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Some rain for dry regions, Weekend looks fairly dry but a few showers - (27/03/19)
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- Some rain for dry regions, Weekend looks fairly dry but a few showers - (27/03/19)
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- 4:18
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- 8 years ago
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- The intense rain that moved up the West Coast on Tuesday with spectacular rainfall totals is now falling apart and weakening as it moves into the North Island. There will be some relief in northern areas from this front and again another front arriving on Monday.
The weekend is looking mostly settled but there may be a few showers, especially in the upper North Island on Saturday.
Next week, as we say another front arrives on Monday and this may be the best shot in a while at rain in the dry north.
High pressure returns next week with more dry and warmer than average weather coming in April.
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- NZ - Some rain this week & next + Final Australia update on Trevor & Veronica - (26/03/19)
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- 5:40
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- 8 years ago
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- Heavy rain continues on the West Coast today with a chance of slips and flooding until Wednesday afternoon when the front finally moves into the North Island and weakens under high pressure. Still, the front should bring some relief into dry parts of the North Island late Wednesday and Thursday.
Warmer than average weather moves in this weekend with humidity coming back. Next week the remnants of Cyclone Trevor team up with another front to bring maybe the best chance yet at rain into northern NZ. One to watch.
We also have a final look at what is happening in Australia with the two tropical storms which are now both falling apart entirely.
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- A stormier Autumn pattern arrives this week, ex-cyclone Trevor may bring rain next week - (25/03/19)
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- 5:12
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- 8 years ago
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- The new Autumn pattern is here and it means more changeable weather and finally getting some windier weather too, after what has been a remarkably calm start to 2019.
The warmer than average pattern continues for another few days with torrential rain on the West Coast leading to some impressive rainfall totals.
We also track the remnants of Cyclone Trevor, now just a rain maker lying over Queensland. However next week this area of rain looks to move out over the Tasman Sea and combine with a cold front and there is a chance the dry North Island may finally get some relief. Not yet locked in, so today we bring you the outlook.
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- Special Australia Update: Cyclones Trevor and Veronica (22/03/19)
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- 5:00
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- 8 years ago
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- Two major cyclones are both making landfall in Australia this weekend and while both are in fairly remote parts of Australia both are definitely worth monitoring with Cyclone Trevor dumping huge rainfall totals in the central desert and then out east over Queensland eventually.
To the west Cyclone Veronica is more aggressive and will affect potentially 30 to 40,000 people, bringing huge seas, damaging winds and torrential rain to a normally very dry part of Australia.
We have the latest animations, including how much rain these systems will drop across Australia in the days ahead.
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- Autumn change next week for NZ, not all who needs rain will get it (22/02/19)
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- 3:42
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- 8 years ago
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- New Zealand has a fairly quiet weekend weatherwise with just a few showers here and there, otherwise warmer than average. There may be some morning cloud and fog patches too.
However by Sunday a wind will be developing over the South Island ahead of a stormy systems in the Southern Ocean next week. While the storm won’t directly hit NZ it will send a burst of wind, rain and colder air up the South Island. But this front is unlikely to bring much relief to those in the north.
Finally we take a look at the remnants of Cyclone Trevor - which makes landfall in NT, Australia in the next 24 hours - which will drift in to Queensland in the coming days and may eventually make it out in to the Tasman Sea by the end of March.
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- Australia - Special Cyclone Update on Trevor and Veronica (21/03/19)
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- 5:13
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- 8 years ago
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- Two major tropical cyclones will be making landfall in Australia this weekend, Trevor in NT and Veronica in WA.
Both of these cyclones will be severe and may both reach Cat 5, certainly both will reach Cat 4 strength.
We take a general look across Australia for the next few days ahead, but we also drill down and focus on the specific tracking of both these storms.
While they are hitting remote areas, over 40,000 people are in the paths.
