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⚠️ New Additional Warnings for Heavy Rain 🌧️
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
⚠️ New Additional Warnings for Heavy Rain 🌧️
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
🔴🔴RED HEAVY RAIN WARNING IN FORCE FOR
MANAWATU, RANGITIKEI and RUAPEHU DISTRICTS north of FEIDING and east of STATE HIGHWAY 1
Valid from 6pm Sunday-2pm Monday
‼️Expect 140 to 180 mm of rain
Check details here
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MANAWATU, RANGITIKEI and RUAPEHU DISTRICTS north of FEIDING and east of STATE HIGHWAY 1
Valid from 6pm Sunday-2pm Monday
‼️Expect 140 to 180 mm of rain
Check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🔴🔴RED HEAVY RAIN WARNING IN FORCE FOR
MANAWATU, RANGITIKEI and RUAPEHU DISTRICTS north of FEIDING and east of STATE HIGHWAY 1
Valid from 6pm Sunday-2pm Monday
‼️Expect 140 to 180 mm of rain
Check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
MANAWATU, RANGITIKEI and RUAPEHU DISTRICTS north of FEIDING and east of STATE HIGHWAY 1
Valid from 6pm Sunday-2pm Monday
‼️Expect 140 to 180 mm of rain
Check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
Strong winds, Heavy rain and large waves. With plenty more weather to come today and tonight, keep up with the latest warnings and info from your local civil defence teams youtu.be/H_TWvr_0I74
Severe Weather Update - Sun 15 Feb 2026
YouTube video by MetService - NZ Weather
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February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Strong winds, Heavy rain and large waves. With plenty more weather to come today and tonight, keep up with the latest warnings and info from your local civil defence teams youtu.be/H_TWvr_0I74
🟡🟠Severe Weather Warnings and Watches for Heavy Rain and Gale to Severe Gale south to southwesterly winds updated. 🍃🌧️
⏲️Valid for today Sunday and Monday.
All the details here
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⏲️Valid for today Sunday and Monday.
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
February 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
🟡🟠Severe Weather Warnings and Watches for Heavy Rain and Gale to Severe Gale south to southwesterly winds updated. 🍃🌧️
⏲️Valid for today Sunday and Monday.
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
⏲️Valid for today Sunday and Monday.
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
🌧️Biggest rain totals last 24 hours in
Tairawhiti, Gisborne:
Poroporo 102mm
Tolaga Bay 100mm
Te Puia 78mm
Gisborne Airport 65mm
🟡🟠Warning and Watches updated 10am this morning!
🔗 bit.ly/AllWarnings
All your forecasts here
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Tairawhiti, Gisborne:
Poroporo 102mm
Tolaga Bay 100mm
Te Puia 78mm
Gisborne Airport 65mm
🟡🟠Warning and Watches updated 10am this morning!
🔗 bit.ly/AllWarnings
All your forecasts here
bit.ly/metservicenz
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🌧️Biggest rain totals last 24 hours in
Tairawhiti, Gisborne:
Poroporo 102mm
Tolaga Bay 100mm
Te Puia 78mm
Gisborne Airport 65mm
🟡🟠Warning and Watches updated 10am this morning!
🔗 bit.ly/AllWarnings
All your forecasts here
bit.ly/metservicenz
Tairawhiti, Gisborne:
Poroporo 102mm
Tolaga Bay 100mm
Te Puia 78mm
Gisborne Airport 65mm
🟡🟠Warning and Watches updated 10am this morning!
🔗 bit.ly/AllWarnings
All your forecasts here
bit.ly/metservicenz
A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for THE WAIOEKA GORGE to OTOKO to WAERENGAOKURI at 03:22 pm and from THE WAIOEKA GORGE to OTOKO to WAERENGAOKURI at 03:52 pm.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
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February 14, 2026 at 2:11 AM
A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for THE WAIOEKA GORGE to OTOKO to WAERENGAOKURI at 03:22 pm and from THE WAIOEKA GORGE to OTOKO to WAERENGAOKURI at 03:52 pm.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for MATAWAI to OTOKO to MURIWAI at 02:30 pm and from MATAWAI to OTOKO to MURIWAI at 03:00 pm.
Details here
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Details here
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February 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for MATAWAI to OTOKO to MURIWAI at 02:30 pm and from MATAWAI to OTOKO to MURIWAI at 03:00 pm.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
WARNING NOW LIFTED!
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
February 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
WARNING NOW LIFTED!
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
⛈️A Severe thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 12:30 pm and near WAIOTAPU, LAKE TARAWERA and REREWHAKAAITU at 01:00 pm.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
🟡🟠Clarification of timing of Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches for Gisborne/Tairawhiti, Hawkes Bay and eastern Bay of Plenty!
