Weather

Moderate risk of thunderstorms in the BOP

The latest thunderstorm outlook from the MetService says there is a moderate risk of thunderstorms for the Bay of Plenty. Daytime heating and wind convergence... Read More

Picasso, Honda and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day apart from morning cloud. Also westerly breezes dying out. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a... Read More

Temperatures remain warm into the weekend

MetService is forecasting a few weakening fronts and troughs to move northwards over New Zealand today and Friday, ahead of a ridge of high pressure building from... Read More

Pioneer aviators, Rod Stewart and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a cloudy day at times with northerly breezes developing. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 25 and... Read More

Mansfield, iPhones and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a cloudy day at times, with a chance of showers from the afternoon. Also northeast breezes. It's a one-clothing layer... Read More

Climate continues alarming trend say NIWA

Temperatures in 2018 continued to hit record highs, with scientists calling the year a continuation of an "alarming trend". The latest National Institute of... Read More

David Bowie, sunspots and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day with southwest breezes. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 28 and an overnight low of... Read More

Stereotypical kiwi weather

Aotearoa has entered 2019 with a week of stereotypical kiwi weather. 'To borrow an overused but dependable saying, we've had a week that's generally been wet... Read More

High and dry in January

MetService is forecasting a dry start to January thanks to high pressure sitting overhead, at least for the first half of the month anyway. MetService meteorologist... Read More

Cyclones, lightning storms, flooding & cold snaps

The start of 2018 saw the tail end of cyclones rolling over the county and ended with an unusual El Nino and one lightning storm after another. So what's... Read More

Einstein, Braille and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day apart from evening cloud. Also light winds. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 27 and... Read More

2018 NZ’s warmest year on record - scientists

New Zealand has just had its warmest year since records began more than 150 years ago, according to one climate scientist. Veteran climate scientist Jim Salinger... Read More