Weather

Snow has starting falling in parts of Southland with reports from Gore that snow/sleet on roads Gore/Clinton causing issues for light vehicles… Metservice and Weatherwatch say Snow is expected to fall to low levels in the South Island tonight and through to Wednesday morning. This Watch is for the p

A front is forecast to approach the lower South Island Tuesday morning, bringing rain to western areas and another period of west to northwest gales to many parts of the south. The strongest winds are expected to affect Fiordland, Southland, Otago, and Canterbury south of the Rakaia River. A Severe

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