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MetService NZ

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New Zealand's weather service. Helping Kiwi's be ready, whatever the weather.

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Joined December 2008

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Is your area under a Watch or Warning? For more information on timing, forecasts, and expected impacts, visit metservice.com 🌦️ Reminder: 👇 If you're under a Heavy Rain Warning: 🧹 Clear your drains and gutters to prepare for heavy rain. 🚗 Avoid low-lying areas
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EDIT: Updated to include Red Warning for Coastal Dunedin & Clutha
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🚨 Severe Weather Update 🌧️ 🔴 Heavy Rain Warning upgraded to RED for Coastal Dunedin & Clutha. 🕘 Time Period: Sunday, 5 July – 9:00 am Monday, 6 July ⚠️ Impacts: --> Threat to life from dangerous river conditions. --> Significant flooding and slips are expected. --> Travel
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Ata mārie Aotearoa, It is a warmer start to the day than yesterday. 🌡️Coldest place overnight was Lumsden with 0.3°C, and most chilled in the North Island Takapau Plains 0.9°C 🟧🟨Warnings and Watches: Lower South Island for heavy snow and rain, and southeast gales updated
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Jul 4
‼️ A significant rain and snow event for Otago is brewing, with Red Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain Warnings possible ‼️ 🌨️ In our latest update, the Orange Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain Warnings for Otago and Northern Southland have been increased to a moderate risk of a Red Warning.
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Jul 4
Discussions will be held with local councils and emergency management tomorrow, with a decision likely made late tomorrow morning. So stay up to date with the latest forecasts at
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Weather Warnings & Watches | MetService
Stay informed and get prepared with current weather warnings and watches. Get alerts for severe weather and other hazards affecting New Zealand.
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Jul 3
New Wintry Warnings ❄️⚠️ - New Heavy Snow Warning for Otago and northern Southland - Road Snow Warning for Milford Road - Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Warnings continuing Snow is expected to develop in Otago and northern Southland Sunday morning and the level lower during the
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Jul 3
Ata mārie Aotearoa, 🌡️Here are your dawn temperatures. Coldest overnight (not on this chart) -5.3°C at Eastern Rangitaiki. Also, -4.7°C Raetihi, -3.1 °C Taumarunui. 🥶 🟧🟨Warnings and Watches: South Island for heavy rain and strong winds updated 10am❗️ Your weather
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Jul 2
🌧️ New Severe Weather Watches and Warnings Issued 🍃 🌧️ Orange Heavy Rain Warnings have been issued for the Westland Ranges, and the Canterbury and Otago Headwaters 🍃 Orange Strong Wind Warning has been issued for the Canterbury High Country.
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Jul 2
❗ Parts of Southland and Otago will also see strong and blustery winds tomorrow, but they aren't expected to reach warning levels. Find all the detail at
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Weather Warnings & Watches | MetService
Stay informed and get prepared with current weather warnings and watches. Get alerts for severe weather and other hazards affecting New Zealand.
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Jul 2
😶‍🌫️ Mōrena Aotearoa, its a pretty sunny morning for lots of us today, but there's a few flies in the ointment 🌞 🌫️ Fog and low cloud lurk in a few places, including parts of Auckland. Send us cool pictures if you have one!
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Jul 2
❗ An update to our Watches and Warnings will be coming later this morning, with a few areas likely to be added. So check back here in a few hours or keep an eye on
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Weather Warnings & Watches | MetService
Stay informed and get prepared with current weather warnings and watches. Get alerts for severe weather and other hazards affecting New Zealand.
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Jul 1
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🍃 That front moves north on Saturday, with more Watches and Warnings likely to be issued tomorrow, so keep an eye on
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Weather Warnings & Watches | MetService
Stay informed and get prepared with current weather warnings and watches. Get alerts for severe weather and other hazards affecting New Zealand.
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MetService NZ
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Jul 1
🌧️ Heavy rain and strong winds are on the way 🌧️ 🌧️ An Orange Heavy Rain Warning has been issued for Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound, starting Friday evening as a front pushes onto the country. A Yellow Heavy Rain Watch extends further south, starting slightly earlier.
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Jul 1
🥶 Ata mārie Aotearoa, its another cold one 📉 Clear skies have helped temperatures across the country plummet, with widespread frosts. 🌞 Will it be a sunny rest of the day for you? ⁽ᵖʳᵒᵇᵃᵇˡʸ⁾, find out at metservice.com
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Jul 1
Wrap those dogs, cats, plants, birds... and any other pets up! 🐾❄️ Whether they're in a makeshift bed, hiding under a blanket, claiming the couch as their own, relaxing in a cosy kennel or barn, or cuddling up with a friend, make sure they're keeping warm through this cold
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Jun 30
❄️FROST ❄️ Do you have any photos from early this morning? Queenstown was one of many places to experience frost overnight. The air temperature (measured around 1.5 metres above the ground) dropped to -3°C overnight. Meanwhile, the grass temperature (measured around 5 cm
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