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» Numerical Model Forecasts

Note: for swell/wave forecasts, see the Marine page.

Short/Medium Range Forecasts

MetService.com

NZ 3-day rain+wind forecast - one of MetService's mesoscale models with 3 hourly maps
NZ/Tas 7-day MSLP+wind+rain forecast - 6 hourly maps
Marine forecast maps - 6 hourly maps of wave height and period, supplied by MetOcean Solutions Ltd.

GFS

GFS data here at W⁴:


GFS data elsewhere:

MetVUW - GFS charts for NZ and larger areas out to 7 days
» or straight to NZ 7-day thumbnails of MSLP+wind+rain
WeatherMap - spot forecasts and maps including marine info from MetOcean Solutions Ltd.
Weatherzone - AUS/NZ 8-Day GFS maps
Snow-Forecast.com - animated maps of rain, freezing level and snow, also with static maps, out to 6 days

DrJack RASP BLIPMAPs - 3.3km GFSA-initiated WRF-ARW model (4 projections covering NZ)
» Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction Boundary Layer Information Prediction maps

GFS Soundings - via NOAA (req. Java)

FNMOC WXMAP - Global NWP maps (GFS via "GFS" links!)
» or straight to the Australia/NZ area
COLA - NCEP GFS Medium Range Forecasts
» or straight to the Aus/NZ products with SLP+1000-500thk (all times)
IPS MeteoStar - AUS/NZ products - select a product from here to open the viewer with animation controls
ARL (NOAA) Forecast Model Graphics - put "NZWN" for ICAO to start... (GFS model)
» including interactive maps, meteograms and soundings
Uni of Wyoming- GFS maps for several areas incl "South Pacific" to H+180
NCAR/MMM - Real-Time Modeling Web Page
» select "Australia/NZ" in model dropdown, then click the "Animations" radio button
NWS EMC (NOAA) - 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+0 to H+240

NOGAPS

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

BoM ACCESS

BoM Interactive viewer for Weather and Wave products - ACCESS-G/A/T and WAVEWATCH-III products (see: about maps for model info)
» see also: BoM NWP Products page for a smaller subset of static images
Weatherzone - AUS/NZ 10-Day ACCESS-G maps

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

Multi-model

WeatherOnline Expert Charts for NZ - links to GFS data, other models available

ANTARCTICA SPECIFIC

UCAR Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System - AMPS WRF
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Antarctic Meteorological Research Center - data and imagery - links to GFS/ECMWF products
Ohio State University Polar Meteorology Group - Polar WRF model data

Verifications

GFS/EC/UK/FNMOC/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

Ensemble Forecasts

NCEP - Ensemble forecasts from ESRL PSD (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

Archived Model Data

NOAA (ARL) Archived Model Graphics - put "NZWN" for ICAO to start...
» including interactive maps, meteograms and soundings (FNL model)
NOAA NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Project - try "6-hourly and daily data", then surface...