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A significant cold outbreak with snow down to low levels in many parts of the South Island and severe gales across central New Zealand. An active cold front moves northeast across the South Island today and across the North Island tonight through to Tuesday morning. This front is preceded by a stron

UPDATED: 10PM Sunday 27th September. A significant cold outbreak with snow down to low levels in many parts of the South Island and severe gales across central New Zealand A deep low to the southeast of New Zealand maintains strong to gale west to northwest winds across the country tonight (Sunday).

Heavy rain in the west and gale northwesterlies in the east of southern and central New Zealand. An active front is forecast to move north across southern and central New Zealand during today (Tuesday) and Wednesday, bringing periods of heavy rain to the west and gale northwesterlies in the east. Wa

Heavy rain about the Tararua Range easing. Westerly gales in the far south. Heavy rain about the Tararua Range should ease this (Friday) morning as the cold front, which brought snow, heavy rain and gale northwesterlies to parts of central and southern New Zealand, moves away to the north. Meanwhile

Gale west to northwest winds for central and southern New Zealand A strong westerly flow covers the country, with west to northwest gales affecting many places. Severe gale west to northwest winds are expected in exposed parts of central and southern New Zealand, where Strong Wind Warnings and Watch

An active front, preceded by a strong west to northwest flow and followed by a cold southerly change, is forecast to move northwards across southern and central New Zealand overnight tonight (Monday) and during Tuesday morning. Watches and Warnings for severe gale northwest winds, heavy rain and hea

West to southwest gales for parts of central and southern New Zealand. Heavy snow for the far south of the South Island. A strong westerly flow lies across central and southern New Zealand. A cold front is forecast to move onto the far south of the South Island tonight (Wednesday), followed by a cha

A cold front moves east across the country this morning (Wednesday), followed by cold southwesterlies. This weather system is expected to bring snow to low-levels in some places. A Heavy Snow Watch remains in force for Clutha, Southland and southern parts of Fiordland. The MetService has issued road