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Potential ex-cyclone for the North Island next Tuesday/Wednesday
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- Potential ex-cyclone for the North Island next Tuesday/Wednesday
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- 5:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Cyclone Fili has peaked and is now weakening - but it’s likely to reform into a new storm system as it passes near - or even over - the North Island next week.
At this stage Tuesday to Thursday sees severe weather risks in the North Island - and possibly even the upper South Island.
Elsewhere, we have some wet weather next week for drought hit Southland and more showers in NSW where flooding again hit Sydney yesterday - but hopefully the worst is easing as we head into the weekend.
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- Cyclone Fili’s remnants may impact NZ’s North Island next week
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- 6:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Cyclone Fili remains around New Caledonia today, as a Category 2 tropical cyclone at the time we recorded this.
Meanwhile NZ has a southerly change moving up the country with showers.
While Fili may lose tropical cyclone status this weekend, it may then become extra-tropical (which can make it stormier again as it tracks past NZ).
Next Tuesday and Wednesday there are some severe weather risks for the North Island.
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- Update on Tropical Cyclone Fili’s potential path towards NZ
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- 6:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Cyclone Fili is going to bring heavy rain to New Caledonia before slowly heading towards New Zealand’s North Island - but it’s likely to weaken before doing so, then may re-energise again in the NZ area.
We compare the computer models to show the potential set up next week - along with the latest tracking.
We also have an update on rainfall chances for Southland, which is now officially in drought.
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- Animation: Cyclone Fili’s track past New Caledonia towards New Zealand
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- There is much uncertainty about the precise track of Tropical Cyclone Fili into the NZ area, but ECMWF and GFS models suggest TC FILI will move southeastward towards the North Island around early to mid-next week.
However, by the time FILI reaches New Zealand its structure as a cyclone is highly likely to have collapsed.
In this case heavy rain with gusty winds possible in some areas of the North Island from next Tuesday into Wednesday.
Animation is the latest ECMWF and GFS model.
- Black contour ECMWF model
- White contour GFS model
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- Tropical Cyclone Fili forms north of NZ + cold change for southern NZ
- Runtime
- 6:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Tropical Cyclone has been named today near New Caledonia by the Fiji MetService - and it's called Fili. The current tracking does take it into the NZ area next week, although it’s not yet locked in.
Yesterday the modelling was showing the storm staying north of NZ, but updates today are now giving the option of the storm directly coming into the NZ area. Nothing locked in yet, so it remains ‘one to watch’.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the screen, we’re focused on a colder southerly about to come into Southland and then up the country over the next 48 hours.
At the time of recording this video the Fiji Met hadn't named the storm - it is now named "Fili".
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- Cyclone forming north of NZ this week, cooler change for southern NZ
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- 6:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A tropical cyclone is likely to form this week north of NZ around New Caledonia, while at the same time a colder southerly change moves into the lower South Island.
At this stage the possible cyclone may only impact New Caledonia - with powerful high pressure from south of Australia zipping into the NZ area later this week and should keep the low well to our north.
Meanwhile the southerly change in the south arrives on Wednesday and heads north Thursday - temperatures will take a bigger hit in the south, but for those in the north of NZ it will be a brief cool down - then back to dry and mild.
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- ClimateWatch: APRIL outlook as La Nina fades slowly
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- 12:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- It’s the long kiss goodbye from La Nina as it continues to slowly fade - but is lingering a little longer than initially expected.
This brings with it high chances of rain in Australia and the tropics - but not necessarily for NZ yet.
However with marine heatwaves continuing on and a lot of high pressure - the NZ area is looking to lean drier than usual and warmer than usual in a number of regions.
We have full details - plus a special look at Southland which is basically in drought now.
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- Antarctic & tropical storms - what about NZ & Australia?
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- 6:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- In our final weather update for March we take a look at storms in the Southern Ocean and a possible cyclone near Queensland in the week ahead - but we also focus on a large storm in the Tasman Sea which will impact coastal NSW and VIC.
