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With the settled weather this week, we’ve been on the lookout for cool clouds. ☁️👀
Here’s a stunning 📸 of lenticular (aka mountain wave) clouds over Wellington Harbour. 💙
💬👇 Feel free to share your favourite cloud pics in the comments below. We love seeing them, and they always brighten our days! 😍
Morning Aotearoa! 👀Looks like we’ve got a dirty high over the country today😏
🌤️It’s not quite the clear skies you may have thought of when you heard the term “high”, however a setup like this is not uncommon. While standard high-pressure systems bring sinking air 💨⬇️ that clears out clouds, a dirty high traps moisture 💧leaving us with plenty of cloud cover 🌥️.
Nonetheless, many spots will have woken up to a sunny morning as seen in the bird’s eye view satellite image below. ☀️
🔎For a more detailed forecast of your area, check out metservice.com
The country is looking fiiiinnee today! 😎
🛰️🌞The satellite image shows clear skies for most of us, with a little cloud skirting around the southern and western coasts. 🌥️
It’s a bright and sunny start to the week, perfect weather to get outside and soak up some sunshine! 🌻🕶️
Also… is it swimming weather yet?? 👀🌊
To check out how the week looks for you, head to metservice.com
A fresh start for much of the country again today, especially in those frosty inland spots, with a few places dipping below 0°C this morning 🥶.
The good news? Temperatures are set to climb through the week 📈🌡️, with the warmest gains expected across eastern parts of the country ☀️.
For the latest forecast and what's happening in your area, head to 👉 metservice.com/national
🥶🌡️Another cold one! 🌡️🥶
A few more frosts about this morning for inland areas, but that also means another day packed with clear and sunny skies 🌞 😎
Those that have cloud now can expect some sunny spells later.
Check your forecast👉 metservice.com/national
🥶 Cold, and Frosty? 🥶
📈Those who woke up to clear skies will remain mostly clear, and those who woke up to cloud or showers will experience an improvement as well.
Check your forecast here: metservice.com/national
🕑Check our your next 48 Hours🕑
Hint: It's probably an improving trend!
Get your forecast here: metservice.com/warnings/home
🌧️Incoming Auckland🌧️
🚐Just in time for the morning commute, the rainband that's been trudging north is beginning to arrive in the city of sails. The heaviest rain can be expected closer toward midday. Temperatures are a much cooler behind this front too.
❄️Down south in Clutha, Dunedin an North Otago the rain is also bringing snow to about 800 metres. If you're driving around the south, keep an eye on higher passes as a few road snowfall warnings are in place.
Here's the Outlook for the Working Week🕴️
Bring a brolly, warm blanket, shorts and a t-shirt
☔️🌤️😎👕🧥
#4seasonsin1day
Your Severe Weather Update 🟡🟠
🟠🌧️ Buller until 10pm
🟡🌧️ Westland Ranges until 6pm today, then Taranaki Maunga, Tararua Range and Otago, Dunedin and Clutha through to tomorrow
🟡🌬️ Marlborough and Wellington through to 4am tomorrow
Head to metservice.com/warnings/home for more
ALT severe weather watches and warnings for NZ today and tomorrow
Water, water, everywhere; but not a drop to drink💧Except maybe this drop - Sid the Sloth, 2012🦥
It has been a damp night for the West Coast - some highlights over the past 12 hours:
🌧️ Ross: 110mm
☔️ Ivory Glacier: 81mm
🌧️ Hokitika Gorge: 75mm
🌧️ Arthurs Pass: 54mm
Welcome to New Soup-land 🍲
The North Island is predominantly in soupy conditions (technical term) for much of today, with the far north and east escaping this murky course 😶🌫️
A cold front moves up the South Island today - not before Christchurch hits 27°C in the sunny foern northwesterlies 🌡️
ALT satellite image of NZ with cloudy, sunny and soupy spots
Ata mārie Aotearoa 🥱
It has been a rather warm and sticky night for most of the North Island with most places not going below 13°C 🥵
🌡️ Warmest place was Ngawi (southern Wairarapa) at 18.5°C, closely followed by Mt Cook Airport on 17.7°C and Whitianga on 17.5°C
More warm days and nights are on the horizon. To find out how warm you're going to get today, head to metservice.com/
ALT minimum temps across NZ last night
Severe Weather Update🚨
🟡🌧️Heavy Rain Watch issued for the ranges of Westland and Grey District from Tuesday evening.