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- Autumn wakes up and rushes into NZ next week (21/03/19)
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- 3:24
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- 8 years ago
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- The extended summer weather has been welcome by many but as we head into next week there is definitely a change coming. Today, Thursday March 21st, is the Equinox which means it’s the start of Autumn on the astronomical calendar in the Southern Hemisphere and the start of spring in the north.
While NZ’s weather looks settled for the next few days with just a few drizzle patches and afternoon isolated showers it’s the forecast next Tuesday and Wednesday which sees a big storm in the Southern Ocean slide past NZ pushing up a cold front, heavy rain on the West Coast, strong nor’westers in the east and central areas and a mid-week cool down in the south, with daytime highs potentially dropping by 10 degrees.
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- Cyclones Trevor & now Veronica for remote Australia, Calm & a bit cloudy for NZ (20/03/19)
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- 4:53
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- 8 years ago
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- Australia now has two tropical cyclones while New Zealand has high pressure keeping things calm. Cyclone Trevor will affect northern Australia for a few more days and may well strengthen again in the next few days to a Category 4 storm.
Meanwhile out west and another cyclone has formed, named Veronica. Both Trevor and Veronica are likely to end up unravelling over the Australian desert this Sunday and Monday, which isn’t something that happens very often!
New Zealand’s weather is very quiet this week apart from a few possible isolated afternoon downpours here and there. Otherwise it’s fairly cloudy, calm and mainly dry,
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- NZ has daily downpours ahead + Severe Cyclone Trevor nears landfall in remote Australia (19/03/19)
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- 3:53
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- 8 years ago
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- It’s busy around Australia weather-wise in the days ahead with two tropical cyclones in their area, both hitting fairly remote places though.
Trevor was upgraded to a ‘severe’ Category 3 cyclone on Monday evening by Australian forecasters.
Meanwhile in New Zealand conditions are fairly quiet this week weatherwise but we do have a few downpours, possibly with thunder, in the mix later this week. Generally speaking NZ has high pressure and light winds until the weekend.
Next week there may be a classic cold front arriving - we’ll have more details tomorrow about how next week is shaping up but a windy and wet event is likely one week from today in two thirds of the country.
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- A few isolated downpours in NZ this week + Cyclone Trevor for Queensland (18/03/19)
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- 5:06
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- 8 years ago
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- High pressure dominates NZ’s weather this week but we will have a few drizzle patches and afternoon downpours here and there.
The week is both warmer than average and drier than average for many regions.
Over in Australia Cyclone Trevor has formed. Australian forecasters say Trevor will reach Category 2 power before landfall on Wednesday.
The storm may then reform again late week at sea and make a second landfall in northern Australia. We track its progress as a question mark remains about where the remnants of this storm may go.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- NZ’s weekend weather & outlook for next week + cyclone potential for northern Queensland (15/03/19)
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- 3:49
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- 8 years ago
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- We’re tracking a large belt of high pressure in the New Zealand area and a likely tropical cyclone around the Coral Sea in our latest weather video.
With high pressure around NZ expect light winds and warm days. Next week there is the chance of afternoon downpours, perhaps with isolated thunderstorms. In saying that next week is still drier than average for most areas.
We also take a look at northern Queensland and any risks from a developing cyclone next week. It’s not locked in about where it might track but modelling agrees a storm is likely to form - we have the latest.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- A cyclone is forming for Queensland but NZ’s 7 day rainfall map looks dry for many (14/03/19)
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- 4:21
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- 8 years ago
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- We are seeing the tropics wake up with a high chance of a cyclone forming well north of NZ and likely affecting Queensland next week and may be a severe cyclone.
In the New Zealand area we have the 7 day rainfall accumulation map and it’s showing a very dry forecast for a large portion of NZ in the week to come. In saying that, rain makers are now building all around us but until high pressure breaks up we won’t be seeing much rain.
However the West Coast has rain in the forecast in the days ahead and some will spillover into Canterbury too.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- The tropics wake up again next week north of NZ + as Tasman Sea low forms this weekend (13/03/19)
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- While high pressure is dominating New Zealand right now low pressure is forming to our north, west and south over the coming week.
