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Cold front on Saturday, but high pressure growing

Another cold front comes back into NZ on Friday night and across Saturday – but should be gone by Sunday as high pressure starts to control our weather much more. In fact high pressure builds over the coming days and crosses the c...

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Tracking the showers next 7 days

High pressure is partially going to cover NZ this week, but a stormy Southern Ocean means we’re still going to…

High pressure flirts with NZ this week

Monday is another windy and colder day for a number of regions, but high pressure will try this week to…

Snow, gales, frosts and sunshine as spring kicks in

Temperatures will lift up on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s polar change, with Sunday seeing the potential for snow down to…

Polar snap Sunday, high pressure next week finally

Cold air will linger over NZ for another 24 to 36 hours, bringing more frosts and low temperatures tonight, but…

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…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 2:13pm on Wed 30 September 2026
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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…

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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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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…

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