Short/Medium Range Forecasts

MetService.com

NZ 3-day rain+wind forecast - MetService's mesoscale model with 3 hourly maps
NZ/Tas 7-day MSLP+wind+rain forecast - 6 hourly maps

Mesoscale Models over NZ

NZ 30/90km MM5 output from Auckland Uni (initial/boundary from AVN model)
» more details incl model parameterisations are avail here

DrJack RASP BLIPMAPs - 3.3km GFSA-initiated WRF-ARW model (South Island only - as at Dec '09)
(Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction Boundary Layer Information Prediction maps)

GFS

MetVUW - WAFS charts for NZ and larger areas out to 7 days
» or straight to NZ 7-day thumbnails of MSLP+wind+rain
COLA - NCEP GFS Medium Range Forecasts
» or straight to the Aus/NZ products with SLP+1000-500thk (all times)
Weatherzone - AUS/NZ GFS maps
Elders - similar Weatherzone maps to above but zoomed for NZ
NOAA (ARL) Forecast Model Graphics - put "NZWN" for ICAO to start... (GFS model)
» including interactive maps, meteograms and soundings
NOAA (NCEP) Forecast Maps - start here to customise a map (Hi-Res GFS model)
» or get access to lots more products from the NOMADS NCEP server homepage
FNMOC WXMAP - Global NWP maps (GFS via "GFS" links!)
» or straight to the AUS/NZ area
NCAR/MMM - Real-Time Modeling Web Page
» select "Australia/NZ" in model dropdown, then click the "Animations" radio button
Uni of Wyoming - GFS maps for several areas incl "South Pacific" to H+180
Unisys - including forecasts for NZ/AUS
NCEP EMC - Southern Hemisphere, H500/vort and H850/T charts out to 7 days

UKMET

Uni of Wyoming - UKMET maps for several areas incl "New Zealand" to H+72

ECMWF

ECMWF - MRF Deterministic Forecasts of msl/uv850/z500 for H+72 to H+240

NOGAPS

FNMOC WXMAP - Global NWP maps (NOGAPS via "NGP" links)
» or straight to the AUS/NZ area

LAPS & GASP

BoM NWP Products - LAPS, TXLAPS and GASP
BoM National/International Charts

JMA GSM

Japan Meteorolocial Agency - JMA GRIB data, 24hr interval to H+120
» select: 2.5 deg x 2.5 deg Southern Hemisphere,
» then: long. 100 to 200, lat. -60 to 0 for NZ/AUS

OTHER

WeatherOnline Maps for NZ/Aus - msl/wind/temp/rain/height charts (model = ?)

ANTARCTICA SPECIFIC

UCAR Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System - AMPS WRF
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Antarctic Meteorological Research Center - multi-model
» incl. GFS and ECMWF model data
Ohio State University Polar Meteorology Group
» Polar MM5 and Polar WRF - time series, maps, profiles and cross sections

 

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Verifications

GFS/EC/UK/FNOC/CMC Analysis Verifications - combined plots of H500 verifying at 00Z
» for days 0 to -6, with anomaly correlations
» or direct to larger plots for GFS vs. UK and GFS vs. EC

 

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Ensemble Forecasts

NCEP - Ensemble forecasts at the CDC Map Room (go for "Southern Hemisphere Plots")
» straight to the Ensemble means for MSLP/THK + H500
NCEP - Ensemble Homepage (experimental products)
» straight to the Global Prob of Precip maps (PQPF)
FNMOC - Ensemble Forecast System Displays
ECMWF - Seasonal Forecast Charts

 

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Other Model Products

Swell / Waves

NIWA Canterbury Wave Conditions
NIWA Sig. Wave Forecast - for the New Zealand/Tasman Sea region

SwellMap.com - Great source for Aus/NZ model data
Marineweather - with animated swell charts and graphs
WetSand.com - with North/South Island maps and bar graphs
BuoyWeather.com - NZ Virtual Buoy Map
FNMOC Wave Watch 3 - Global wave model
» or straight to South Pacific maps of swell wave height and direction
NOAA Wavewatch III - Global wave model (interactive interface)
Oceanweather.com - wave height/direction for Australia/NZ

Snow

Snow Forecast.com - fcst's of snow, temp, freezing level for NZ (to H+84 for free)

 

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Archived Model Graphics

NOAA (ARL) Archived Model Graphics - put "NZWN" for ICAO to start...
» including interactive maps, meteograms and soundings (FNL model)
NOAA (NCEP) Forecast Maps - recent runs of Hi-Res GFS Forecasts
» or get access to lots more products from the NOMADS NCEP server homepage