Tag: metservice_severe_weather_outlook
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to bring widespread severe weather to New Zealand's North Island from Sunday, April 12. MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook detailing potential impacts, with moderate confidence that warning amounts of rain will fall across the…
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Tropical Low Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
New Zealand's North Island faces a moderate risk of widespread severe weather by Sunday, April 12, as a deep tropical low is expected to move southeastwards towards the country. The low is forecast to lie near East Cape by midnight…
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Tropical Low Threatens North Island with Heavy Rain and Strong Winds
A tropical low is expected to approach New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, potentially bringing heavy rain and strong east to northeast winds. MetService reports moderate confidence that warning amounts of rain will fall across Northland, Auckland,…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Showers and Potential Strong Winds Expected
New Zealand can expect a varied weather pattern over the coming days, with showers anticipated in various parts of the country. A ridge of high pressure is set to influence the South Island, while the North Island will experience a…
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Severe Weather Warning for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
A Severe Weather Warning is currently in force for Gisborne/Tairawhiti and parts of Hawke's Bay. During Sunday morning, there is high confidence that warnable amounts of rain will continue to fall about the Wairoa District and Gisborne/Tairawhiti. Thunderstorms and localised…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:14 am on Sunday, December 14, 2025, indicates that a front will move rapidly northeast from the South Island onto the North Island on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. This front is expected…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:46 am on Friday, December 12, 2025, indicates a period of unsettled weather for New Zealand. A large high, currently over the North Island, is moving east, allowing a northerly flow to…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand's South Island
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:37 am on Friday, December 5, 2025, indicates that a front, preceded by a strong northwesterly flow, will move northeast over the lower South Island on Sunday, December 7, 2025. There is…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:05am on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, indicates strong winds and heavy rain are expected to impact parts of New Zealand over the coming days. On Thursday, December 4, a large low east…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand's North Island
A large low-pressure system is forecast to move across the southern North Island on Wednesday, bringing windy and wet conditions to many areas. MetService has issued a severe weather outlook, indicating a moderate confidence of heavy rainfall warnings for eastern…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:05am on Sunday, November 30, 2025, indicates a period of unsettled weather for New Zealand. On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, a trough over the South Island is expected to bring rain to…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand
A front is forecasted to move east across New Zealand, bringing with it a strong, moist northerly flow. MetService issued the severe weather outlook at 10:03am on Sunday, November 16, 2025, noting that the front is expected to arrive on…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:56am on Thursday, November 13, 2025, indicates a low confidence of severe weather over the next few days. On Saturday, November 15, a front weakens as it moves east across the North…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Unsettled Conditions Expected
A series of fronts are set to move across New Zealand, bringing unsettled weather conditions. According to the MetService Severe Weather Outlook issued on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the upper North Island will experience a front on Friday morning, followed…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Gale-Force Winds Forecast for New Zealand
New Zealand is bracing for a series of weather fronts set to bring heavy rainfall and severe gale-force winds across multiple regions over the coming days. According to the MetService, a front preceded by strong, moist northwesterlies will weaken as…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService forecasts a week of heavy rain and strong winds for New Zealand, starting Thursday, October 9, 2025. A moist northwest flow is expected to strengthen ahead of a front moving onto the far…
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Severe Weather Outlook: High Winds and Heavy Rain Expected
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:31am on Monday, October 6, 2025, indicates a strengthening northwest flow over New Zealand. Wednesday sees a ridge over the north, while the South Island experiences showery conditions. There is low confidence…
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Severe Weather Outlook: High Winds and Heavy Rain Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:11am on Friday, September 12, 2025, indicates a week of unsettled weather for New Zealand. The forecast, which extends from Sunday, September 14, to Wednesday, September 17, 2025, warns of potential severe…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A series of fronts within a strong, moist northwest flow are expected to impact New Zealand, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. A cooler southwest change will also spread onto southern New Zealand. MetService has issued severe weather watches, with…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Northwesterly Flow and Frontal Systems
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:03am on Monday, September 1, 2025, indicates varying weather patterns across New Zealand. While a ridge of high pressure is expected to build over much of the country on Wednesday, a moist…
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Severe Gales Forecast for North Island, Snow Showers Possible
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:02 am on Friday, August 29, 2025, forecasts strong southwesterly gales for the upper North Island on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula face a high confidence of severe…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Westerly Flow and Gale Risk
New Zealand can expect a disturbed westerly flow, bringing a minimal risk of severe weather this weekend. According to the MetService, snow showers may affect higher roads in the South Island. Looking ahead to Sunday, a strong southwesterly flow is…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Gales and Snow Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:25 am on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, indicates a strong and unsettled westerly flow easing over New Zealand as a narrow ridge moves onshore from the Tasman Sea. There is moderate confidence…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:14 am on Monday, August 25, 2025, indicates a dynamic weather pattern across New Zealand. The outlook spans from Wednesday, August 27, to Saturday, August 30, 2025. On Wednesday, a low to…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Potential for Strong Winds and Heavy Rain
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:51am on Sunday, August 24, 2025, indicates potential for strong winds and heavy rain across various parts of New Zealand over the coming days. On Tuesday, August 26, high pressure will cover…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Ridge of High Pressure Dominates, Low Confidence of Severe Weather
New Zealanders can anticipate a week of varied weather conditions, according to MetService's latest severe weather outlook issued on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The immediate forecast for Monday, August 25, indicates that a ridge of high pressure will cover most…
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Snow Expected to Hit South Island and Central North Island
Snow is expected to affect many South Island areas above about 200 metres on Tuesday 19 August 2025. The central North Island high country is also likely to be affected by snow above about 900 metres. According to MetService, the…
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New Zealand Braces for Severe Weather as Front Approaches
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:51am on Friday, August 15, 2025, indicates a series of weather events affecting New Zealand. A front, preceded by a strong northwesterly flow and followed by cold southwesterlies, is expected to move…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: High Pressure Dominates, Minimal Severe Weather Risk
A ridge of high pressure is set to dominate New Zealand's weather this week, bringing a period of relative calm. According to the MetService's Severe Weather Outlook, issued on Saturday, August 9, 2025, the ridge extends from the Tasman Sea…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Unsettled Conditions Expected Across New Zealand
A trough of low pressure moving from the Tasman Sea is expected to bring unsettled weather to New Zealand from Thursday, August 7, through Sunday, August 10, 2025. Issued at 9:23am on Tuesday, August 5, the MetService outlook indicates strengthening…
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