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Nowcasting and short-to-medium range forecasting for solar and wind energy
Research ProjectScaling up of solar and wind power is essential for Aotearoa New Zealand to become carbon neutral by 2050 -
High resolution drought forecasting
Research ProjectNIWA and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. -
Forecasting weather systems
Research ProjectNIWA’s research into forecasting weather systems aims to increase the resilience of New Zealand communities to weather-related hazards. -
NIWA Weather: public weather forecasting
NIWA Weather is NIWA's public facing weather forecasting website. -
El Niño and La Niña
El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a naturally occurring global climate cycle known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. -
NIWA35 data request form
ServiceObtain NIWA35 forecast data from NIWA. -
Weather and climate forecasting services
Whether you need weather or climate information six hours, days or months out, our accurate forecasts can help you with operational requirements and decision making. -
NIWA Weather
ServiceNIWA Weather is NIWA's public facing weather forecasting website. You'll find 2-day, hour-by-hour forecasts for locations across Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as forecast videos by our in-house meteorologists, animations showing rain forecasts, tide forecasts and NIWA's daily UV index. -
Government review of weather forecasting system
Media release31 July 2023– Statement by NIWA Chief Executive John Morgan -
El Niño: NIWA explains
News article28 June 2023El Niño is on its way, with whispers it could cause the Earth’s warmest ever year. But what is it? NIWA scientists tell all. -
Bridging the forecasting gap
Feature story15 December 2022Improvements in data and climate science mean forecasters are able to predict patterns much further ahead and in far greater detail. Melissa Bray looks at what this may mean for farmers. -
The great debate: when does summer begin?
Media release21 December 2021This Wednesday 22nd December, the sun reaches its highest position in the sky. It will be the Southern Hemisphere’s longest day of the year. Also known as the summer solstice, it marks the start of astronomical summer. But hang on, didn’t summer already begin?