Weather

National weather update

A series of fronts are forecast to move across New Zealand from the west through to overnight Wednesday, bringing periods of heavy rain and northwest gales to... Read More

Starlink string of pearls crosses sky tonight

7pm update: There has been an updated time given for the Starlink train of satellites passing overhead tonight. The new time is just before 9.50pm. "There were... Read More

Changeable week behind us but another ahead

MetService New Zealand is predicting another changeable week ahead. 'A series of fronts brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country late this... Read More

What‘s on - Historic Village market, guns and runs

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. Morena koutou. He ra tino ataahua. Expect fine spells today with drizzle from this evening, with northerlies. It's a one-layer-clothing... Read More

Helicopter rescue prompts Police safety plea

The rescue of two trampers this week has prompted Police to issue a reminder about being better prepared. 'As the weather improves many people will be heading... Read More

Fine in the Bay, heavy rain further south

While the weather forecast is for a mainly fine day for the Bay of Plenty, the MetService has issued a severe weather watch for other parts of the country. Heavy... Read More

What‘s on - fireworks, Slavic Festival, art

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Expect a fine day with some morning cloud and nortwesterlies developing this morning. It's a one-layer-clothing day, with an... Read More

Chance of thunderstorms around the North Island

Storm and gale warnings have been issued for marine areas around the North Island this morning. MetService says winds could reach gale force on both the east... Read More

Dry weather fuelling bush fires, smoke to hit NZ

Another plume of smoke from the Aussie bush fires will track over NZ later today and tonight as the weather conditions in Australia get drier and hotter. WeatherWatch.co.nz... Read More

More typical springtime weather on its way

More than 3300 lightning strikes have been detected in New Zealand overnight. Bay of Plenty are reporting hearing a thunderstorm roll through the region... Read More

National weather forecast

The MetService report that a weak ridge is forecast to move east over New Zealand on Tuesday. An active cold front, preceded by strong moist northwesterlies... Read More

Over half a metre of rain

MetService forecasters have been busy this week, as a series of fronts and troughs brought significant rain. The largest accumulations were seen on the West... Read More