Wednesday sees a cooler sou’west change for the lower South Island but most other parts of New Zealand have warmer than average sub-tropical northerly quarter breezes.
This weekend low pressure forms in the Tasman Sea and should create rain clouds that eventually end up crossing parts of NZ from the west.
Meanwhile mid-next week we may have a sub-tropical low reaching northern NZ while a potentially tropical cyclone deepens in the Coral Sea off Queensland’s coast.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- High pressure still dominates NZ’s weather, but rain makers increasingly surround us (11/03/19)
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- 4:03
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- 8 years ago
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- We have high pressure and sub-tropical breezes dominating most parts of New Zealand this week but that doesn’t mean it’s settled for all, with a cold front moving into the West Coast on Wednesday with rain there and wind inland and to the east. Also a cooler change arrives mid-week for those around Southland and Otago.
Later this week high pressure looks to dominate but a new low forms in the Tasman Sea on Friday and grows over the weekend.
We also talk about the tropics - with two new lows forming up there next week.
**Please note, due to people away we have no video on Tuesday but will have extra news stories on our website and app instead.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Your Weekend outlook plus update on potential rainfall 07/03/19
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- 3:41
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- 8 years ago
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- We have rain clouds moving in to dry parts of the North Island on Friday but it is a bit hit and miss - ie, not everyone will get relief but pockets will get a good soaking.
The rain falls apart to showers on Friday night and Saturday with most of the country looking dry over the weekend apart from a few showers here and there.
Next week sees more dry weather and more coastal showers. High pressure also looks set to continue over northern NZ but perhaps not looking quite so warm and settled over some parts of the South Island.
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- Some rain is coming this Friday, perhaps a little more next week 06/03/19
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- 4:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have a cooler change coming in the south on Thursday night and that will help generate some rain over the North Island on Friday.
For many dry areas this rain is overdue. The jury is still out about precise totals and who is most likely to get the rain but the latest indicators suggest the North Island has 15 to 30mm coming for the most part and some may get double that (but more isolated). We’ll have more details in our Thursday video.
Meanwhile high pressure continues to dominate the NZ area even with some of this wet weather.
Next week shows more high pressure but also a couple of weak small lows too, perhaps a sign that Autumn’s more changeable pattern is slowly starting to wake up - but it does look slow, we still see plenty more high pressure coming in from Australia this month.
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- A little wet weather coming for those who need it most (05/03/19)
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- 5:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have high pressure dominating New Zealand but on Friday a little bit of wet weather will move in over the upper South Island and North Island, fading away on Saturday.
Rainfall totals are very patchy so we take a look at what totals we may expect between now and this Sunday night. Totals vary from just a few mms to around 60mm, and a couple of mountainous areas may see even higher totals - but very isolated.
Generally speaking we still see more high pressure dominating the country as we continue through March, but there are signs the Autumn weather pattern is very slowly starting to wake.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Hotter week this week, showers possible end of week (04/03/19)
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- An enormous high pressure system (anticyclone) is crossing New Zealand this week bringing warmer than normal daytime highs pushing up to 30 degrees for some areas in the days ahead.
Some rain in Fiordland will push northwards up the West Coast over the next few days, heaviest falls south of Hokitika.
By the end of the week much of the country will have a sub-tropical northerly flow which might help spark a few showers around Thursday and Friday in some of our driest regions. The wet weather isn’t locked in but looks as though showers are quite likely in western and northern NZ later this week.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cyclone Pola skirts past northern NZ + next week looks hotter for many (01/03/19)
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- 3:55
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- 8 years ago
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- Severe Cyclone Pola is close to New Zealand to our north east but is unlikely to get a lot closer due to a powerful high pressure system building over the country.
The high is with us for all of next week and will help encourage warmer westerlies and later warmer sub-tropical winds to both islands, pushing temperatures into the mid to late 20s, maybe even reaching 30 for some.
