⚡Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Southern Auckland and Waikato⚡ ⛈️5pm - 10pm today for Southern Auckland and Waikato, thunderstorms may be SEVERE producing LOCALISED DOWNPOURS of 25 to 40 mm/h. @CivilDefenceWKT @AklCouncil Stay up to date:

@4n6expert Hhm, hopefully the forecast will return with a refresh of the page. Here's the latest Christchurch forecast in the meantime.

@yeah21439 Kia ora, it should be back up and running now. Sorry for the extra drama this morning.

⚡Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Central North Island⚡ ⛈️Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected about the central North Island this afternoon and evening, with localised heavy rain and small hail. 🚨Some of these thunderstorms may be slow moving and SEVERE producing LOCALISED DOWNPOURS of 25 to 40 mm/h. Stay up to date here:

📡Here’s a radar animation of how a front rainband has been moving up the South Island today. The front is weakening significantly, with only a few light showers managing to reach the lower North Island tonight. In the upper North Island, daytime heating is expected to induce development of scattered showers this afternoon. 🔗Find out more about the weather forecast for your area:

🌡It was another warm night for most across New Zealand, with Oamaru reporting 20℃ at 6am this morning. Meanwhile, a front arrived in the far south of the South Island overnight, Maximum Temperatures are expected to gradually drop behind the front. 🔗Check out today’s forecast Maximum Temperatures for your area:

🛰Here’s your afternoon satellite image. ☀Sunny for most, but 🌦showers bearing clouds in the West Coast and the upper North Island. 🔗Stay up to date with the weather forecast for your area:

👜It’s a mixed bag weather across New Zealand this weekend. Although most will enjoy ☀ sunny and warm conditions, occasional showers🌦 are in the cards for upper North Island and the West Coast. 🌧A band of rain is set to arrive in the lower South Island tonight. 🔗Check out your weekend forecast:

🌡It was a warm night for most across New Zealand, with Tauranga reporting 20℃ at 6am this morning. 📈Maximum Temperatures are expected to reach mid to upper twenties today. Check out a detailed forecast for your area:

📡2pm Radar Update Thunderstorms have popped up over the central North Island with lightning strikes⚡️ A Severe thunderstorm Watch is in place until 8pm See more details at

And the thunderstorm version!

🟡⛈ A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place for Waikato south of Tokoroa, Taumarunui, inland Bay of Plenty, Taupō, Taranaki and Taihape from 2 to 8pm today 🌧 Scattered heavy showers, thunderstorms and localised downpours (25 - 40mm/h) are expected ⚠

Here are the 3pm temperatures 🌡 ☀ There are some summery spots in the North Island, with Hamilton and Taumarunui hitting 28°C 🌥 Things are looking cooler and cloudier in the South Island 🌦 Showers (+ the odd thunderstorm) are bubbling up over mountainous South Island areas

🖤🤍❤ Waitangi Day sunrise in Smokehouse Bay, taken by one of our forecasters 📸🌅 @NZSailingTrust