Weather

Weather services are predicting winter temperatures and even snow for Otago, Southland and Fiordland. A front and trough are forecast to cross Fiordland and southern Westland today bringing one or two short bursts of heavy rain. A low is expected to cross the upper South Island overnight Monday to T

Westerly gales over the far south of the South Island, easing this afternoon. A westerly flow covers the South Island over the next few days with a series of weak embedded fronts. Gale westerlies about the far south this morning (Wednesday), could possibly reach severe gale for a time in localised a

Periods of heavy rain for the southwest of the South Island. A period of strong north to northwest winds for Southland. A moist north to northwest flow is expected to affect the southwest of the South Island from today (Monday) till Wednesday afternoon. Slow moving fronts embedded in this flow are f

An active front is forecast to move onto the lower South Island from the west this evening, preceded by a strong, moist northwesterly flow and followed by a cooler west to southwest flow on Friday as it tracks northwards. The front delivers a period of heavy northwesterly rain to Fiordland and Westl

Showers about the coast and long fine spells elsewhere. Showers retreating to Stewart Island in the evening. Westerlies, strong about Foveaux Strait. strong northwesterlies are expected ahead of the front, with severe gales possible in exposed parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland on Thursday int

Metservice have issued a Thunderstorm Warning and to expect downpours. Persisting northeasterlies over New Zealand are not only responsible for the the sticky conditions today (and scattered showers over the upper North Island) but will also play a part in causing something a little more electric th

With strong winds now upon us and likely turn too extreme gales now would be a good time to secure trampolines, outdoor furniture and make sure outdoor animals are safe. Major storm expected to hit the South Island with significant heavy rain and strong winds for much of the South Island, also for t

Metservice have issued a severe Thunderstorm warning for Southland today. Storms are likely to hit Southland later this afternoon. Over the South Island, the combination of another warm humid day and light winds will lead to cloud buildups producing scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms over man