While March 1st is the first day of Autumn on the Meteorological Calendar summer weather can continue throughout the month of March, although we do expect the Southern Ocean to become more stormy in the weeks ahead. We take a look at the next week of weather in the NZ area...
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Severe Cyclone Pola skirts Tonga, meanwhile we have the 14 day rainfall map for NZ (28/02/19)
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- 4:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Cyclone Pola reached “severe” category 3 status late yesterday and will be a powerful offshore storm for another 48 hours or so. The positive news is that Pola is missing most, if not all, populated places and will skirt Tonga today just out to the west.
Meanwhile Pola isn’t likely to impact New Zealand very much this Saturday when it’s at its closest point to the North Island. Perhaps a few light showers caught up in the breezy to brisk SE wind flow. Also some bigger waves and more dangerous rips and currents as a result of the offshore storm this weekend in some eastern beaches from Northland to East Cape.
Otherwise NZ is mostly dry for the next two weeks ahead. We take a look at the 14 day rainfall accumulation map which shows many places remaining very dry with the bulk of the rain falling in our rain forest, Fiordland.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cyclone Pola forms, high pressure dominates NZ but another cold front arrives today (27/02/19)
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- 4:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Another cyclone has former, this time to New Zealand’s north east and east of Fiji. Cyclone Pola is a Category 1 storm that will likely strengthen to Cat 2. However, just like with Cyclone Neil two weeks ago, Pola is tracking south away from the tropics and over cooler waters - so won’t be lasting too long.
Tonga will be skirted by Pola and those on the island should be closely monitoring, but latest guidance shows the storm further at sea than Neil. Pola is strengthening over the next 24 hours, then should weaken again the following day(s).
Meanwhile in New Zealand today we have another cold front moving in from the Southern Ocean bringing a burst of heavy rain to the southern half of the West Coast and some spillover into Southland and Otago.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Two tropical cyclones may form north of NZ before March 5 as high pressure dominates here (26/02/19)
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- 5:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- WeatherWatch.co.nz is monitoring two areas of concern that may produce more cyclones. The first has a moderate to high chance of forming in the next couple of days east of Fiji at sea (not heading to Fiji but instead tracking SW towards New Zealand). This storm, regardless of if it makes a technical tropical cyclone status, will likely come closer to NZ than Oma did and while it poses no direct threat it may churn up some of our beaches in the north.
Following that another storm may form well north of Fiji (again not impacting Fiji directly) and may be one to monitor as we head into the second week of March.
But the NZ area looks set to be smothered by high pressure for another 10 days, perhaps after that a chance of a rainmaker. Southern NZ and the West Coast gets some rain on Wednesday as another cold front moves through briefly.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- High & dry weather to dominate much of NZ this week, meanwhile tropics still active (25/02/19)
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- High pressure is rolling in to New Zealand this week, the same high that helped tear apart Cyclone Oma at the weekend. The high brings a colder than normal Monday and Monday night but by Tuesday the warmer westerlies are already kicking back in to the South Island with above normal daytime highs.
Another tropical storm is also forming, this time well out to NZ’s north east. It will come close to the country later this week to our east and may drive in bigger swells, dangerous rips in eastern beaches of the North Island and maybe a touch of high cloud, otherwise high pressure in the NZ area looks likely to dominate.
The high over NZ means areas that are dry and missed out on soaking weekend rain may have much drier conditions still to come.
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- Cyclone Oma stalls, NZ has an unsettled Sunday + another tropical low on the horizon? (22/02/19)
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- 5:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- New Zealand has some rough weather on Sunday as a cold southerly moves up the country bringing gales to some exposed central areas, pockets of rain and showers and a drop in temperatures.
Not everyone is highly impacted by it so we try to break down the many moving parts.
Meanwhile Cyclone Oma remains stuck in the Coral Sea well away from NZ and may well be stalled there for a full week.
And next week to the north west of NZ another tropical low is likely to form and has some cyclone potential. We break it all down for you here...
