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Lesson 3: Weather forecasting
Education ResourceForecasting future weather starts by knowing what the weather is doing right now – everywhere in the world! -
Lesson 1: An introduction to weather and meteorology
Education ResourceIs today sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, or stormy? All of those things are part of the weather... -
Weathering new technology in Tonga
Feature story03 January 2020There are about 800km between the southern and northern tips of Tonga - and a lot of ocean. -
Southern Annular Mode
Education ResourceThe Southern Annular Mod is a ring of climate variability that encircles the South Pole and extends out to the latitudes of New Zealand. -
Fighting fires - one forecast at a time
Feature story13 June 2019When fire came to Pigeon Valley, Fire and Emergency came to NIWA. -
International climate experts gather in Wellington
Media release01 March 2019Weather and climate experts from around the world are meeting in Wellington next week to discuss the critical need for accurate forecasting to cope with a changing climate. -
New Zealand Drought Monitor
ServiceThe New Zealand Drought Monitor is a system for keeping track of drought conditions across New Zealand based on a standardised climate index. -
Lesson 2: Wind
Education ResourceSometimes wind can feel like a bit of a mystery because we can feel it, but not see it. -
Lesson 9: Ngā Tohu o te Taiao – Māori environmental indicators
Education ResourceThis lesson will explore the use of Māori environmental indicators [tohu] to anticipate local weather and climate conditions. -
UVI forecast for Specific Sites
Check out UV index forecasts for locations in New Zealand (including ski fields), Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica. -
Generating synthetic wind data
Research ProjectNIWA has recently created synthetic, multi-year, 10-minute wind datasets at 15 wind farm sites across New Zealand. These will be used by the Electricity Commission to model the impact of wind farms on the national grid. -
Extreme weather - winds and tornadoes
Education ResourceDue to its position in the 'Roaring Forties', a belt of strong winds in the Southern Hemisphere which generally occur between the latitudes of 40 and 49 degrees, as well as its small size, New Zealand is a windy country.