NZ is mostly under high pressure - and we talk about that high pressure as it’s the dominant feature for NZ’s weather at the moment.
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- NZ & Aust: La Nina lows & powerful highs make up next several days
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- 6:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Much of NZ leans fairly dry over the next week but showers are in the forecast, while big lows continue along eastern Australia and up into the tropics.
Much of NZ leans warmer than average - although a colder Friday is coming for the southern and eastern South Island.
We take a look at the weather makers around New Zealand, Australia and the sub-tropics for the coming weekend and start of next week.
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- Tracking rainmakers around NZ and Australia
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We’re monitoring 3 main areas of low pressure in our part of the world with today hopefully the final day of rain across the eastern North Island (giving way to showers and much longer dry spells in the days ahead).
A big low in the Tasman Sea will bring flooding risks to eastern Australia before moving towards NZ this weekend and weakening - but bringing a few showers and cooler air in to dry Southland.
We have the forecast through until Sunday.
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- Southland is basically in drought, more showers for eastern NI
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- 5:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Drought conditions are setting in across Southland and despite some showers this week the region leans drier than average for not only the next few days but potentially the next couple of weeks. We track what is happening there - and side note, we have more details coming out this Friday in our April ClimateWatch update.
Elsewhere and the eastern North Island (especially northern Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne and East Cape) has more wet weather this week - but conditions ease later in the week.
High pressure dominates elsewhere - but a low that will hug eastern Australia this week will grow into a large Tasman Sea storm by this weekend - but for now, looks to be mostly at sea.
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- NZ & Australia - tracking more downpours in both nations
- Runtime
- 5:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The eastern North Island may still have plenty more wet weather coming - not what locals want to hear following flooding, slips and road closures this week. We take a look at the next several days of wet weather as the low responsible for it completely stalls.
Meanwhile most other parts of NZ are dry or mostly dry - with lighter winds coming too.
In Australia - La Nina easterlies and wet eastern weather returns in the week ahead (especially Queensland) and over in WA what was Severe Tropical Cyclone Charlotte is expected to bring wet weather into Perth and other parts of WA as a more normal low pressure zone.
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- East Coast low to hang around until next week
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- 5:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- High pressure is heading towards the South Island and low pressure is hanging around the North Island with more heavy rain today and breaking apart more on Friday.
But the eastern low lingers into next week bringing more showers to the east - along with southerly quarter winds.
We have your forecast to Tuesday.
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- More heavy rain & thunderstorms - but high pressure is coming
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- 6:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We track more thunderstorms & heavy rain in the North Island and upper South Island today - and look for rain for Southland which needs it most.
We also show how the low in the Tasman Sea is about to transfer to the Pacific Ocean and rapidly deepen into an offshore storm.
In Australia - rain returns to both the east and west coasts.
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- Latest tracking of downpours & thunderstorms in NZ
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- 5:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- More heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms are forecast for NZ today ahead of further low pressure which will bring heavy rain to the north eastern corner of the North Island in the days ahead.
Low pressure which transfer from the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean side and that will bring in a cooler southerly with showers for the country at the end of the week and into the weekend.
Meanwhile, Australia has Severe Cyclone Charlotte out to the west - and this evening a number of places inland will have temperatures of 40 to 45C.
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- Special Auckland & North Island update as Severe Thunderstorms move through
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- 6:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Severe thunderstorms and intense rain is moving down the upper North Island and while it’s easing from Auckland northwards we may still see more isolated thunderstorms in the days ahead.
We take a special look at where the most intense area of storms is and what is producing it all - also how long it will linger.
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- Rain clouds descend on northern NZ after extended dry spell
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- 5:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Rain is on the way but will it reach your property? We take a detailed look at the next rainmaker for northern NZ which brings with it a chance for flooding and slips next week due to the slow movement of it all.
But at the other end of New Zealand conditions continue to lean drier than usual, with a drier than average rest of March likely in Southland, Central Otago and South Canterbury.
We have your weekend forecast and the outlook to next Wednesday.