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Wind, rain and cold coming for parts of NZ, Cyclone Oma remains at sea (21/02/19)
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have humid northerlies around northern New Zealand right now but that is about to change as a southerly moves in on Friday and over the weekend. Saturday may not be as wet as forecasts earlier indicated, we track the rain bands and showers.
On Sunday a new low deepens quite a bit off the east coast and will create strong, cold, south to south east winds right over New Zealand with a significant temperature drop for those in the south.
The system unwinds next week and high pressure returns.
We also take a look at expected rainfall totals between today and next Tuesday.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Severe Cyclone Oma less likely to hit NZ, severe weather still possible (20/02/19)
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- 4:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Cyclone Oma made it back to “severe” Category 3 status overnight and this morning as it moves further away from New Caledonia and out into the open waters of the Coral Sea.
Building high pressure south over Tasmania is now making it less likely that Oma will directly hit NZ - but it may help influence the humid nor’easters starting to kick in around northern NZ.
A southerly arrives this weekend and for some in the South Island it will feel wintry - rain comes in this weekend too but as you’ll see it’s no so straight forward just yet...
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- The latest on Cyclone Oma and possible tracking in to the New Zealand area (19/02/19)
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- 5:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Large amounts of uncertainty remain over the weekend tracking of Cyclone Oma but for Tuesday and Wednesday the tropical cyclone will be tracking past the north western tip of New Caledonia bringing over 200mm of rain in
the coming days and possibly damaging winds for a portion of the island.
Over the next few days Oma tracks south towards the Tasman Sea area while on Friday a southerly change moves into New Zealand.
This weekend remains very messy as we try to work out the most likely set up - we show you the two different main sets up being suggested. We hope to nail the weekend forecast down by Thursday.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cyclone Oma to affect New Caledonia, 50/50 call for New Zealand (18/02/19)
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- 5:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have the very latest on Cyclone Oma and its path this week brushing north western New Caledonia with potentially damaging winds and 200+mm of rain, then it may slide into the Northern Tasman Sea where it poses a 50/50 threat to New Zealand.
Computer modelling is not yet in agreement about the tracking of Oma this weekend. Until then models do agree it will slide to the west of New Caledonia over Tuesday and Wednesday then the next few days continues to drift south.
We take a close look at the various forecasts and outcomes - plus the latest on a cold southerly arriving in New Zealand on Friday that may help link with Oma to create a new area of low pressure and rain clouds. Here’s the latest with WeatherWatch.co.nz head forecaster Philip Duncan…
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cyclone Oma may become a severe cyclone, we track it over the next 7 days (15/02/19)
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Forecasts are going to be changeable for one week from now across the North Island due to a tropical cyclone that may well be still a long way off from NZ but might still influence our weather.
Latest tracking is good news for Vanuatu and New Caledonia with the storm tracking further west hopefully in the days ahead, pushing it further out to sea.
OMA may hover around the Coral Sea until Friday of next week when it then may interact with a cold front in the NZ area.
Nothing is locked in beyond 5 days but we have the latest forecast until Friday next week.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- The latest on Cyclone Oma and will NZ get any rain next week? (14/02/19)
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Cyclone Oma continues to lie over Vanuatu and will very slowly drift towards New Caledonia. It may then linger in this area for an entire week.
As for New Zealand we may still be impacted by this but the risk is low, around 30% as of today. We’ll keep you posted.
In the NZ area itself we do see normal rainfall on the West Coast and some parts of Southland and western Otago - but most other places look drier than normal over the week ahead, but some in the very south have a few colder changes with showers.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cyclone Oma forms near Vanuatu + A couple cold fronts for southern NZ (13/02/19)
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- 3:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have a new tropical cyclone today north of New Zealand around Vanuatu. Cyclone Oma was named by the Fiji Met Service and will linger for a number of days around Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The storm is very slow moving and may grow even bigger next week over the Coral Sea near New Caledonia - but it currently poses no direct threat to New Zealand.
There are two other tropical lows we are monitoring.
