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VIDEO (NZ): Large low looms – who gets rain/wind & who does not

Another large low will bring severe weather to parts of both main islands of NZ this week, followed by a cooler change and then more high pressure. Heavy rain, downpours and potentially isolated thunderstorms are forecast alon...

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VIDEO: Another big low late week brings severe weather risks to NZ 

Severe weather is back in the forecast later this week after we kick off July with high pressure at the…

VIDEO: NZ 7 Day: One big low, a high, then another big low

Severe weather risks continue around NZ’s two main islands for the rest of Friday and going into Saturday, before conditions…

VIDEO: Severe weather for parts of NZ, ahead of more high pressure

A large low in the Tasman Sea will bring further heavy rain and strong winds to western and southern parts…

VIDEO: Gales, heavy rain, sunshine & showers – NZ’s weather to Tuesday

NZ has a burst of strong & mild winds, then rain/showers, followed by cooler/colder southerly quarter winds going through the…

VIDEO: NZ has a burst of wind, rain from the west – then a colder weekend

Milder north to north-west winds, with subtropical connections for some, will ramp up on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a…

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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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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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