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Today, 8:05AM UTC
Warnings in place for New Zealand as deep low brings heavy snow, rain to South Island
A deep low pressure system is heading straight for New Zealand, and it's set to bring heavy rain, gusty winds and even blizzard conditions across the South Island late Sunday, July 5, into Monday, July 6, extending into Wednesday, July 8, for the South Island's northeast. Image: ACCESS-G forecast accumulated rainfall to 10pm AEST (midnight NZST), Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. The New Zealand MetService has issued a Red Warning for heavy rain of 80-120mm over coastal parts of Dunedin and Clutha, with rainfall intensity possible reaching as high as 10-15 mm/h. Red warnings are the highest warning category for New Zealand, indicating that people need to "take immediate action . . . to protect people, animals, and property from the impact of the weather". Orange Warnings, which indicate "a potential risk to people, animals and property", have been issued for heavy rain over northern coastal Otago, northern Canterbury and Marlborough, and for heavy snow down to 400 metres (possibly as low as 200 metres) across inland Otago. There is at least a moderate chance that these warnings will be updated to Red Warnings in the next warning update, which is due at 9pm NZST (7pm AEST). Image: Severe Weather Warnings for New Zealand for Sunday, July 5, to Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Source: New Zealand MetService. Earlier today, the New Zealand rain radar showed a taste of what's to come, indicating heavy rain near Ashburton on the South Island's east coast. Image: Rain radar at 3:35pm NZST, Sunday, July 5, 2026. Source: New Zealand MetService. Gusty, possibly damaging, south to southeasterly winds may also develop through the Cook Strait and over the South Island ranges from Monday morning and could persist into Tuesday morning for South Island's northern ranges. Image: ACCESS-G forecast wind gusts at 12pm AEST (2pm NZST) on Monday, July 6, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. As the low crosses New Zealand's North Island later in the week, there is a chance that damaging southerly wind gusts could again develop through the Cook Strait, possibly impacting Wellington, late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. If you're in New Zealand or plan on travelling to or from New Zealand this week, make sure you stay up to date with all the latest warnings at New Zealand MetService.
04 Jul 2026, 8:09AM UTC
Super Typhoon Bavi headed for Guam, Taiwan
A powerful typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean is currently making its way towards the Mariana Islands and the U.S. island territory of Guam, and could directly impact Taiwan late next week. Super Typhoon Bavi is, at the time of writing, located about 650km east of Guam and travelling westward at a speed of approximately 13 km/h, generating maximum sustained winds of about 260 km/h and significant wave heights of around 13.5 metres. The powerful system has developed a small but distinct eye about 30-40km wide, as you can see below. Image: The photogenic eye of Super Typhoon Bavi, as seen from the Himawari-9 satellite this afternoon, Saturday, July 4, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. As powerful as this system currently is, there are signs it could intensify further before crossing the Mariana Islands in the early morning of Monday, July 6. At this stage, its most likely point of impact will be somewhere between Guam and the island of Saipan, generating sustained winds of 275 km/h, gusts of up to 325 km/h, and rainfall accumulations of 300-500mm, mainly falling within a 12-hour window between 4am and 4pm on Monday. Image: ECMWF and GFS forecasts for (top) mean sea level pressure and 24-hour rainfall accumulations and (bottom) sustained winds near Guam and the lower Mariana Islands on Monday morning, July 6, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. From there, Super Typhoon Bavi is currently forecast to barrel towards Taiwan, and could potentially make landfall over the island’s northeast in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, possibly matching the wind strength and rainfall accumulations currently expected for the Mariana Islands. Image: ECMWF and GFS forecasts for (top) mean sea level pressure and 24-hour rainfall accumulations and (bottom) sustained winds near Taiwan on Saturday morning, July 11, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. But with a week to go before Bavi approaches Taiwan, forecasts could change significantly. If you're planning to travel to or be in Taiwan next weekend, keep your eyes peeled for any forecast updates.
02 Jul 2026, 11:02PM UTC
25 centimetres of snow falls just in time for the school holidays
Significant snowfalls have finally coated the Australian high country after a mild, wet, largely snowless June. Thredbo in New South Wales was reporting 28 centimetres of snow overnight with snowfalls continuing this Friday morning, its near neighbour Perisher reported 25 cm, while Mt Hotham in Victoria reported 22 cm and counting. Image: A healthy total on the Perisher snowstake as dawn breaks on Friday, July 3, 2026. Source: Perisher. Just in time for the school holidays The timing of this snowy system could hardly have been more perfect for NSW schoolkids and their families, with school holidays starting this weekend. Victorian schoolkids have already been off school for a week, but at least the second week of the Vic school holidays should see some skiable terrain opening up. Up until today, mainland Australia’s ski resorts have been able to open only the most basic beginner slopes on thin ribbons of snowmaking snow. By next week, more terrain could open. While it takes a lot more snow to get the Australian snow season into full swing than the 25 centimetres which fell overnight (plus an additional 10 cm or so which may fall today), every snowflake helps. Wild winds accompany Friday’s snowfalls Image: Combined satellite and radar loop for SE Australia for the eight hours to 8am (AEST) on Friday, July 3, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. As often happens with midwinter snow-bearing systems, wild winds ushered in the snowy weather, with overnight wind gusts topping 100 km/h in alpine resorts on both side of the border as the cold front moved through. Severe weather warnings for damaging winds were issued for elevated parts of eastern Vic and southeast NSW early this Friday, although winds should start to ease by lunchtime. At 8 am this Friday, it was -3.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, with an apparent or "feels like" temperature of -17.5°C due to the wind chill. Cool days, cold, clear nights to follow Image: Daily forecast for Perisher on the Weatherzone app. A string of cold nights in the wake of the current system will be perfect for firing up the snowmaking guns at all resorts. Ideal snowmaking conditions require not just sub-zero temperatures but low humidity, and that’s on the meteorological menu for southeastern Australia for the next week or so, once this storm clears. For example, Perisher is forecast to fall to -4°C or colder over the next six nights, with daytime temperatures only climbing a few degrees above zero, which should keep the snow intact. READ MORE: Snowmaking begins in Australia, but how does it work? Please check the Weatherzone snow page for the latest forecasts, live cam images and more.