Back in NZ and those needing rain only have a few isolated showers in the forecast. There are a couple of cold fronts coming over the next few days as well.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Tropical rainmakers so close yet so far away as NZ seriously dries out - the latest (12/02/19)
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- 5:54
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- There are at least 3 tropical areas of concern today north of NZ and while these will all merge into one very large low this weekend the high pressure system in the NZ area may keep it away…for now.
In a frustrating forecast for many who need rain this giant tropical rain maker will lie very close to northern NZ not just for a few days, but possibly for the rest of February as high pressure in the NZ area acts like a red traffic light holding it in place. It means stormy weather may affect New Caledonia and Vanuatu while NZ remains mostly dry with high pressure.
It still looks as though very northern NZ will get some brief wet weather - but not much.
Meanwhile we have any update on Nelson’s forecast and the latest for other dry parts of NZ
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- Tropical lows the size of Australia this week, what it means for NZ (11/02/2019)
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We had Cyclone Neil over the weekend near Tonga now two other lows north of New Zealand have cyclone potential but are likely to merge this week to create one big super low, possibly as large as Australia.
That may sound intimidating but the huge area of low pressure often ends up creating slow moving areas of rain and wind and are usually too big and slow to create cyclone status.
For dry New Zealand high pressure continues to influence us but this low is likely to grow so large it will eventually spread into north NZ later this week or weekend. One to monitor.
Despite all the low pressure to the north, NZ has a mostly dry week ahead...
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- Your weekend forecast + tracking the several tropical lows now forming (08/02/19)
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The weekend looks fairly settled in most of the main centres but some of the rural areas may be impacted by showers, like eastern Northland, East Cape and the West Coast.
Two large tropical lows will drift past East Cape on Sunday and Monday bringing some rain or shower activity. Next week high pressure rolls back for a time but we have another tropical low forming north of the country next week and it may become a tropical cyclone. There may be another storm after that too.
While no direct threat to NZ at this stage, these tropical lows are expected to alter the weather pattern around New Zealand.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Easterlies arrive in the north, tropics about to influence NZ’s weather (07/02/19)
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- 5:02
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- There is a big weather pattern change occurring in the NZ area and it’s all to do with the highs dropping south and the tropics expanding to our north. This means more easterlies - which kick in today in the upper North Island and expand southwards across a number of regions over the coming week or so.
A large sub-tropical low this Sunday to Wednesday will influence the weather pattern around the north eastern North Island in particular.
A week from now and another big low, possibly a tropical cyclone, should be north of NZ and may also be influencing our weather.
Expect more humidity in the north and east over the coming two weeks - the flip side of that is that western and southern regions should be hotter thanks to the airflow.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Cold Waitangi Day for some + a special 14 day NZ rainfall forecast (05/02/19)
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- 5:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Wednesday is Waitangi Day and the forecast will be colder and cloudier for a number of main regions from the south right up the eastern coastline to about northern Hawke’s Bay. These southern and eastern facing regions in both islands look much cooler with some several degrees below average.
Waitangi itself looks hot - as does much of the upper North Island where the colder change won’t reach.
Beyond that all eyes are on the tropics as low after lows starts to form there. We take a special look at the 14 day rainfall accumulation map - in other words, how much rain is coming to New Zealand and Australia and where will the highest chances for rain be and the lowest chances.
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- Waitangi Day cool down for many + Tropical trouble brewing (04/02/19)
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- 6:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Monday and Tuesday will be hot and sunny across many parts of the country but a cool down is coming - for Waitangi Day.
Around half of the country will be colder than normal on Wednesday, mostly in the east of both islands up to about northern Hawke’s Bay. Beyond that it’s either normal or warmer than normal.
By the end of the week easterlies are becoming the main theme and all eyes are on the tropics where two significant areas of low pressure will be dropping south towards the North Island on Sunday and Monday - it’s not locked in but here’s the latest.
