WEATHER
Southwest changes keep rolling across the South Island
Blue Skies Weather's Tony Trewinnard says tropical Pacific temperatures are 2.5 to 3.5 degrees above normal, keeping southwest changes coming.
Be alert, not alarmed: Prepare early for El Niño
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Moving stock early gives farmers more options ahead of dry summer
Tony Trewinnard of Blue Skies Weather says the drought risk for Canterbury by the end of December remains.
Westerlies to increase from mid-October with West Coast gales
Westerly winds will crank up from mid to late October, driving gales and heavier rainfall on the West Coast.
Wet west dry east pattern set to grip New Zealand this summer
October is shaping up as the peak westerly month, bringing gales and heavy west coast rain.
Westerly pattern swings between weak and wild this spring
A cold change on Thursday brings four or five days of southwesterly airflow and frosty nights that threaten grapes and fruit trees.
Has the El Niño spring pattern arrived early?
Blue Skies Weather forecaster Tony Trewinnard says a westerly-focused pattern is driving heavy rain onto the West Coast and cold to the south.
Warmest late August in years for East, double the usual rain for West
A cold front and low stalling over the South Island will bring snow to parts of the high country within the next couple of days.
West Coast and Southland wet while the east dries out
10 of the 13 regions around New Zealand will be substantially dry by the end of September.
Hard frosts this week, then an unsettled westerly September
The week ahead brings sharp frosts, and a large, cold high will settle over the country from Monday and hold for the week.