MetService Weather Icons
Day
Night
Fine
Weather in which the sun casts a shadow for most of the time or night skies are relatively cloud free.
Day
Night
Partly Cloudy
When the sky is partly covered by cloud at any given location.
Cloudy
Predominantly more cloud than clear sky. Cloud expected to cover approximately 70 to 100% of the sky for the majority of the day.
Day
Night
Few Showers
Not many, relatively short-lived periods of precipitation. Often, but not always, separated by blue sky.
Showers
Usually begin and end suddenly. Relatively short-lived, but may last half an hour. Often, but not always, separated by blue sky.
Rain
In contrast to showers, rain is steadier and normally comes with cloudy or overcast skies. Liquid water drops greater than 0.5 mm in diameter.
Drizzle
Consists of very small water droplets (less than 0.5 mm in diameter) very close to one another
Fog
Suspension of very small water droplets in the air, reducing visibility at ground level to less than a kilometre.
Snow
Precipitation composed of white or translucent ice crystals.
Wind
Occasionally the wind speed is the most important aspect of the weather. In these cases the wind icon is used to highlight that.
Wind & Rain
Strong or gale force winds accompanied by rainfall.
Thunder
One or more convective (cumuliform) clouds in which electrical discharge can be seen as lightning and heard as thunder.
Hail
Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice, usually produced by convective (cumuliform) clouds.
Frost
When the air temperature is forecast to drop below 0°C and no precipitation is expected