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VIDEO: Tracking NZ’s wet weather – and who misses out

An Autumn cold front and low pressure are moving in to NZ over the next few days – departing on Wednesday. Wet weather moves into both main islands – but those in the east and top of the North Island look to have t...

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VIDEO: Classic Autumn blast coming, double digit temp drop for parts of SI

Hotter and windier nor-west weather kicks in over NZ this weekend ahead of a classic Autumn cold front on Monday…

Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

WeatherWatchTV hits 2.6 million views in just a month

WeatherWatchTV on YouTube has smashed the ratings of most local NZ-On-Air funded television programmes following a huge few weeks due…

VIDEO: NZ: Some wet weather coming Tuesday, hotter/windier before then

A cold front from Tasmania will reach NZ early next week with a blast of hotter, drier, nor’westers on Monday…

VIDEO: NZ’s stuck in a pattern – we show you 14 days from now

High pressure is dominating NZ although a windy, showery, southerly is moving northwards for today/Wednesday. Next week more high pressure…

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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NZ & Tasmania share more than just a similar weather pattern (+2 Maps)

From our Education archives — Tassie often gets first what NZ gets later. The Australian state shares not only similar…

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