Weather

Unusual cold snap forecast for the weekend

A cold change is making its way up the country and MetService is forecasting rain to turn to snow for some elevated roads. However, most of the wet weather moves... Read More

Run of the mill spring week

MetService is forecasting a ridge of high pressure to bring fine weather in the early part of this week, until a cold front sweeps over New Zealand from the southwest... Read More

Rain to clear for the North Island

Morning rain or showers are expected to clear for most western North Island regions today. Showers are forecast to hang about Northland through till evening,... Read More

What‘s on - Father’s Day, opera, exhibitions, dogs

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Happy Father's Day. Ata mārie. Kei te mihi matou ki nga matua tane. Kia pai te wa me te whanau me o hoa. Today the weather... Read More

Heavy rain coming for part of North Island

A severe weather warning has been issued by the MetService for parts of the North Island today. A front over the upper South Island is expected to move onto the... Read More

Winter 2020 – NZ’s Warmest Winter On Record

New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record, according to official NIWA climate data. NIWA's Seven Station Temperature Series, which began... Read More

What‘s on - karaoke, rugby finals, markets and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. Today the weather is expected to be fine with westerlies with... Read More

National weather update for Saturday

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, with rain for the western South Island, and mainly dry out east, says WeatherWatch analyst Aaron Wilkinson. ... Read More

Westerlies for the weekend

Spring is in full swing, having already delivered a smorgasbord of weather over the course of this week. After a fine and frosty finish to the working week,... Read More

MetService site down a day after cyber attack

The MetService website is down this morning, after it was targeted in a cyber-attack yesterday. The forecaster wasn't immediately able to say whether today's... Read More

How the weather is shaping up for September

Classic spring patterns are being forecast for the month of September. WeatherWatch.co.nz says it is what they like to call an "Air Pressure Sandwich". "This... Read More

Weather to swing into spring

Changeable weather for much of the country is being forecast for this week, with bursts of rain or showers, snow to low levels over the South Island, periods of... Read More