Climate & Weather

Understanding our variable and changing climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks.

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.

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    Summer Series week 3: Above and beyond, a voyage in the pacific

    Feature story
    02 January 2017
    A NIWA technician spends four days and three nights on a crowded boat heading to one of the most remote places in the Pacific to help install a weather station. Conditions are so arduous he decides to quit his job - but how do you do that in the middle of the ocean?

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    Hotspot Watch for 21 December

    Hotspot
    21 December 2016
    An update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch for 8 December 2016

    Hotspot
    08 December 2016
    A weekly update describing soil moisture anomalies across the country.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 1 December 2016

    Hotspot
    01 December 2016
    A weekly update for Thursday 1 December 2016 - describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Interpreting Seasonal Climate Outlooks

    Interpreting Seasonal Climate Outlooks

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 24 Nov 2016

    Hotspot
    24 November 2016
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hottest November temperature in 15 years

    News article
    24 November 2016
    The hottest November temperature in New Zealand in at least the last 15 years occurred yesterday, when Gisborne reached a sizzling 34.8°C at 4.00 pm.

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    Hotspot Watch for 17 November 2016

    Hotspot
    17 November 2016
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch for 10 November 2016

    Hotspot
    10 November 2016
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Welcome to jandal season: warmest days of the spring so far

    News article
    07 November 2016
    Warm nor’westers, or foehn winds, are forecast for parts of the eastern South Island tomorrow and Wednesday, before spreading to the east of the North Island from Wednesday into Thursday.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 3 Nov 2016

    Hotspot
    04 November 2016
    This week's update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    28 October 2016
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.