Weather

Severe weather bomb forecast to hit NZ

Severe weather is being forecast to hit the country on Sunday. A nasty low pressure system is expected to rapidly develop this Sunday and Monday with modelling... Read More

Warmer temperatures for the week ahead

Temperatures this week are warmer than average by several degrees in many regions as the country passes the spring equinox on Wednesday, says WeatherWatch. The... Read More

High pressure to push away light showers

A large high from the Tasman Sea moves in today, pushing away remaining light showers but still bringing a fairly cloudy day to a number of regions. Central NZ... Read More

NZ experiencing true spring style rain

In true spring style rain has been heavy on the West Coast but hardly making it to the eastern and northern parts of the country, thanks to the westerly flow over... Read More

After a wild start, we ease into a settled weekend

MetService is forecasting broad areas of severe weather with some of it lasting into Friday as an active cold front pushes up the country. The front moves over... Read More

Severe gales as spring blast hits NZ

Government weather warnings, severe weather alerts and temperature changes make up the next few days ahead as spring does it's thing. The classic spring set... Read More

Westerlies to prevail across Aotearoa

People are being warned to secure their trampolines with a forecast of prevailing westerlies expected to bring periods of rain and gales across the country. ... Read More

A week of windy westerlies

New Zealand has a classic spring set up this week with plenty of western cloud and gale westerly quarter winds at times. A storm in the Southern Ocean (a long... Read More

Sunday‘s national forecast

The MetService advises that a couple of cold fronts, preceded by strong northwesterlies, are expected to move northeast across the South Island and the lower... Read More

What‘s on - markets, paintball, tennis and music

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Nau mai ki te Ratapu. Kia pai to ra. There's plenty to go and do today, with a fine day ahead and some southerlies breezes.... Read More

What‘s on - roller skating disco, market and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. A fine day ahead is forecast with southerlies dying out in... Read More

National weather update for Saturday

WeatherWatch advise that the weather will be mainly settled for New Zealand today due to a ridge of high pressure. 'The departing southerlies bring cloud... Read More