👀Please see map below!
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
👀Please see map below!
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
🟡🟠Clarification of timing of Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches for Gisborne/Tairawhiti, Hawkes Bay and eastern Bay of Plenty!
👀Please see map below!
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
👀Please see map below!
All the details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has !!EXPIRED!! for ORAKEI KORAKO and ATIAMURI at 10:00 am and near TAUPO, ORAKEI KORAKO and MOKAI at 10:30 am.
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has !!EXPIRED!! for ORAKEI KORAKO and ATIAMURI at 10:00 am and near TAUPO, ORAKEI KORAKO and MOKAI at 10:30 am.
🟡🟠Severe Weather Warnings and Watches for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds have been issued, valid for the weekend and Monday.
Please check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
Please check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
🟡🟠Severe Weather Warnings and Watches for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds have been issued, valid for the weekend and Monday.
Please check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
Please check details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for ORAKEI KORAKO and ATIAMURI at 10:00 am and near TAUPO, ORAKEI KORAKO and MOKAI at 10:30 am.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for ORAKEI KORAKO and ATIAMURI at 10:00 am and near TAUPO, ORAKEI KORAKO and MOKAI at 10:30 am.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIMANA, RUATOKI NORTH and MATAHI at 09:07 am and near MATAHI at 09:37 am.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for WAIMANA, RUATOKI NORTH and MATAHI at 09:07 am and near MATAHI at 09:37 am.
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
Details here
bit.ly/STWarning
⛈️🟡A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for today Saturday.
‼️A moderate risk of localised downpours with rainfall rates of 25 to 40 mm/h
Details here
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‼️A moderate risk of localised downpours with rainfall rates of 25 to 40 mm/h
Details here
bit.ly/STSWatch
February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
⛈️🟡A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for today Saturday.
‼️A moderate risk of localised downpours with rainfall rates of 25 to 40 mm/h
Details here
bit.ly/STSWatch
‼️A moderate risk of localised downpours with rainfall rates of 25 to 40 mm/h
Details here
bit.ly/STSWatch
🌧️🟡🟠Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches have been updated.
❗️Another update is due at 10m this morning.
Details here
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❗️Another update is due at 10m this morning.
Details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
🌧️🟡🟠Heavy Rain Warnings and Watches have been updated.
❗️Another update is due at 10m this morning.
Details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
❗️Another update is due at 10m this morning.
Details here
bit.ly/AllWarnings
🔴⛈ Update
At 02:22 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from KAIKOHE to TOWAI to NGUNGURU.
This line is moving towards the southeast, and is expected to lie from PURUA to TAIHARURU at 02:52 pm and from NUKUTAWHITI to KAMO to BREAM HEAD at 03:22 pm.
At 02:22 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from KAIKOHE to TOWAI to NGUNGURU.
This line is moving towards the southeast, and is expected to lie from PURUA to TAIHARURU at 02:52 pm and from NUKUTAWHITI to KAMO to BREAM HEAD at 03:22 pm.
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
🔴⛈ Update
At 02:22 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from KAIKOHE to TOWAI to NGUNGURU.
This line is moving towards the southeast, and is expected to lie from PURUA to TAIHARURU at 02:52 pm and from NUKUTAWHITI to KAMO to BREAM HEAD at 03:22 pm.
At 02:22 pm, MetService weather radar detected a line of severe thunderstorms lying from KAIKOHE to TOWAI to NGUNGURU.
This line is moving towards the southeast, and is expected to lie from PURUA to TAIHARURU at 02:52 pm and from NUKUTAWHITI to KAMO to BREAM HEAD at 03:22 pm.
⛈🔴 Update
At 01:30 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the southsoutheast, 1/2
At 01:30 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the southsoutheast, 1/2
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
⛈🔴 Update
At 01:30 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the southsoutheast, 1/2
At 01:30 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the southsoutheast, 1/2
🔴⛈ Update
At 12:37 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS, HIKURANGI, TOWAI, WHAKAPARA, POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS, WHANGARURU, WHANANAKI, MATAPOURI and HELENA BAY.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the south 1/3
At 12:37 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS, HIKURANGI, TOWAI, WHAKAPARA, POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS, WHANGARURU, WHANANAKI, MATAPOURI and HELENA BAY.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the south 1/3
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
🔴⛈ Update
At 12:37 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS, HIKURANGI, TOWAI, WHAKAPARA, POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS, WHANGARURU, WHANANAKI, MATAPOURI and HELENA BAY.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the south 1/3
At 12:37 pm, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, PUNAKITERE, NGAWHA SPRINGS, HIKURANGI, TOWAI, WHAKAPARA, POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS, WHANGARURU, WHANANAKI, MATAPOURI and HELENA BAY.
