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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central and Southern New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central and southern New Zealand, effective through to early Monday morning. An active frontal system is bringing significant rainfall and severe northwest gales to the affected areas.…
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New Zealanders Brace for Kaleidoscopic Weather Ahead of Christmas
New Zealand is set for a week of changeable weather leading up to Christmas, with heavy rain, below-average temperatures, and a brief settled spell all in the forecast. MetService has issued Yellow Heavy Rain Watches for the Ranges of Westland,…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for South Island
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the South Island, effective Wednesday night and Thursday. A series of fronts, preceded by humid northerlies, are expected to bring periods of heavy rain and northwest gales. An Orange level Heavy Rain…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand
A front is forecasted to move east across New Zealand, bringing with it a strong, moist northerly flow. MetService issued the severe weather outlook at 10:03am on Sunday, November 16, 2025, noting that the front is expected to arrive on…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:56am on Thursday, November 13, 2025, indicates a low confidence of severe weather over the next few days. On Saturday, November 15, a front weakens as it moves east across the North…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService forecasts a week of heavy rain and strong winds for New Zealand, starting Thursday, October 9, 2025. A moist northwest flow is expected to strengthen ahead of a front moving onto the far…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService, anticipating heavy rain and strong winds across several regions from late Monday into early Wednesday. The warning, released at 9:37 am on Sunday, July 27, 2025, highlights the impact of an…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:47 am on Saturday, July 26, 2025, forecasts a significant rain event for western and northern New Zealand starting Monday, July 28, 2025. An active trough over the Tasman Sea is expected…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A broad trough is expected to bring bands of rain or showers to western areas of New Zealand, according to MetService. The weather outlook, issued at 10:12 am on Friday, July 11, 2025, indicates a low confidence level that rainfall…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain Expected to Hit New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:27 am on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, indicates a period of heavy rain for northern and western parts of New Zealand. The outlook covers the period from Thursday, July 10, to Sunday,…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 10:16am on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, for central and southern New Zealand. An active front, preceded by north to northwest gales, is moving onto the South Island today and is…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and southern New Zealand, with an active front bringing heavy rain and northwest gales from Wednesday through Friday. The MetService has issued Orange level Heavy Rain Warnings for several regions, and…
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Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast to End School Term in New Zealand
New Zealand is bracing for a significant shift in weather as the school term concludes, with MetService forecasting heavy rain and strong winds across both islands. After a spell of cold mornings, including a record low of -4.2℃ in Christchurch,…
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New Zealand Braces for Severe Weather: Heavy Rain and Gale-Force Winds Forecast
New Zealand is bracing for a period of severe weather, according to the MetService Severe Weather Outlook issued on Sunday, June 22, 2025. A strong northerly flow is expected to develop over the country as a ridge of high pressure…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for South Island
A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of the South Island, with heavy rain and strong northwest winds expected. A front moving over the island from the Tasman Sea on Sunday and Monday will bring heavy rain and…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Severe Weather Risk Through Saturday, Potential for Gales and Heavy Rain on Sunday
A ridge of high pressure is expected to cover northern and central New Zealand on Thursday, with strong westerlies and a weak cold front affecting the far south of the South Island. MetService reports a minimal risk of severe weather…
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New Zealand Weather Alert: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 11:04am on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, indicates a potential for heavy rainfall and severe gales across parts of New Zealand from Friday, May 16, through Sunday, May 18, 2025. While a ridge…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for North Island
A humid northerly flow is expected to bring potential heavy rainfall to the central and upper North Island, as well as the northwest Tasman District and the Richmond and Bryant Ranges, according to MetService. The weather outlook, issued at 10:11am…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:23 am on Monday, May 5, 2025, indicates potential weather hazards for New Zealand. On Wednesday, May 7, a strong, moist northwesterly flow is expected to cover southern New Zealand. There is…
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