For more: bit.ly/AllWarnings
Morena Aotearoa New Zealand ☕ 🌅
These are your observed minimum temperatures since midnight. It's been a warmer start for many in the North Island, but not particularly dry, with showers scattered about. 🌦️ It's going to remain warm, with many places forecast to reach temps in the 20's!
☀️ In the South Island, clear skies are dominating and it's been a cooler start. But no fear, temps are going to pick up as the day continues, with eastern places looking to reach the mid 20's! 🌡
How did it feel for you this morning?
To see how warm you'll get today, metservice.com/national
ALT Map of minimum temperatures since midnight for NZ. Auckland 16, Taupo 7, Wellington 14, Christchurch 11, Dunedin 12, Invercargill 8.
Is that a rumble in Hawke's Bay? 👂🤔
Have you been wondering what’s with all the rumbling in the sky, well that’s from active thunderstorms in Hawke's Bay ⛈️
- Gisborne and Hawke's Bay remain under a moderate risk for thunderstorm activity this afternoon ⛈️
Stay informed and safe 🔗: Rain radar - bit.ly/NZRainRadar
ALT Rain radar for 1pm Sunday 11 October 2026. Rain radar includes lightning information; active lightning strikes observed in parts of southern Hawke's Bay.
Did you also wake up to wet weather this morning? 💧🧐
A wet day ahead for many over New Zealand as a rainband in the west moves across the country today🌦️
North Island:
- If you’re still geared up for your Sunday activities, then don’t forget your rain gear☔
South Island:
- A wet day for those in the west with the rain only clearing in the evening🌧️
- Good news for all in the east, a clear day for all your fun outdoor activities🏄♀️🚣♂️⛱️
- One or two showers possible in the east this afternoon, so keep your rain gear handy while you’re out🌂
Forecast: bit.ly/metservicenz
Rain radar: bit.ly/NZRainRadar
ALT Rain Radar showing the distribution of rain over New Zealand today (Sunday 11 October 2026). Rain across most of the North Island; and for the South Island, rain in the west but clear skies in the east.
We're all cloud fans here, and theres nothing better than staring at satellite images of the clouds blanketing the country. But sometimes something stares back at you...
ALT A face in the clouds with long flame-like eyes, and an expression that lies somewhere between rage and that feeling when your friend just made a really bad joke
ALT A face in the clouds, looking like an alien that is just slightly too friendly and doesnt realise yet.
ALT A face in the clouds, looking like an alien that is just slightly too friendly and doesnt realise yet.
ALT A quasi quasimodo looking face in the clouds, with a speckled nose and a vaugely excited expression
What faces can you find in the clouds? Hint: Go here for some satellite pictures metservice.com/maps-radar/sa…
🌞 Feeling summery? You aren't the only one! ⛱️
🌡️ Over the last few days lots of people have had their warmest day since autumn, with Lower Hutt in Wellington having its warmest day in over 6 months!
ALT October 8th - 10th, Warmest days since Autumn. Warmest since may 7th Auckland 21.5, Whanganui 21.0. Warmest since april 11th Hamilton 22.5, Tauranga 22.6, Wellington (Kelburn) 20.1, Hokitika 21.1. Warmest since april 6th Wellington (Lower Hutt) 22.1
👒 With the changing of the seasons, its time to start thinking about sunscreen if you're outside for any length of time. Head over to your local page to find out how strong the UV level is and when you should have sunscreen on at metservice.com/towns-cities