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- Due to staff sick leave we have no video today , back tomorrow with your weekend outlook.
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- 0:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
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- Rainmakers surround NZ - high pressure dominates this week, maybe not next
- Runtime
- 6:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Low pressure zones are developing around NZ and there is a chance next week may finally see some rain in the very north of the country. The south of NZ, which is also dry, has fewer chances of rain although some heavy West Coast rain in the days ahead may spillover eastwards a little.
We track the forecast into next week as rainmakers start to surround NZ and high pressure shows signs of breaking up for the first time in a while.
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- Taking a look at NZ rainmaker for the rest of March
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- 5:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Due to popular demand we’re providing a mid-month rainfall update for the next 16 days ahead. In the short term we have a colder change and showers along eastern NZ with northern Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne most exposed.
Next week the top of NZ may get some heavy rain. We provide two long range maps for the next 9 days ahead and the next 16 days ahead.
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- High pressure zones breaking up, low pressure zones increasing
- Runtime
- 6:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rain for the eastern North Island looks to mostly fall at sea this week but around 50mm may still fall in Northern Hawke’s Bay and parts of Gisborne region.
High pressure dominates the country from the south this week with a cooler change coming in on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Low pressure north of NZ may bring in some rain for the Far North later this week and early next week it may impact other North Island regions.
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- NZ’s east coast may be in for deluge next week
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- 7:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Is NZ’s east coast about to get what Aussie’s east coast just had? It’s a similar set up next week and although NZ’s rainfall totals look lower than what Australia just had, totals may still exceed 200mm around Gisborne to Hawke’s Bay with a chance of slips, flooding and road closures next week should this low move in.
The low, which a week ago was the twin low next to Cyclone Eva, will stall in the NZ area on Monday and linger for potentially over a week.
Unfortunately many regions that need rain may miss out on wet weather from this set up.
RuralWeather.co.nz - has the most extensive rainfall data for your hyper-local part of NZ.
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- Low pressure zone may bring rain to the North Island
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- 4:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rain is easing and clearing NSW but the low responsible will clip the lower South Island on Friday/Saturday with wind and rain but rainfall totals aren’t too great.
Most places lean drier than average in the week ahead but a small but potent subtropical low pressure zone may drift close enough to the upper North Island next week bringing the chance of some heavy rain into East Cape, Gisborne and Northern Hawke’s Bay.
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- More rain for QLD as NZ looks drier - we track the rainmakers
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- 5:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There is plenty of heavy rain around NZ - it’s just not over our country. Low pressure zones surround NZ to the north, east and west but high pressure crossing us will keep most places dry until Friday or the weekend.
West Coast rain is forecast and showers into both main islands.
Meanwhile over in Australia rain eases in NSW but looks to return to QLD, hopefully with rainfall numbers that aren’t going to cause so many flood problems - but still another area of rain to monitor.
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- Hot for parts of NZ this week, cool change by Sunday. More rain for NSW.
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- High pressure will dominate NZ for the next few days as a low departs NSW and heads to the South Island this Friday and Saturday bringing some rain and a burst of wind.
By Sunday a cooler change moves up NZ and for some it may be considered “cold” by Sunday or Monday, especially in parts of the South Island. This weekend southerly is ahead of the next high pressure zone drifting in from south of Australia next week.
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- More heavy La Nina rain for eastern Aussie as NZ lies on the edge of it all
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- 5:39
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- New Zealand has some temperature ups and downs this week but northern NZ remains summer-like with highs in the mid to late 20s and lows in the late teens. The South Island and lower North Island has a bit more up and down with those temperatures but most places in NZ are dry this week and fairly settled as high pressure crosses over and exits out to our east.
Meanwhile the eastern side of Aussie (NSW and QLD) are in for even more heavy rain this week and next week to - with the low impacting Sydney drifting to NZ’s South Island late this week bringing a burst of West Coast rain and possible gales through the mountains.
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- Short lived Cyclone Eva forms, remnants may reach NZ
- Runtime
- 6:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The next tropical cyclone was named last night by Fiji Met and is already over NZ waters but it remains basically stalled north of us for a few more days.
