Rural Weather News and Information

Motorists are being urged to take care due to extensive flooding across Palmerston North.Severe thunderstorms have struck near Palmerston North and Manawatu and are bringing very heavy rain and large hail.A Metservice Severe Thunderstorm...

Heave a sigh of relief New Zealand, Cyclone Owen which has been bashing the Northeast of Australia is unlikely to impact our weather.Metservice forecaster Cameron Coutts told the Herald the cyclone would track down Queensland...

Thunderstorms continue to hang around the region with another watch issued for this afternoon.MetService issued the severe thunderstorm watch for the Bay of Plenty ranges, Rotorua and Taupō just after 8am.These could produce...