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Archives for December 2020

VIDEO: Cooler change for NZ this Friday, Tropical Cyclone forming this weekend

The warm sub-tropical winds ease in northern NZ over the next 48 hours. By Friday and Saturday cooler sou’westers with…

RainWatch: Rain for both islands, the east stays mostly dry. Next 7 days rainfall & snowfall (+7 maps)

Rain and showers are on the way for many places over the coming days, including dry parts of the upper…

Tuesday’s national forecast – 30 degrees possible for some, rain for others (+10 Maps)

Sub-tropical winds means the very north and eastern parts of the North Island may be in to the low 30s…

VIDEO: Sub-tropical winds, a cool down & a potential Tropical Cyclone

This week kicks off with sub-tropical winds pushing temperatures up in Northland, Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury in particular. By Weds/Thurs…

Mid-December Tropical Cyclone possible near NZ (+3 Maps)

Exclusive — It’s very early days but computer modelling WeatherWatch.co.nz trusts has been showing signs of a tropical cyclone towards…

Monday’s forecast: Windy, warm & wet for some, sunny, dry and hot for others (+10 Maps)

Summer weather is getting closer but today’s weather has a fair amount of variety from summer-like to spring-like. For Monday…

30 degree Tuesday possible for some parts of NZ as sub-tropics come to visit (+Maps)

A hot nor’wester, sub-tropical for North Islanders, will boost temperatures on Tuesday (and some for Monday too). Daytime highs in…

RainWatch: Past 24 hours, Next 24 hours & Next 7 days (+7 Maps)

We still have a westerly set up in the week ahead with yet another Southern Ocean storm pushing up rain…

Sunday’s national forecast – Slight breather before next burst of westerlies from next Southern Ocean storm (+10 Maps)

High pressure briefly covers northern NZ today and extends down the country to some degree. The centre of the high…

Saturday’s national forecast – Thunderstorms, rain and plenty of dry areas too (+5 Maps)

High pressure just holds on to very upper North Island but elsewhere those westerly winds continue. There is some end…