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Archives for December 2017

RainWatch – Monday 01st January 2018

A fairly slack pressure gradient lies over New Zealand today which brings a mixed bag of weather, it’s not overly…

Monday’s national forecast

In short, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Otago and Southland see the best weather for New Years Day. Either way, have a…

New Zealand: Here’s the forecast for the first day of 2018! (+2 Maps)

Here’s the forecast for January 1st across Aotearoa, New Zealand. NORTH ISLAND: AM – New Year’s day is likely to…

Poll Results: NZers want January to be both hot and dry but also wetter

The result of our latest poll show how divided the country is when it comes to what weather people are…

2017’s biggest weather moments as captured by WeatherWatch.co.nz

WeatherWatch.co.nz has gone through our extensive news archives across 2017 and found the biggest 17 headlines of the year… Jan…

WeatherWatch.co.nz’s Top 10 Thank Yous for 2017

What a long and interesting year 2017 was. The weather has sure had it’s fair share of extremes across all…

Your official New Year’s EVE forecast + midnight temperatures and 5 Maps

FINAL UPDATE — A front is moving into New Zealand bringing a cooler change in the south, some wet weather…

Sunday’s national forecast – the weather for the last day of 2017

An active cold front will today push in from the Tasman Sea to the South Island’s western coastline bringing rain…

The latest forecast for New Year’s Eve (+4 Maps)

UPDATED SATURDAY — A front is moving into New Zealand on New Year’s Eve bringing a cooler change in the…

NZ’s expected rainfall totals for the last weekend of 2017 (+Map)

A large active cold front is moving across the Tasman Sea and will stretch from New Zealand to Australia this…