It’s a short lived storm that may be gone as fast as it formed, but the remnants will likely drift into the Tasman Sea and reach NZ’s West Coast next week some time. Another twin storm will spin off to the east up in the tropics and drop south of the Cook Islands as a bigger storm (but at sea).
Meanwhile - more rain is forecast for eastern Australia, especially NSW.
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- NZ & Australia: 3 lows to monitor & one big high
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- 6:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We have an ex-cyclone, a possible developing cyclone, and a big rainmaker all to monitor - but on top of that, a powerful high pressure zone which is currently smothering NZ with mostly dry weather.
Over the days ahead temperatures in NZ will start to lift up further.
Meanwhile Aussie has a number of rainmakers to contend with - and a low north of NZ may become a tropical cyclone in the next couple of days.
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- High pressure dominates NZ as flooding risks continue across Aussie
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- 5:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A powerful high pressure zone will bring mostly dry weather to NZ until the start of next week while Australia has flood risks right along the eastern seaboard and also in Western Australia from a tropical storm.
Rainfall totals in parts of Aussie will be in the 200 to 300mm mark over the next 5 days.
It’s the opposite story in NZ with high pressure keeping all regions drier than average for the first week of March - but some shower and isolated downpours will give some people a surprise burst of wet weather.
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- ClimateWatch - MARCH - La Nina peaks, now slowly fading
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- 11:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A neutral weather pattern is slowly return to the NZ/South Pacific and Australia region as La Nina starts to fade away.
However the tropical cyclone season - regardless of La Nina - carries on through April, so we may not be saying goodbye to those northern rainmakers just yet. Certainly Australia has plenty more eastern rain on the way.
New Zealand, however, looks more settled with high pressure dominating this month - but some tropical and Southern Ocean rainmakers will flirt with NZ.
We take a look at the long range MARCH forecast, but also APRIL and MAY too.
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- Autumn arrives and dry weather looks to dominate - might be a thunderstorm
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- 3:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- High pressure will dominate the NZ area for the next week or two but a few big downpours are possible, especially in the South Island’s interior.
After a cold start to this week for two thirds of NZ, the air temperatures do lift up this week and by this weekend most places have milder overnight lows as well as warm to hot days.
We track the rainmakers in eastern Aussie as well.
WeatherWatch.co.nz and RuralWeather.co.nz for more news and maps.
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- Tropical Cyclone threats for both Australia and NZ
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There are two tropical storms to monitor this week and while NZ is likely to be protected by high pressure there is enough uncertainty to suggest it’s still one to watch.
The powerful high coming in to NZ this week is responsible for a chilly start across both main todays - although north the upper NI which remains mild. This high will likely limit how far south the tropical storm gets - but if the high weakens at all it means Northland, Auckland and the upper North Island should closely monitor the tropical depression.
Meanwhile, Western Australia deals with Cyclone Anika and the eastern side of Australia sadly isn’t yet done with flooding rains - although they should ease for a time in Queensland.
WeatherWatch.co.nz for more news and maps across New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific Nations.
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- Cold front for the South Island, tropical low north of NZ next week
- Runtime
- 6:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A cold front is heading up NZ this weekend as heavy rain continues in QLD and heatwave with temperatures 45 to 50C forecast for WA.
The NZ cold front will bring about 2 to 15mm across the South Island, then showers line up along the eastern North Island.
We’re still monitoring a possible tropical cyclone next week north of NZ - but modelling today suggests it may be a bit messy and could fail to just reach cyclone status. Either way, it’s one to watch due to future tracking which brings it towards NZ - but high pressure further south may well help it fall apart.
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- Possible tropical cyclone north of NZ next week, downpours continue in eastern OZ
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- 6:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A powerful high pressure zone is dominating NZ into next week - and a tropical cyclone may well be forming in the Coral Sea this weekend to lie north of NZ next Wednesday.
It’s early days but the latest modelling gives more confidence of this today.
