Drought forecasting dashboard
NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven techniques to predict rainfall 35 days ahead. It will help farmers and growers better prepare for periods of dryness and drought.
Climate and weather
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NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 17 February
Hotspot17 February 2017A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Explaining New Zealand’s “unusual” growing glaciers
News article15 February 2017Newly published research shows regional climate variability caused an “unusual” period in which some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, while glaciers worldwide were shrinking. -
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook update 10 February 2017
Media release10 February 2017Near average tropical cyclone numbers for the remainder of the season. -
Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2017
Hotspot09 February 2017A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch for 2 February 2017
Hotspot02 February 2017A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Summer just doing its thing, says NIWA
Media release27 January 2017Is the weather really better in February than January? -
Hotspot Watch for 26 January 2017
Hotspot26 January 2017An update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch for 19 January 2017
Hotspot19 January 2017An update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch for 12 January 2017
Hotspot12 January 2017An update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
NIWA's Annual Climate Summary Media Conference
Watch live as NIWA climate scientists present the NIWA 2016 Annual Climate Summary. -
Summer Series week 4: Scientist keeps cool head on the ice
Media release06 January 2017Top of Natalie Robinson’s to-do list right now is to work out exactly what she’s brought back from Antarctica. -
NIWA's Annual Climate Summary Media Conference
Event06 January 2017NIWA climate scientists present the NIWA 2016 Annual Climate Summary.