Weather

Today‘s national weather forecast

WeatherWatch advises that a large anticyclone covering New Zealand will be bringing mainly settled weather today. 'An east to southeasterly airflow around this... Read More

A dry weekend for many

A ridge of high pressure currently dominating New Zealand's weather holds onto the end of the week with MetService forecasting that it will eventually loosen its... Read More

Tropical Cyclone risk for New Zealand next week

Computer models are lining up in agreement that a tropical cyclone will directly track towards New Zealand early to mid next week - but it's not yet locked in... Read More

NZ entering cold and flu season

With all the talk of COVID-19, it's easy to forget NZ is now entering the normal cold and flu season. March is typically when people start to notice an uptick... Read More

“High” risk for Cyclone to form in Coral Sea

WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters are closely monitoring a tropical depression which will become a tropical cyclone, likely on Friday. The weather organisation says... Read More

Regional council prepares for the big dry

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is putting extra preparations in place to ensure the region's waterways are well cared for if this summer's dry weather continues. Bay... Read More

Autumn weather is here with another cool down

Many argue over the precise starting point of a season but WeatherWatch.co.nz follows Mother Nature's weather patterns and based on that, Autumn is already here. The... Read More

What‘s on - Women’s Day, chess, walkathon

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. I tenei ra he whakanui i nga wahine. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day with high cloud, light winds and afternoon sea breezes. It's... Read More

A pitter patter of rain possible early in the week

There's minimal risk of severe weather ahead, says the MetService. The MetService advise that a weakening front is moving slowly east across the south of... Read More

What‘s on - golf, skates, art and kids’ day out

Kia ora and welcome to the first Saturday in March. Kia ora te ra whakamiharo. Today we are expecting a fine day with southeasterlies. It's a one-layer-clothing... Read More

More fine weather after yesterday’s front

MetService is forecasting that the ridge of high pressure which now extends over New Zealand will bring fine, dry weather for most places across the country into... Read More

BOP storm caught on camera

Many Bay of Plenty residents captured the storm moving across the region overnight. One resident sent SunLive images of what could 'possibly” be a funnel... Read More