Weather

Extratropical cyclone nicking East Cape today

A low pressure zone is this morning peaking in power as it tracks very near the upper to north-eastern side of the North Island, says a WeatherWatch spokesperson.... Read More

What's on: music, markets and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting rain, possibly heavy... Read More

Wet start to the weekend

Possible heavy rain for eastern and northern parts of the North Island is being forecast on Friday and Saturday as a low pressure system brushes past east of... Read More

Stormy subtropical low may brush NZ on Saturday

Today is a fairly calm and dry day for many parts of NZ, ahead of more rain on Friday and potentially severe weather in the northeast of the North Island on... Read More

LIVE: Blanket of fog cancels, delays flights

There are flight delays and cancellations at Auckland Airport as fog blankets the area. Fifteen domestic regional flights have been delayed, as well as three... Read More

More intense weather possible this weekend

A couple bands of rain pass over the country this week, but it's the weekend forecast that MetService is suggesting people keep a very close eye on. Northern... Read More

Updated weather warnings for BOP and Coromandel

An orange heavy rain warning remains in place for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. In an udpated weather forecast, the MetService says heavy rain is forecast... Read More

Damp start to school holiday week

The Coromandel Peninsula and parts of Bay of Plenty are in for a wet start to the second week of the July school holidays, with a heavy rain warning issued. MetService... Read More

Goodbye sunny weather, hello rain

Rain and showers are forecast for the top of the North Island, Bay of Plenty, and northern Tairāwhiti Gisborne on Monday and Tuesday, says a MetService meteorologist. The... Read More

Rain ahead for second week of school holidays

Fronts associated with a large trough over the Tasman Sea are expected to move south onto New Zealand on Monday, according to the Metservice. These fronts... Read More

Cold and wet week ahead after anticyclone

Temperatures will drop in a number of places over Friday and Saturday before milder weather comes in next week as high pressure continues to cross the country... Read More

Freezing temps as high-pressure system arrives

A high-pressure system over New Zealand is likely to mean clear skies but could also lead to freezing temperatures. NIWA says a record high pressure system... Read More