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Wake Up to the Weather

Wake up to the latest MetService weather forecast when you need it.

  • Get the latest 2 day forecast
  • Current temperature
  • UV forecast
  • Pollen forecast

Daily

Get the most up to date 2 day weather forecast on your mobile every morning at the time that suits you.

1. Enter your Mobile number
   Please do not include any spaces in your number.
2. Choose a location
3. Choose your days Every day
Monday to Friday
Saturday and Sunday
4. Choose a Time
5. Click Next
6. Reply to the text we send you with the word YES
  
7. All done!

Replies Cost 20c. Daily reports cost 50c
To unsubscribe txt STOP to 8885
Click here for terms and conditions

On Demand

Need to know what the weather is doing through the day?

1. Txt the first four letter of your city / town to 8885
e.g. Auck to 8885 or Well to 8885. Click here for full list of locations.

On Demand Weather report costs 99c
Click here for terms and conditions

FAQ

Q When will I receive my first weather report?
A. If you are signed up to Daily then you will receive this tomorrow morning. If you requested On Demand this will be instant.

Q Can I change the time without receiving two weather reports?
A. Yes.

Q Can I have two reports for the same phone number?
A. Yes. You can sign up for more than one location, however you cannot receive more than one report each day for each location.

Q My town does not appear in the drop down list. Is it available?
A. We only offer this service for the towns we currently have a forecast for.

Location codes to txt to 8885
Location Code
Alexandra ALEX
Ashburton ASHB
Auckland AUCK
Blenheim BLEN
Christchurch CHRI
Dannevirke DANN
Dargaville DARG
Dunedin DUNE
Gisborne GISB
Gore GORE
Greymouth GREY
Hamilton HAMI
Hastings HAST
Hokitika HOKI
Invercargill INVE
Kaikoura KAIK
Kaitaia KAIT
Levin LEVI
Masterton MAST
Motueka MOTU
MountCook MOUN
Napier NAPI
Nelson NELS
NewPlymouth NEWP
Oamaru OAMA
Paihia PAIH
Palmerston North PALM
Paraparaumu PARA
Queenstown QUEE
Reefton REEF
Rotorua ROTO
Russell RUSS
Taumarunui TAUM
Taupo TAUP
Tauranga TAUR
TeKuiti TEKU
Thames THAM
Timaru TIMA
Tokoroa TOKO
Wanaka WANA
Wanganui WANG
Wellington WELL
Westport WEST
Whakatane WHAK

This information is provided for your own personal non-commerical use in accordance with the MetService website terms and conditions

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