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Orange skies could return as Aussie bushfire smoke drifts our way
Sixty-three fires were burning across NSW this morning.
Sixty-three fires were burning across NSW this morning.
A rush of cold air moving up from the southwest on Tuesday will push temperatures down.
"We’re about 36mm from the wettest year on record."
An 'atypical' El Niño means there'll be variability amid driver's usual summer flavours.
Forecast for a trough over the Tasman Sea bringing rain to western areas.
MetService forecasts Twizel, Wānaka and Timaru could be some of the warmest spots today.
Auckland, Waikato and Coromandel are all in the line for thunderstorms today.
Analysis shows record-warm run since last October as 2023 set to be planet's hottest year.
October also saw the hottest temperature on record in Ruapehu for the month.
Scientists are exploring what a horror drought will look like in a climate-warmed future.
Last cyclone season brought NZ's costliest storm. What does the next one hold for us?
"Rain is firstly going to fall on the West Coast, and it will move up the North Island."
This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.
What's going on with our weather? Expert says these swings aren't just typical NZ spring.
It may be spring but it's feeling like winter in these spots.
While strong, damaging wind threatens this weekend, next week could be over 30C in places.
This is just the start of a wild few weeks according to forecasters.
Scientists suspect decades of big quakes in centre of NZ could follow next major rupture.
Te Whatu Ora is working to assess the public health risk from airborne silt.
Parts of the South Island will reach 25C.
As temperatures rise, more people will be at risk from heat stress during extreme seasons.
Everything from the weather to politics to movie moguls made for another interesting week.
The weekend wind may cause damage to trees, powerlines and unsecured structures.
The warmer weather could start earlier than normal and get dry and hot.
A forecaster says El Niño is set to take over in coming weeks. Hot, dry weather is likely.
We're about to get a taste of the drier summer much of NZ will experience under El Niño.
Region needs to properly prepare for the realities ahead of it, a councillor is warning.
New Zealand has been urged to be careful and keep sunsmart as the summer rolls in.
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
A 73-month climate record might be about to fall. For once, that's not a bad thing.