These severe thunderstorms are moving towards the south 1/3
Heather has more info about the heavy rain and thunderstorms in store for the North Island today ⛈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouR...
Heavy Rain & Thunderstorms for today - Fri 13 Feb 2026
YouTube video by MetService - NZ Weather
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February 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Heather has more info about the heavy rain and thunderstorms in store for the North Island today ⛈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouR...
🔴⛈ 11:52 am
Severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, KERIKERI, OKAIHAU and NGAWHA SPRINGS.
Moving south and are expected to lie near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI at 12:22 pm and near NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, MOENGAWAHINE, TWIN BRIDGES, PAKOTAI and OPAHI at 12:52 pm.
Severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, KERIKERI, OKAIHAU and NGAWHA SPRINGS.
Moving south and are expected to lie near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI at 12:22 pm and near NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, MOENGAWAHINE, TWIN BRIDGES, PAKOTAI and OPAHI at 12:52 pm.
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
🔴⛈ 11:52 am
Severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, KERIKERI, OKAIHAU and NGAWHA SPRINGS.
Moving south and are expected to lie near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI at 12:22 pm and near NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, MOENGAWAHINE, TWIN BRIDGES, PAKOTAI and OPAHI at 12:52 pm.
Severe thunderstorms near KAIKOHE, KERIKERI, OKAIHAU and NGAWHA SPRINGS.
Moving south and are expected to lie near KAWAKAWA, KAIKOHE, MOEREWA, NGAWHA SPRINGS and OPAHI at 12:22 pm and near NUKUTAWHITI, AWARUA, MOENGAWAHINE, TWIN BRIDGES, PAKOTAI and OPAHI at 12:52 pm.
🌧🟠🟡 Heavy Rain Watches and Warnings
Orange Warnings for Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne/Tairawhiti.
Yellow Watches for most of the rest of the North Island.
Orange Warnings for Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne/Tairawhiti.
Yellow Watches for most of the rest of the North Island.
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
🌧🟠🟡 Heavy Rain Watches and Warnings
Orange Warnings for Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne/Tairawhiti.
Yellow Watches for most of the rest of the North Island.
Orange Warnings for Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne/Tairawhiti.
Yellow Watches for most of the rest of the North Island.
Mōrena, Aotearoa 🌅
To help with aviation forecasting, we have access to airport webcams around the country. Watching all the east facing cams gradually turning gold and red is one of the consolations of getting up this early 😴
To help with aviation forecasting, we have access to airport webcams around the country. Watching all the east facing cams gradually turning gold and red is one of the consolations of getting up this early 😴
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mōrena, Aotearoa 🌅
To help with aviation forecasting, we have access to airport webcams around the country. Watching all the east facing cams gradually turning gold and red is one of the consolations of getting up this early 😴
To help with aviation forecasting, we have access to airport webcams around the country. Watching all the east facing cams gradually turning gold and red is one of the consolations of getting up this early 😴
Watch the progression of a cold front as it travels up the country 🌡
Temperatures are set to drop as the front passes, ending a run of warmer-than-average maximums
Temperatures are set to drop as the front passes, ending a run of warmer-than-average maximums
February 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Watch the progression of a cold front as it travels up the country 🌡
Temperatures are set to drop as the front passes, ending a run of warmer-than-average maximums
Temperatures are set to drop as the front passes, ending a run of warmer-than-average maximums
A wet end to the week as rain and thunderstorms move across the North Island.
We've issued some Heavy Rain Watches for much of the North Island from Friday afternoon and a Heavy Rain Warning for the eastern Bay of Plenty and northern Tairāwhiti from Friday evening.
www.metservice.com/warnings
We've issued some Heavy Rain Watches for much of the North Island from Friday afternoon and a Heavy Rain Warning for the eastern Bay of Plenty and northern Tairāwhiti from Friday evening.
www.metservice.com/warnings
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
A wet end to the week as rain and thunderstorms move across the North Island.
We've issued some Heavy Rain Watches for much of the North Island from Friday afternoon and a Heavy Rain Warning for the eastern Bay of Plenty and northern Tairāwhiti from Friday evening.
www.metservice.com/warnings
We've issued some Heavy Rain Watches for much of the North Island from Friday afternoon and a Heavy Rain Warning for the eastern Bay of Plenty and northern Tairāwhiti from Friday evening.
www.metservice.com/warnings