We track the possible cyclone, the powerful high in the NZ area (and the cooler southerlies with it) plus we closely monitor the flooding downpours in eastern Australia - which will continue on for another week.
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- Aussie heatwave, NZ variety + Coral Sea low to monitor in March
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- 5:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Showers will continue to impact both NZ and Australia, especially the eastern side of both nations in the days ahead.
WA is dealing with a heavtwave with temperatures climbing towards 50C by Friday and the weekend - at the same time NZ has some cooler weather sliding up our eastern coastlines with a cooler night on Thursday nioght for the lower North Island.
No major storms at the moment, but potentially one on the horizon in the Coral Sea by the end of this week/start of March next week.
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- NZ & Australia forecast for the rest of February
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- 4:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We have the forecast for this part of the world for the remainder of the month as high pressure dominates NZ and parts of Aussie, but plenty of showers are in the mix.
The tropics has some low pressure zones, but for the rest of the month most stormy areas look to be mainly at sea.
We track the highs and lows for the rest of the month around Australia, NZ and the South Pacific islands.
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- Showers but plenty of dry, sometimes hot, weather coming
- Runtime
- 5:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Across NZ and Australia the forecast is quite similar this week - plenty of large dry areas, a few showers, the odd thunderstorm and late summer is packing some heat.
West Australia will be up and over 45C this week and northern NZ will up and over 30C at times.
But there are some signs that Autumn is just around the corner.
We have your forecast through until Saturday for New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
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- Cold front for NZ’s South Island, 45C coming for Western Aussie
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- 10 to 30mm is on the way for many South Island centres this weekend as a cold front moves northwards, meanwhile the North Island has showers developing and overnight lows increasing back up to the 20 degree mark.
In Australia it’s fairly quiet but hot weather in western areas next week will see daytime highs climb over 45C.
The tropics look quiet - but there is a tropical disturbance in the Coral Sea area worth keeping an eye on.
We have your forecast until Wednesday...
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- Southern rain will break to Northern showers
- Runtime
- 4:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The next front is about to move up the South Island this weekend bringing some rain - while the North Island has more nor’east winds kicking and overnight lows gradually lifting back up.
There isn’t anything too dramatic on the way - but we are monitoring the chance of a possible low pressure zone north of NZ for the end of Feb/start of March.
Across Australia showers and a cooler flow for Hobart and Melbourne.
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- High pressure is back - so too are a few showers & fog patches
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- High pressure is crossing over NZ and while a tropical low may form in the Coral Sea in the next week or so it may not pose any threat to NZ due to high pressure here.
In Australia a few downpours move around the coastal areas with a cooler southerly coming up on Monday.
NZ has rain moving up the West Coast this weekend with clouds increasing elsewhere.
We may also see more fog patches here and there in both islands - use NZ’s only fog forecaster at RuralWeather.co.nz for more.
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- ANIMATION - NZ & Australia rainfall for rest of February
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Our regular weather videos return tomorrow, Wednesday, as our team take a couple days break following Cyclone Dovi.
Today we’ve got for you the latest satellite map, showing things far more settled across New Zealand.
We also have the latest GFS 15 day Rainfall forecast - showing likely rainmakers and where the large dry areas are.
(Maps credit: WeatherZone)
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- Special Sunday Update: Damaging winds for Auckland + we track Dovi crossing the North Island
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Ex-tropical cyclone Dovi is about to make landfall in the North Island, somewhere around North Taranaki and Waitomo. This will bring a damaging surge of westerlies into Auckland City and also parts of Waikato, Coromandel Peninsula and Northland.
Meanwhile southerlies blast into Wellington, Cook Strait, Taranaki and maybe Whanganui. The southerly blast will later move up Wairarapa and coastal Hawke’s Bay, as it started to ease on the western side and in Auckland.
We have a special update as we track the hurricane force winds associated with Dovi on Sunday + rain falling in the upper South Island (along with some snow!)
