MetService Rural Weather App

Meteorological Service of New Zealand

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About this app

New Zealand’s favourite rural forecasts are now available in a handy smartphone app. The app is free of charge.

Features include:
• 10 day regional forecasts for 29 rural regions
• Severe weather information
• 2 hourly wind, temperature and rainfall forecasts for the next 48 hours
• 7.5 minute Rain Radar
• 3 day and 5 day rainfall forecast imagery
• The latest MetService TV Rural Outlook video
• Daily past weather for the last seven days
• User selected default location which is saved as the preference

The app does not include urban forecasts, marine information, mountain information or maps that are not included in the list above. The app is developed for smartphones and is not supported for tablets.

Full terms and conditions regarding the purchase and use of MetService mobile applications are available here: www.metservice.com/about/application-terms.

This app is supported by advertisements.

Ratings and reviews

It's okay when you can open it. Other times, when it says "Server could not be contacted, please check your internet connection", it's rather less helpful. Usually uninstalling it & then reinstalling it fixes the isolated, scattered, occasional issue, but not this time. I don't have this problem with any other app. Update: I've given up & uninstalled it. It was like being loyal to an unreliable car or person. Why do that to yourself?

Edit: used to be great, now just getting a prompt to connect to their server. all other internet connections are fine with other apps. it was great. This app is great. It has everything the evening weather has and more. When used in conjunction with WINDGURU you can be almost 100% sure of whats happening. Cheers FMG for making this app free. :-)

So much more than Google or AccuWeather. Seems a day behind but NZ weather does play fast & loose! Thanks for this freebie, NZ Met Service. Jan'20 wouldn't open! Cleared cache, still 'couldnt connect with the server.' deleted & reinstall. Wait...working again. 3/6/25 wouldn't open,😓 reinstalled, working again. 5/7/25 not opening, uninstalled.

What’s new

Minor changes to back end functionality