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Archives for January 2021

Saturday’s national forecast – Make the most of today, NZ! (+8 Maps)

High pressure is sliding off New Zealand slowly today as Southern Ocean storms move closer to us. These storms will…

VIDEO: Southern Ocean storms to disrupt summer for some in NZ

A series of storms in the Southern Ocean are about to put Summer on hold for around five days in…

Friday’s national forecast – A quiet day before an unsettled weekend (+5 Maps)

La Nina should be peaking about now and yet NZ is not too significantly impacted with more mostly dry weather…

VIDEO: Windy, colder, changes on the way

Our videos are back for 2021 and what good timing with Southern Ocean storms on the way along with windy…

Unsettled weather returning as La Nina splutters for NZ (+2 Maps)

We’re now in the peak La Nina phase but as WeatherWatch exclusively forecast last year, it’s not having a major…

Thursday’s forecast: Fairly settled & warm + our weather videos return today (+4 Maps)

An offshore low near Gisborne will be driving in bigger waves and rips along eastern parts of the upper North…

Wednesday’s forecast: Sub-tropical low to juuust brush northern NZ (+8 Maps)

Much of NZ is settled today but a deepening sub-tropical low to our north east will brush the upper North…

RainWatch: Next few days, Next 7 days (+7 maps)

High pressure is over most of NZ right now but a low is brushing past Gisborne in the next couple…

Tues/Weds/Thur – NZ’s forecast: Windy for some in tents, bigger waves in the north (+16 Maps)

We’re covering Tuesday’s (mostly quiet) weather but also a developing sub-tropical low north east of NZ which on Wednesday and…

Dry week for most, but southern lows may spark northern rain next week (+4 Maps)

High pressure dominates the NZ area until Friday, then we see a change which runs through next week too. As…