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NZ: I know that it’s time, for a cool change…

To quote the Little River Band, it’s time for a Cool Change – with daytime temperatures dropping in a number of regions, especially those in the south and east of both main islands, over the days ahead. The reason?...

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Tropical lows expand this week, high pressure & showers in NZ for now…

High pressure looks to be pretty dominant in the NZ area this week, but we have plenty of showers, downpours…

Mid-upper 30s this weekend, cool down Monday, + tropical low to monitor next week

A burst of Australian and subtropical heat is coming to NZ, starting today and easing early Monday, brought in by…

Scorching weekend for some, widespread gales possible on Sunday

High pressure dominates NZ for the next week but on Sunday a storm just south of the country coupled with…

NZ: Hotter weather coming, chance of gales this weekend

In our first weather video of 2026 we update our forecast out to the middle of January. Heat will increase…

NZ’s forecast to Jan 15, 2026.

(Recorded Dec 31) Drier weather, hotter days and lighter winds are all coming – but between now and Sunday there…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 3:43am on Wed 14 January 2026
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ClimateWatch: NOVEMBER’s outlook as high pressure lifts in NZ, low pressure grows in Oz.

In our monthly “ClimateWatch” forecast the first week of November in NZ looks settled and mostly dry, while Australia and…

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WeatherWatchTV on YouTube climbs over 100K subscribers, joins global club of just 0.7%

WeatherWatchTV now has over 100,000 subscribers, larger than Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and far exceeding the NZ Government’s Niwa Weather…

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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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