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- Special Update - Cyclone Dovi’s path across NZ’s North Island
- Runtime
- 9:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Cyclone Dovi (ex-tropical) will be moving in across the North Island on Sunday bringing severe weather into both main islands of New Zealand.
In this special Saturday update we track - in detail - the rain and wind, plus we also take a look at the difficulties of forecasting a storm that is literally changing structure as it moves in.
WeatherWatch.co.nz / RuralWeather.co,nz
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- Special update on how Cyclone Dovi will hit NZ this weekend
- Runtime
- 7:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Intense tropical humidity, flooding rains and damaging winds are all in the forecast this weekend as a tropical cyclone leaves the tropics and moves directly into NZ.
At the time of recording this (late Friday morning) the cyclone was a Severe Category 3 storm and was likely to make landfall in a weakened state on Sunday night in the North Island (yet to be locked in).
We have full details on tracking, risks and where the worst wind, rain and humidity will be…. plus…when is the cooler change coming?!?
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- Cyclone Dovi to unravel over NZ this weekend, brings flood risks
- Runtime
- 6:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Central NZ is in for another burst of heavy rain as the remnants of a tropical cyclone move in this weekend. The storm will actually help trigger heavy rain before it moves in too with the bulk of the rain expected to fall through central NZ (upper South Island, lower North Island).
The top and bottom regions of NZ look mostly dry - although northern NZ will be immensly humid over the coming 72 hours with Fiji airflows moving in - but, a cooler change moves out of the South Island and into the North Island by Monday.
We have full details in this special Cyclone Dovi update.
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- Tropical Cyclone forming, NZ to be impacted by more rain
- Runtime
- 7:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A tropical cyclone will today (or tomorrow) be named near New Caledonia and southern Vanuatu by the Fiji Met Service - and it’s tracking towards NZ.
The storm is expected to intensify on Friday and Saturday before weakening as moves into the NZ area on Sunday and Monday. Despite it weakening with winds, the ex-tropical cyclone will still likely dump a lot of rain across an already saturated North Island. At this stage Taranaki over to Hawke’s Bay may get the most rain - but this is still being worked out.
We have the latest through to Tuesday...
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- Possible tropical cyclone this week expected to dump rain in NZ this weekend
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- NZ just had a rain event - and it looks as though another one is on the way. With rain starting this week in the west again due to low pressure over the Tasman Sea, another low is already deepening in the tropics and looks likely to become a tropical cyclone.
Regardless of if it becomes a named storm, it’s expected to drop south into NZ enhancing rainfall across the North Island and upper South Island again.
Here’s the latest...
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- Huge tropical low pressure zone next week north of NZ
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- 8:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rain is about to move into the dry North Island but not before more heavy rain for the South Island over the next 24 to 48 hours.
As we head through the long weekend rain shifts into the North Island - but then breaks up and becomes patchy, meaning not everyone will get the rain they desire.
Perhaps more significantly is the giant area of low pressure forming north of NZ next week. It’s going to feed even more tropical, humid, air into northern NZ in particular (yes, even tougher sleeping conditions are coming) and late next week this large low pressure zone has a chance of bringing more rain into dry parts of the country.
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- Concern for more South Island flooding, North Island looking wetter next week
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- 5:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The South Island deluge continues on the West Coast with the Nelson area more exposed as we go into the weekend.
The North Island gets some wet weather - it’s still hard to precisely lock in who will get the most but a period of rain and showers looks set to hang around for a few days next week with higher humidity and easterlies. Typical La Nina weather finally!
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- ClimateWatch - FEBRUARY outlook as La Nina rainmakers head to NZ
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- 10:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- February looks likely to kick off very wet, warm, and humid in many parts of NZ as a tropical rainmaker moves through. Initially, the South Island is most exposed, then the North Island has heavy rain and possible flood potential this long weekend and into next week.
High pressure may then start to return mid-month nationwide.
Southland may be one of the driest regions in the week or two ahead, as rain crosses many other regions.
We guide you through February’s most likely weather pattern and give you an update on how La Nina is impacting our part of the world.
