Thunderstorm expected today

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by the MetService for parts of the North Island. Arno Dyason from the MetService says that daytime heating... Read More

New Year’s Eve weather forecast

The year appears to be ending on a calm note weatherwise, but 2021 looks to be kicking off with wet weather across the country, says a spokesperson for... Read More

New Year’s Eve forecast

As the year draws to a close the weather is set to bring a few more curve balls around New Year’s Eve. The MetService is forecasting mainly fine... Read More

Unseasonable cold moving up across North Island

  Unseasonable cold will move up and across much of the North Island and most of eastern New Zealand today, according to WeatherWatch.   "Temperatures... Read More

Cold change forecast to move up NZ

A colder change is moving up the country and gets even colder on Saturday in the South Island and Sunday in the North Island, forecasts WeatherWatch.co.nz Maximum... Read More

The fridge door will be left open on Christmas Day

MetService says that while Christmas Day is shaping up to be mostly fine and warm across northern and central New Zealand, southerly winds are forecast... Read More

Wintry snap for some parts of NZ for Christmas

If the cold weather of a Northern Hemisphere's Christmas appeals to you, then Dunedin or the Southern Alps may be the place to be this Christmas... Read More

Three sleeps, two lows and a clear Christmas sky

MetService is forecasting a cloudy run in to Christmas, with some significant rain and strong winds especially around Christmas Eve. For Christmas Day,... Read More

Warm and windy forecast for Christmas Day

The southern end of NZ will have a cooler, showery Christmas Day, while those in the north eastern North Island will have more sun and heat. The forecast... Read More

Yasa’s remnants to fall apart just offshore

The rainy remnants of what was Cyclone Yasa will get quite close to NZ on Wednesday - but fail to reach here due to so much high pressure in the north. While... Read More

Waiting to see if Yasa sends NZ tropical weather

  High pressure now lies well east of New Zealand and it’s this large high that will help guide the remnants of Yasa towards NZ next week... Read More

Cyclone Yasa makes landfall in Fiji

Cyclone Yasa, with winds at its centre gusting as high as 350km/h, made landfall on the island of Vanua Levu. The category five storm was over the province... Read More

High pressure decreasing threat of Yasa hitting NZ

It's not every day a major Category 5 cyclone with 906hPa air pressure is lying just north of New Zealand. As of 8am, Thursday Severe Cyclone Yasa... Read More

Cyclone Yasa on track to hit Fiji as Cat 5 storm

All eyes should now be on Fiji as a major tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall there late Thursday and Friday, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "It's... Read More

Settled weather for New Zealand

A high stalls over the country for the next few days, and MetService is forecasting a settled week of weather for much of New Zealand. This comes as... Read More