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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:25 am on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, forecasts a low-pressure system moving across central New Zealand on Thursday, June 5, followed by a cold southwesterly flow. Severe weather watches and warnings are…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Low-Pressure System to Impact New Zealand
A large low-pressure system is set to impact central and southern New Zealand, bringing potential severe weather from Wednesday, June 4th, through Saturday, June 7th, 2025, according to MetService. An associated front will also move onto the North Island. On…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Low Pressure System to Impact New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:08 am on Sunday, June 1, 2025, indicates a series of weather disturbances affecting New Zealand. On Tuesday, June 3, a front is expected to bring rain to Fiordland, although there is…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for Early June 2025
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:32 am on Saturday, May 31, 2025, indicates a low confidence of warning amounts of rain in several regions of New Zealand on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. These areas include Northland, eastern…
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MetService Issues Road Snowfall Warning for Milford Road
MetService issued a Road Snowfall Warning for Milford Road (SH94) at 7:46am on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The warning indicates that snow is not expected to settle on the road. MetService encourages reproduction of this content with attribution. The forecast…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Gales and Swells Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:37 am on Friday, May 30, 2025, indicates a strong west to southwest flow easing over New Zealand as a large high moves in from the Tasman Sea. Large southwest swells are…
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Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand's Long Weekend
New Zealand's MetService has issued a Strong Wind Watch for the upper North Island today (Thursday) due to squally thunderstorms bringing very gusty winds and hail. Meteorologist Michael Pawley advises, “Strong gusts are expected with these thunderstorms in this pocket…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain for Bay of Plenty, Gales for Northland
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 8:36pm on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for heavy rain in the Bay of Plenty and northwest gales in Northland. A front is moving eastwards across New Zealand tonight and early…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather warning at 9:36 am on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for heavy rain in the upper South Island and Bay of Plenty, and northwest gales for Northland. A front is moving eastwards across New Zealand…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain Expected in South Island and Bay of Plenty
A severe weather watch has been issued for the upper South Island and Bay of Plenty due to an approaching front set to bring heavy rain. The front is expected to move eastwards across New Zealand from Wednesday through early…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Unsettled Conditions Forecast for New Zealand
A large low-pressure system is set to bring unsettled weather to New Zealand, moving slowly eastwards. MetService issued the severe weather outlook at 10:55 am on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, noting the expected conditions for the coming days. For Thursday,…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain Expected in Upper South Island and Bay of Plenty
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService for the upper South Island and Bay of Plenty, with a front expected to bring heavy rain across New Zealand from Wednesday into early Thursday. The most urgent warning is an…
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North Island Weather Warning Lifted as Rain Eases
A severe weather warning issued by MetService at 7:47 am on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, reports that heavy rain about western parts of the North Island has eased. A front is moving eastwards across the upper North Island today, with…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Upper North Island
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, and Waikato, effective from 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 26, until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Issued by MetService at 7:36 p.m. on Monday,…
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New Zealand Braces for Wet Week with Brief Midweek Respite
A wet week is forecast for New Zealand, with a brief break midweek, according to MetService. Rain is expected for the North Island today (Monday), while settled weather spreads from the south today and Tuesday. More rain is forecast to…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Low Pressure System to Bring Unsettled Weather to New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:11 am on Monday, May 26, 2025, indicates a large low-pressure system is moving towards New Zealand from the Tasman Sea. An associated front is expected to bring unsettled weather across the…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for southern and central New Zealand, effective from tonight through Monday. A front moving over the country from the Tasman Sea is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds. Warnings and Watches…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:00 am on Sunday, May 25, 2025, indicates a series of weather disturbances affecting New Zealand. On Tuesday, May 27, a frontal rainband is expected to move over northern New Zealand, with…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for southern and central New Zealand, effective Sunday, May 25, 2025. A front moving from the Tasman Sea is expected to bring heavy rain and strong north to northwest winds across…
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New Zealand Braces for Potential Severe Weather After Sunny Spell
Most of New Zealand is set for settled, sunny weather leading into the weekend, thanks to a high-pressure system, with temperatures expected to rise after recent cold nights. However, MetService warns of a potential change by Sunday, with clouds increasing…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Strong Winds and Rain Possible Late Sunday
A ridge of high pressure is currently over most of New Zealand, posing minimal risk of severe weather through Saturday, May 24, 2025. According to the MetService, on Sunday, May 25, 2025, a ridge will persist over the North Island,…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Risk Through Saturday, Potential for Gales and Heavy Rain on Sunday
A ridge of high pressure is expected to cover northern and central New Zealand on Thursday, with strong westerlies and a weak cold front affecting the far south of the South Island. MetService reports a minimal risk of severe weather…
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MetService Lifts Road Snowfall Warning for Lewis Pass
MetService has lifted the Road Snowfall Warning for Lewis Pass (SH7) issued earlier today. As of 10:31 am on Monday, May 19, 2025, snow is no longer expected to settle on the road. MetService encourages reproduction of this content with…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Threaten New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of southern and central New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong northwest gales expected to impact both the South and North Islands. An active low-pressure system is moving east across the…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService at 9:59 am on Saturday, May 17, 2025, for parts of southern and central New Zealand. An active low-pressure system is expected to move east across the South Island late Saturday…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for parts of southern and central New Zealand, effective Friday, May 16, 2025. An active low-pressure system is expected to move east across the South Island late Saturday and early Sunday,…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for parts of southern and central New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected. An active low-pressure system will move across the South Island from the Tasman Sea late Saturday and early…
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South Island Braces for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds This Weekend
New Zealand's South Island is bracing for a wet and windy Saturday as a low-pressure system approaches, while the North Island anticipates rain on Sunday. MetService has issued Yellow Heavy Rain Watches for the ranges of Tasman northwest of Motueka,…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for South Island
A severe weather watch has been issued for the South Island, with heavy rain expected in western areas and strong northwest gales forecast for the Canterbury High Country on Saturday. The warning, released at 10:41am on Thursday, anticipates an active…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand's South Island
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:37 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025, forecasts an active low-pressure system moving onto the South Island late Saturday, bringing heavy rain and strong northwesterlies. There is moderate confidence of warning-level rainfall…
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