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    • New Zealand weather map areas of high & low atmospheric pressure
    Rights: MetService Published 15 April 2009, Updated 13 September 2019 Size: 590 KB Referencing Hub media

    This map of New Zealand shows areas of high and low atmospheric pressure. We can use maps such as this to determine what the weather will be like, with highs indicating fine weather and lows meaning rain.

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