Weather

Wind, rain and thunderstorms on the cards

The start of the week brings wind and rain on Monday before cold air brings risk of snow and thunderstorms on today with Severe Weather Watches in force. On... Read More

Unsettled westerly flow covering NZ

MetService is forecasting an unsettled westerly flow covering New Zealand on Tuesday, with embedded fronts bringing rain or showers to many western and southern... Read More

What's on: car boot market, orchid show, 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 a mostly cloudy day... Read More

Fleeting calm before rain and wind returns

Sunny and dry conditions are being forecast for much of the country before rain and wind make a return this weekend. After a chilly Thursday morning, the... Read More

Weather to watch out for this spring

Forecasters expect spring - which arrived with nearly 90,000 lightning strikes around the North Island - to be even messier than the notoriously unsettled... Read More

A striking start to spring

After a blustery and thundery weekend, a few more days of unsettled weather is being forecast before a ridge of high pressure brings relatively settled weather... Read More

Weather front bringing rain

A front preceded by a strong moist northwesterly flow is due to moves northeast across the country on Tuesday, says a MetService spokesperson. "There is moderate... Read More

Gales and rain across New Zealand

An active front is forecast to move onto the South Island from the west during Monday evening, preceded by heavy rain for western areas, and northwest gales,... Read More

Gales and heavy rain this weekend

Northwest gales and heavy rain are expected across a large part of the country this weekend, says a MetService spokesperson. "Fronts embedded in a strong... Read More

CCTV camera is eye of the storm

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has a new storm watcher. A CCTV camera has been installed at Two Mile Creek, Waihī Beach, to help monitor stormwater... Read More

Rain ahead across New Zealand

MetService says a strengthening northwest flow is expected to spread over central and southern New Zealand on Wednesday, with embedded fronts bringing rain to... Read More

Windier westerlies look to blow for half a month

A windy week is on the way for many parts of New Zealand as very large and powerful winter storms grow over the Southern Ocean and parts of coastal Antarctica.... Read More