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- Your Weekend weather, outlook for Waitangi Day and a look at the tropics (01/02/19)
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A colder change is moving up the country for Friday and Saturday and while some will have a significant refreshing change others further north will barely notice the difference.
Next week we see more hot weather on Monday and Tuesday but on Wednesday a cooler change with showers moves up the nation.
We also take a look at the tropics and a potential tropical low that might impact NZ in the second week of February.
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- A cool change coming for NZ + latest on Waitangi Day, also temps lower than -50C grip USA (31/01/19)
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- 4:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have a significant cool change arriving on Friday with many in the South Island dropping from the low to mid 30s to the late teens and early 20s, a drop of 10 to 14 degrees for some.
The cool change moves into the North Island on Saturday with the eastern side noticing it the most after your very hot week.
However those in the northern quarter of the country may barely notice it with a hot, mostly dry, weekend on the cards for many.
Waitangi Day looks unsettled for some with a cold front moving up the South Island (colder than the one we have coming tomorrow) while the North Island may see afternoon downpours with muggy conditions. We’ll continue to keep you posted.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- A cold change this Friday + your forecast up until Waitangi Day (30/01/19)
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- 4:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We have a cold change coming this Friday dropping temperatures in some regions by over 12 degrees as it heads north. On Saturday it reaches the North Island and falls apart. Before it arrives we have more hot weather with late 20s and early 30s.
The weekend sees high pressure expand over New Zealand then slide off the country early next week bringing back more hot north to north west winds.
By Waitangi Day we may be seeing a cold front arriving - it’s too early to 100% lock in but we have the latest outlook. We also take a look at the tropics where some big changes are happening next week and the week after.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- More heat, sun and dry but a cool change on Friday/Saturday for many (29/01/19)
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- 4:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We take a look at the hot weather across large parts of the country and we also go to the tropics where there is a big jump in energy north of New Zealand for the first half of February.
But in the days ahead we have more hot weather, several degrees above normal and consistently so for a number of days in a row. Not everyone is impacted by the heatwave (like coastal western areas of both islands), however warm nights are on the way there while hot days are kicking in again inland today and for the next few days with highs in the low even mid 30s.
By Friday a cold front reaches the South Island and moves into the North Island on Saturday and falls apart - but many areas will get a temperature drop, some by a few degrees, others by over 10 degrees on where they are this week…and this cool change will reset a lot of places back to normal, not colder than normal.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Australian heatwave will bring heat to NZ next week (25/01/19)
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We have both Nelson and Auckland Anniversary weekends this weekend with over half the country taking Monday off. Australia is in the middle of a heatwave with Melbourne today forecast to reach 43 degrees. Some of this heat will drift across the Tasman Sea this weekend boosting temperatures into the 30s in eastern and inland areas of both islands. In fact Nelson might reach 33 degrees on Monday.
Next week sees mostly dry weather around New Zealand but some wet weather down towards Fiordland and South Westland.
Most places on holiday on Monday look dry, fairly sunny and hot. There may be cloudy weather at times in the west of both islands due to the westerly quarter set up.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Auckland Anniversary Forecast + A special 14 day Rainfall outlook as NZ dries out (24/01/19)
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- 5:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We have a special video today as we take an extra extended 14 day look at rainfall across New Zealand now that some places are very dry. There may be just 1 to 5mm of rain for some over the next half month, we break down where rain is least likely.
We also have a detailed look at the forecast this weekend not only for NZ but also the extra long weekend for Nelson and Auckland this anniversary weekend.
Here’s the latest with Philip Duncan…
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- A colder Thursday for many but 30+ temperatures coming for many next week (23/01/19)
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- 3:52
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- [[Cricket Correction: Weather for the cricket is completely dry today/tonight as it's being played in Napier - not Canterbury as Phil mistakenly says]].
NZ has a cold front moving northwards up the South Island today and will reach the North Island overnight and lie over the upper North Island for Thursday PM. Most places won’t have a lot of rain but we do expect 5 to 30mm generally speaking.
