NIWAWeather
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE LIMITED Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touch
NIWAWeather is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE LIMITED. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 49 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 24
- 2026 · v6.5
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About NIWAWeather
Whether you're working near the estuary, at the lake, on a glacier or in the office you can know what to expect for the days ahead. * Hour-to-hour temperature, humidity, rain, wind, cloud cover and UV forecasts * Seasonal outlooks with long-range rain and temperature forecasts * Tide forecasts around New Zealand * Daily videos from our in-house meteorologists The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is a Crown Research Institute (CRI) and New Zealand’s leading supplier of atmospheric, freshwater, environmental and marine science services. Our purpose is to enhance the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand's aquatic resources and environments, to provide understanding of climate and the atmosphere and increase resilience to weather and climate hazards to improve the safety and wellbeing of New Zealanders. We collect, store and manage data on NZ’s weather, climate, marine and freshwater resources and other important environmental parameters. We deliver data via a range of tools and services that help Kiwis manage their interactions with the environment and its resources more productively and sustainably.
What’s new
Version 6.5 · Updated September 24, 2026
v6.2 Reliability improvements for the UV graph v6.3 Forecasts for the Chatham Islands v6.4 Overall speed improvements v6.5 Improvements for glass and tinted versions of the home-screen widgets
App privacy
The developer, NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE LIMITED, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIWAWeather | 5.0 / 5 (2 ratings) | Free | September 24, 2026 |
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| New Zealand Snow Map & Webcams | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Weather South Tyrol | 4.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Yr.no | 4.3 / 5 (203) | Free | Sep 10, 2026 |
| WillyWeather | 4.8 / 5 (22,702) | Free | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Mountain-Forecast.com | 4.9 / 5 (795) | Free | May 13, 2026 |