Tag: weather
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New Zealand Faces Minimal Severe Weather Risk This Week
New Zealand is set for a week with minimal risk of severe weather, according to the latest outlook from MetService. A ridge of high pressure is expected to dominate the country's weather patterns from Friday through to Monday. On Friday,…
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MetService: Minimal Severe Weather Risk for New Zealand This Week
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook for the coming week, stating there is minimal risk of severe weather affecting New Zealand. From Thursday, March 19th, a ridge of high pressure is expected to build over the South Island, while…
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New Zealand Weather: Settled North, Rain South Midweek
New Zealand can expect largely settled weather early this week, with a ridge of high pressure dominating. The North Island is forecast to experience mostly fine conditions with plenty of dry weather. Patchy cloud and isolated showers are possible, but…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Low Risk of Severe Conditions
MetService has issued its severe weather outlook for the upcoming week, indicating a low risk of significant weather events across New Zealand. On Tuesday, a high-pressure ridge will cover the northern and central parts of the country, while a Tasman…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on weekend news including river body recovery and beach incident death
RNZ is reporting on several weekend news items. The news outlet said a body was recovered from the Manawatū River, though it has not yet been formally identified. RNZ also reported that a person died after an incident involving a…
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MetService Forecasts Minimal Severe Weather Risk for New Zealand
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook, indicating a minimal risk of severe weather across New Zealand for the period of Sunday, March 15, to Wednesday, March 18. The forecast suggests a strong west to southwest flow will gradually ease…
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MetService Forecasts Low Confidence of Severe Gales for Southland
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook indicating a low confidence of severe westerly gales affecting coastal Southland and Clutha on Saturday, March 14, 2026. This is due to a strong west to southwest flow covering the country. The confidence…
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New Zealand Weather: Fronts Bring Wet, Windy Conditions
New Zealand is set to experience a period of unsettled weather from Monday, March 9th, to Thursday, March 12th, with fronts bringing wet and windy conditions to many areas. Monday will see cloudy, cool, and wet weather across the southern…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Fiordland and Westland
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland, covering the area between Doubtful Sound and Haast. The warning is in effect for 22 hours, from 8:00pm Friday, March 6, 2026, until 6:00pm Saturday, March 7, 2026.…
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MetService Warns of Potential Severe Easterly Gales for Northland
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook for the coming week, with a low confidence of warning amounts of rain in Fiordland, Southland, and Clutha on Sunday, March 8. A cool southerly change is expected to follow a front moving…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Fiordland and Westland, covering the area between Doubtful Sound and Haast. The warning is in effect for 28 hours, starting from 2:00 PM on Friday, March 6, 2026, and concluding at…
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Sunshine Expected for Most Weekend Events, South Island Faces Rain
New Zealanders can expect plenty of sunshine for weekend events across most of the country, though the South Island will see some rain and unseasonably warm temperatures. A ridge of high pressure will keep the North Island dry until Monday,…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Low Risk of Severe Conditions
MetService has issued its Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand, indicating a low risk of severe weather impacting the country from Thursday, March 5, to Sunday, March 8. On Thursday, a large high pressure system will cover most of the…
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Severe Gale Warning for Chatham Islands
The MetService has issued a severe gale warning for the Chatham Islands, effective from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm today, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. A deep low situated east of New Zealand is forecast to bring severe southerly gales, with…
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Severe Gales and Heavy Rain Threaten Chatham Islands
A MetService Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the Chatham Islands, forecasting severe southeasterly gales and heavy rain. The alert is in effect for 12 hours, starting at 4:00 am Tuesday, March 3, and concluding at 4:00 pm the…
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New Zealand Braces for Cold Snap Before Summer Returns
New Zealand is experiencing a significant drop in temperatures as March begins, with many areas waking up to single digits on Monday. MetService is forecasting even colder conditions for Monday night, with widespread frosts expected in the interior of the…
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Severe Gales and Heavy Rain Threaten Chatham Islands
The Meteorological Service of New Zealand (MetService) has issued a severe weather warning for the Chatham Islands, forecasting severe southeasterly gales and heavy rain. A deep low is expected to form near the islands late on Monday, March 2, bringing…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on TV, sports, and local news
RNZ is reporting on a range of stories from the past weekend. The outlet said that March's best television includes "Yellowstone" expansions and a Louis Theroux documentary. It also noted that an "Aotearoa TV icon" turns 60. In sports, RNZ…
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New Zealand Faces Cold and Wet Start to Autumn
New Zealand is bracing for a cold and wet start to meteorological autumn, with a significant change in weather expected from Thursday, February 26th, through Monday, March 2nd. While recent days have been predominantly dry and warm, a cold front…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Risk Expected
MetService has issued its severe weather outlook for New Zealand, indicating a minimal risk of severe weather from Friday, February 27, through Monday, March 2. On Friday, a weakening front and cool southerly winds are expected to affect the central…
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MetService Forecasts Mild Weather for New Zealand
MetService has issued its severe weather outlook for the coming week, indicating generally mild conditions across New Zealand. A front is expected to move slowly northwards over the South Island on Thursday, preceded by a strong northwest flow and followed…
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New Zealand Weather: North Island to Enjoy Summer Warmth, South Island Faces Rain
New Zealand's meteorological summer is drawing to a close with contrasting weather patterns for the two main islands. Te Ika-a-Māui/North Island is set for dry and settled conditions for the majority of the working week, with a high-pressure system dominating.…
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MetService Forecasts Potential Heavy Rain for South Island
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook indicating a potential for heavy rain in the southern South Island later this week. On Wednesday, a front is expected to approach the south of the South Island, with a low confidence of…
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Storm Damage Forces Closure of Wellington Forests
Wellington City Council has announced the temporary closure of its forests following severe damage caused by a recent southerly storm. The storm has resulted in a significant number of trees falling, necessitating a major cleanup effort by council staff and…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Potential Heavy Rain and Snow Expected
New Zealand can expect a dynamic weather week as high pressure systems shift and fronts approach, according to MetService. Late Monday, a front is forecast to reach the southern South Island, with a low confidence of warning-level rain in Fiordland…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Potential Gales and Rain
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook for New Zealand, with potential for strong winds and rain across the country in the coming days. On Sunday, February 22, there is low confidence of severe west to southwest gales affecting coastal…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Risk Expected
New Zealand can expect a largely settled weekend with a minimal risk of severe weather, according to the latest outlook from MetService. The weak front clearing the North Island on Friday will be followed by a showery southwest flow across…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Chatham Islands
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the Chatham Islands, effective overnight Wednesday into Thursday. A deep low situated east of New Zealand is slowly moving southwards, bringing the risk of significant rainfall to the islands. In addition to…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for East of South Island and Chatham Islands
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula, expecting 60 to 80 mm of additional rainfall on top of what has already fallen, with peak intensities of 10-15 mm/h. The warning is in effect for 10 hours…
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Wellington City Council Addresses Power Outages Amidst Severe Weather
Wellington City Council is considering measures to support residents affected by ongoing power outages. Approximately 1000 households in the Northern and Western suburbs remain without power following a significant weather event. Metservice has issued a heavy rain and strong wind…