The lower South Island will be much cooler than normal for Thursday but bounces back to some degree in the days ahead.
But it’s Sunday and next week that will see much more heat spread across New Zealand with highs in the late 20s and early 30s - and a few pockets may even reach the mid 30s.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- More unsettled weather for NZ with hot, cold, windy and calm all in the forecast (22/01/19)
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- 3:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The not-so-normal-summer-week continues as we get more of a spring/autumn pattern over the country with temperature fluctuations of over 10 degrees in both islands and surges of wind.
Winds will be westerly quarter for the most part with hot Nor’Westers in some places and much cooler Sou’Westers for others.
A weak cold front moves up the North Island on Thursday and falls apart in the east on Friday.
The weekend sees another low in the Southern Ocean bringing more wind and rain to some parts of the South Island - but also a surge of not nor’westers for eastern regions.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Special Video: The State of the Nation weatherwise + the outlook to Saturday (21/01/19)
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- 5:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We’re back and in our first video of 2019 we take a detailed look at the State of the Nation weatherwise as we approach the middle of summer.
We also take a look at the forecast up until Saturday and the weather pattern around New Zealand this week is especially unsettled with two big storms in the Southern Ocean brushing the South Island with heavy rain, strong winds at times and real fluctuations in temperatures which will make for hot and cold days.
The North Island isn’t as unsettled, although it will be windy around Cook Strait, hot at times in the east (pushing 30 degrees) and cloudier with a few showers in the west and around Bay of Plenty.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Special Video: Christmas Day, next week plus the map for New Year’s Eve (21/12/18)
- Runtime
- 5:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In our final video of 2018 we track the series of rain makers drifting past New Zealand from the north and how this will impact some people over the weekend and on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Those in the northern half of the North Island are most exposed to wet weather.
We look at the rest of next week as high pressure builds and a cooler southerly moves through for a day or so.
We also take a special long range look at the weather map for New Year’s Eve to get an idea on where all the highs and lows are lying as we head into January 2019.
Thank you all for your support this year on our YouTube channel - we look forward to expanding our content in 2019.
Our week day weather videos return mid to late January - we will have “RainWatch” news stories on our website as a replacement during this time. This is a special daily news story that focuses solely on rain and showers across New Zealand. Have a safe summer!
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- Uh-oh, is that a sub-tropical low for Christmas Day? (20/12/18)
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In our second to last weather video of 2018 we take a close look at the forecast leading up to - and including - Christmas and Boxing Days. The forecast is a bit complicated with a couple of sub-tropical lows in the forecast affecting the North Island.
Christmas Day itself still looks dry for about 2/3 of New Zealand, but the 1/3 that might get some rain, drizzle or showers from the incoming low has half of NZ’s population living in it. This is still an evolving forecast but here is the latest as of today.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- The forecast for Christmas Day remains ‘one to monitor’ (19/12/18)
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- While most of New Zealand looks set to have a dry Christmas Day a potential low/rainmaker in the north is one to monitor. The low is connected to a few other systems which will drag rain in this weekend to the country from the north west of NZ.
On Christmas Eve a new low may move in around Bay of Plenty (offshore) and hug the north east corner of the North Island as we head into Christmas Day.
It’s all down to the Tasman Sea high and whether or not it can push the low away in time for a sunny/dry December 25th. But main regions in northern NZ may just want to be aware rain or showers are possible…but still we are not ready to lock in where, for long long and how much. We have daily weather video updates on Friday so check back for more.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
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- Your first Christmas Day 2018 weather video (18/12/18)
- Runtime
- 5:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We have just a week until Christmas but a number of low pressure systems on the way between now and then.
A low moves into the South Island on Wednesday with a big temperature drop thanks to a southerly change. This low moves into the North Island on Thursday.
By Saturday and Sunday another low sweeps over NZ from the Tasman Sea.
Next week high pressure dominates but around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there may be a couple of systems to the very north and very south worth keeping an eye on if having a perfect Christmas Day outdoors means a lot to you.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz
