NIWA Weather
WEBNIWA Weather. A time lapse of the smoke from the fire in central Christchurch. E-NE to NE winds are expected this morning. Winds are forecast to become N-NW around midday. Around or after sunset, winds are forecast to become SW. If the fire persists, smoke will shift with the wind.
NIWA Tides
WEBNIWA Tides provides accurate and reliable tide predictions for locations around New Zealand. Explore the interactive map and plan your activities with confidence.
SolarView - NIWA
WEBSolarView gives an estimate of the available solar energy at a particular location for people considering installing a solar energy system. The program allows users to determine the amount of solar energy (insolation) that would be received at a given location based on local topography (landscape), orientation of the solar panels and other ...
Seasonal Climate Outlook - NIWA
WEBSeasonal Climate Outlook for November 2023 - January 2024. El Niño continued during October and will likely intensify over the next three months. It has around a 100% chance of persisting during this time. There’s an 80% chance of El Niño continuing through autumn, maintaining an important influence on Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate.
Climate Summary for July 2021 | NIWA
WEBAug 3, 2021 · The highest temperature was 21.0°C, observed at Whanganui on 30 July. The lowest temperature was -8.4°C, observed at Hanmer Forest on 4 July. The highest 1-day rainfall was 210 mm, recorded at Arthurs Pass on 16 July. The highest wind gust was 185 km/h, observed at Cape Turnagain on 18 July. Of the six main centres in July 2021, Auckland was ...
Climate data and activities - NIWA
WEBWorksheets. Graphing with Microsoft Excel (Drawing bar graphs – all levels). Escape the winter blues all year round (Interpreting, processing and communicating information – MINZC: S3.2, S3.4). Meteorologist for a day (Calculating means – MINZC: S4.7, S5.3). How cold is the Antarctic? (Graphing data, communication – MINZC: N4.1, S4.3, S4.5, A5.3)
Overview of New Zealand's climate - NIWA
WEBMean annual temperatures range from 10°C in the south to 16°C in the north of New Zealand. The coldest month is usually July and the warmest month is usually January or February. In New Zealand generally there are relatively small variations between summer and winter temperatures, although inland and to the east of the ranges the variation is ...
Longfin eel - NIWA
WEBThe longfin eel occupies a wide range of habitats and occurs in rivers, streams, lakes ponds and wetlands. Longfin eels are carnivores and over about 40 cm in length they feed mostly on small fish and crustacea. They are responsible for major commercial and customary fisheries in New Zealand. Although the longfin eel is endemic and is one of ...
WEB2 New Zealand Freshwater Fish Sampling Protocols • Part 1 adeable ivers Streams • SCTN 1 NTODUCTN models of fish distribution have been developed using the presence and absence information from this database, (Joy & Death, 2003; Leathwick et al., 2005; Leathwick et al., 2008) further developments have been limited by a lack of data
Today's UV Index - NIWA
WEBUV and Ozone. Today's UV Index. Measured in Auckland (Leigh Marine Observatory), Paraparaumu, Christchurch, Lauder, Invercargill. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of each of these graphs. Time series of these UV data are available at no cost from the NIWA Climate database.
Skip to content