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.
Climate and weather
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Scientists recreate the week it snowed everywhere
Feature story01 February 2020NIWA has teamed up with Microsoft for a new project using artificial intelligence to combine historic weather records with breakthrough handwriting recognition tools. -
The man of many pathways
Feature story01 February 2020Dr Rob Bell worked out a long time ago that sea-level rise is much more than a scientific problem. No wonder then that people say his ability to listen is one of his best traits. -
Hotspot Watch 30 January 2020
Hotspot30 January 2020A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Hotspot Watch 22 January 2020
Hotspot22 January 2020A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Hotspot Watch 15 January 2020
Hotspot15 January 2020A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
New Zealand 2019 climate summary
NIWA climate scientist Nava Fedaeff presents the NIWA annual climate summary for New Zealand 2019. -
Hotspot Watch 8 January 2020
Hotspot09 January 2020A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Weathering new technology in Tonga
Feature story03 January 2020There are about 800km between the southern and northern tips of Tonga - and a lot of ocean. -
Ten years of the weather with you
Feature story30 December 2019In the past 10 years, more weather records have been broken than in any other time in New Zealand’s history. -
Hotspot Watch 19 December 2019
Hotspot19 December 2019Across the North Island, moderate to large increases in soil moisture levels were observed in many locations due to substantial rainfall in the past week. Across the South Island, substantial rainfall contributed to moderate to large increases in soil moisture levels in the vast majority of the island. -
‘Tis the season for a Christmas weather forecast…
Media release12 December 2019If Santa is quick he can hop on a ridge of high pressure for his big trip to New Zealand very soon. -
Hotspot Watch 11 December 2019
Hotspot11 December 2019Across the North Island, notable increases in soil moisture levels were observed in the southwest, from Taranaki south to Wellington.