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MetService forecast occasional showers in the coastal Otago area for the night of 4 October and the morning of 5 October, with 10-14 mm accumulating in some places. In addition, the yellow heavy rain watch in Clutha was cancelled while the watch for Southland was lifted. [8] By 4 October, Balclutha had reported 90mm
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited, or simply MetService (Māori: Te Ratonga Tirorangi, lit. 'satellite service'), is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to becoming a ...
A large range between 1 and 10 day forecasts are available, delivering 4 and 40 images, respectively, spaced at +6 hour intervals, beginning with the forecast time. These weather forecast charts are generated by software written and maintained by James McGregor. The data used is obtained from the United States National Weather Service. These ...
The 2023 southern New Zealand floods were caused by heavy rain that struck the southern part of New Zealand's South Island on 21 September 2023. This storm caused flooding in several places across the Southland and Otago regions including Gore and Queenstown. 100 homes were evacuated in Queenstown and Tuatapere's water treatment plant was damaged.
MetService is the National Meteorological Service of New Zealand, and is designated by the Minister of Transport to provide New Zealand's authorised meteorological warning service. [4] MetService issues Severe Weather Outlooks, Watches and Warnings under a Code of Practice that enables others to distribute this information in the national interest.
Following lighter rain on 30 and 31 January, areas of Auckland flooded for a second time on the morning of 1 February after more heavy downpours. [10] MetService reported that about 20–30 millimetres per hour (0.79–1.18 inches per hour) of "intensive rainfall" had fallen in parts of Auckland in the early hours of 1 February. [29]
Testees must wait 10 days until attempting another test if they fail twice in a day. [2] 9 January – A seven-year legal battle concludes, marking three and a half hectares of Titirangi bush to be removed for a water treatment plant. [3] 10 January – Train lines in Wellington lose power at around 3pm. Power is restored about six hours later. [4]
Later the next day, Gabrielle was downgraded to a Category 2 tropical cyclone by the MetService. [66] Gabrielle subsequently passed directly over Norfolk Island. [67] [68] The BoM and MetService reported that Gabrielle had transitoned into a deep subtropical low later that day. [69] The JTWC classified it as a subtropical storm. [70]