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Antarctic southerly for parts of NZ Fri & Sat
For the first time this year a southerly from off Antarctica is heading towards the South Island, followed by more…
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…
Snow, rain showers & cold polar southerlies set to return
Friday will be a wintry day across NZ as the next cold front arrives, bringing snow to lower levels of…
Frosts, late week rain & another cold weekend coming
High pressure will cross NZ over the next few days meaning more cold nights/mornings with frosts, but a nor’wester will…
NZ: Cold & windy, then calm & frosty
Downpours, some squally with the chance of thunderstorms and even small tornadoes are possible for parts of NZ over Friday…
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ClimateWatch: JULY outlook & what El Niño means for NZ
El Niño is officially here and still getting stronger in the months ahead, but it’s harder to notice its effects…
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…
Why is NZ so windy? We explain the Roaring Forties!
From our Education page — New Zealanders shouldn’t be so surprised how often it’s windy here. After all, we’re basically…
