Weather

Heavy rain and strong winds to lash BOP

Heavy rain is being forecast for the Bay of Plenty for the next three days. The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for heavy rain for the region, west... Read More

Heavy rain watch for Coromandel

A heavy rain watch is in force for the Coromandel area. The MetService is forecasting rain and easterly gales for the upper North Island. "A deepening low over... Read More

Rainy week ahead for the upper North Island

A weakening rain band over the central North Island will continue to sit frustratingly south of Auckland dams in need. The MetService is keeping an eye... Read More

Another dumping of rain on its way

More rain is coming to help chip away at the water storage issues in NZ's largest city with even bigger rainfall totals in surrounding regions. Auckland... Read More

The weather ahead

With winter weather bringing sun, snow, rain, gales and showers, it's important to keep up with conditions as school holidays continue through this coming... Read More

What‘s on - badminton, powerchair football, art

Good morning. Morena koutou katoa. Me koa te ra. Me koa tonu ki o hoa me o whanau. There are long fine spells forecast today with light westerlies and... Read More

What’s on – Matariki, badminton, hip hop, rugby

Good morning! Kia ora te ra whakamiharo. Oha atu ki tetahi hoa hou. After some morning cloud, the forecast for the remainder of today remains fine with... Read More

A chance of rain in the week ahead

WeatherWatch reports that there is another chance for rain in the coming week for a number of North Island and western regions. 'This despite an uptick... Read More

“Don‘t expect much warmth” warns the MetService

After a cold and a tempestuous week, MetService is forecasting generally calm weather for the weekend and the week ahead. But there may be a brief interruption... Read More

Trucks snowed in on closed Desert Road

Truck drivers spent a cold night sleeping in their cabs as snow blocked the Desert Road (SH1) in the central North Island. In the biggest dump so far this... Read More

Temperatures plummet as southerly hits

A southerly is racing up New Zealand, bringing wintry weather with it. Temperatures were around three degrees in the Bay of Plenty this morning, with a high of... Read More

Trees topple as strong wind lashes Tauranga

Reports are coming in of power outages and toppled trees in the Tauranga and Western Bay areas, as strong winds and heavy rain pummel the region. The MetService... Read More