Our seasonal climate outlooks provide air temperature, rainfall, soil moisture and river flow predictions for the coming season.
Watch Chris Brandolino, NIWA Principal Scientist - Forecasting, explain how our seasonal climate outlooks can help your business succeed and how our seasonal climate outlooks can be interpreted.
Related information:
- Sea Surface Temperature Update
- Forecasting climate [PDF 76.7 KB]
- More on probabilities [PDF 11.8 KB]
- Southern Annular Mode
- El Niño Southern Oscillation
- What's average in my region?
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Issues
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Seasonal Climate Outlook: September - November 2010
A mild La Niña spring on the way. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: August - October 2010
La Niña conditions for the rest of 2010. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: July - September 2010
La Niña on the way - mild conditions likely. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: June - August 2010
Mild conditions likely to continue through winter. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: May - July 2010
A mild start to winter, and the end of the El Niño. -
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Seasonal Climate Outlook: March - May 2010
El Niño to exit by the end of autumn. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: February - April 2010
A cool end to summer, and continuing drier than normal in the north. -
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Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2009 – February 2010
El Niño strengthens, with conditions likely to be cooler in south and drier in northeast. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook November - January 2010
Moderate El Niño conditions, but muted influence on New Zealand in the coming season. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook October - December 2009
Weak El Niño not likely to greatly influence New Zealand rainfall in the coming season. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook September - November 2009
A windy spring ahead with drier than normal conditions in many regions. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: August - October 2009
Typical of early spring right across New Zealand. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook July - September 2009
A wet end to winter, with near average temperatures in most regions. -
Seasonal Climate Outlook: May - July 2009
La Niña over, with a near-normal winter on the way.