected today

Powerful surf is expected today on North Island east coast beaches. At Mount Maunganui the first swell is forecast to arrive today at noon. This is due to a... Read More

Heavy rainfall expected on North Island east coast

Heavy rainfall followed by strong winds are forecast for the North Island's east coast until early Tuesday as a subtropical low pressure system moves slowly... Read More

Severe weather warning for parts of North Island

A severe weather warning has been issued by the MetService for parts of the North Island. Strong southeasterly winds and heavy rain are expected in the eastern... Read More

What‘s on - roadshow, Katikati Lions, art and more

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. The MetService is forecasting high cloud increasing... Read More

Offshore sub-tropical storm to linger near NZ

Blustery conditions are being forecast for the North Island as a fairly large and energetic low deepens this weekend just north of NZ. WeatherWatch.co.nz says... Read More

Changeable weather continues across the country

Changeable weather is on the cards for the region today. The MetService is forecasting periods of morning rain, then fine spells with one or two showers possible. Westerly... Read More

What‘s on - Frocks on bikes, football, bird show

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. The MetService is forecasting a fine day, the clouding... Read More

National weather forecast for Saturday

WeatherWatch have advised that a front pushing over New Zealand and out to the east this morning is leaving a westerly quarter airflow in its wake. 'We do see... Read More

What‘s on - bird show, markets and museums

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. This morning's early rain which was heavy at times,... Read More

Settled weather gives way to a series of fronts

MetService is forecasting a mostly fine day today, after a cold start for most this morning. These settled conditions aren't around long as a series of fronts... Read More

Comparing NZ weather to the world

It's often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky, but they spend even more time looking down at the sky from space, via... Read More

Welcome to goodbye summer, autumnal blasts coming

New Zealand is at that moment when the summer weather pattern is leaving us and the winter one is coming in. That's what autumn is all about, says WeatherWatch.co.nz,... Read More