UpdatedHannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 09:35 PM2 mins to read‌MetService's John Law with an update on El Niño and your weekend weather outlook, Friday 12 June. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYThe highly anticipated El Nino weather pattern is back, bringing with it a “fairly significant” feature of cooler weather and a mostly dry atmosphere.MetService meteorologist John Law told Michael Morrah on Ryan Bridge TODAY the return of El Nino meant most of the country would get drier conditions.

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