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The sun has kept on giving in recent months and Southlanders can expect the warm weather to continue for most of the summer, the Metservice says.

Live: Auckland braces for 3C freeze overnight, large swells batter Wellington as high tide approaches Newshub 1 hour ago Lana Andelane, Hannah Kronast, Juliet Speedy, Holly Henry, Caley Callahan © Video - Newshub; Image - Supplied / Newshub/ Wellington City Council/ Twitter Watch: The latest on New Zealands weather from Newshub Live at 6. An Antarctic blast is sweeping the nation on Tuesday, bringing icy temperatures, blankets of snow and significant swells to the North Isl...

As it happened: High tide passes in Wellington as Auckland braces for 3C freeze overnight Newshub 12 hrs ago Lana Andelane, Hannah Kronast, Juliet Speedy, Holly Henry, Caley Callahan © Video - Newshub; Image - Supplied / Newshub/ Wellington City Council/ Twitter Watch: The latest on New Zealands weather from Newshub Live at 6. An Antarctic blast is sweeping the nation on Tuesday, bringing icy temperatures, blankets of snow and significant swells to the North Island. High wi...

“Over the course of the three months Timaru saw 134 mm of rain, that is 88 per cent of average. “On the whole the season for South Canterbury ran a bit drier than normal.” Cope said Waimate received 206 mm of rain over the three-month period – 136 per cent of normal. Bejon Haswell/Stuff Waimate was deluged with rain on January 3, in a one-in-80 year event. (File photo) Around 70 mm of rain fell in a period of three days, including January 3 when the town flooded, he said. “Waimat...

The watch would be monitored throughout the day and if conditions became worse, a warning would be issued. Cope said there was currently a “moderate risk” of thunderstorms, making it fairly likely at least a couple of storms would develop. This could result in localised downpours of between 25 to 40mm per hour. Latest MetService National Forecast Video Latest MetService National Forecast Video Surface flooding and potential landslips on steep ground were possible, Cope said. Narrow str...

Low pressure brings grey, wet start of the week to Whanganui