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Increased tropical cyclone potential north of NZ next 14 days (+3 Maps)
The tropics north of New Zealand has become quite active in recent days with plenty of rain and downpours forming…
Australia: Some rain is coming for bushfires and droughts (x2 Rainfall Maps)
The forecast for dry Australia is more favourable than recent weeks for the bushfires. WeatherWatch.co.nz says lighter winds and increased…
Drier, calmer, warmer weather heading to NZ + the tropics wakes up (+6 Maps)
NZ is about to enter a calmer, drier, phase of weather as high pressure finally increases. At the same time…
WeatherWatch’s 3 biggest moments of 2019 – and list our positive plans for 2020
WeatherWatch.co.nz has had a big 2019 from launching a new rural website to making political gains, winning new clients and…
Windy, cooler, weather in NZ for a week: 10 bullet points + Maps explain why
NZ is going through an unsettled, windy, cooler phase of weather as high pressure remains stuck over Australia. As drought…
NZers can thank one of the largest lows on earth for the wind this week (+7 Maps)
A windier, cooler, week is on the way for many regions – so what is to blame? One of the…
Most Kiwis aren’t going to like this 7 day weather forecast (+4 Gust Maps)
It’s the start of summer but the weather is about to return to spring with strong winds, more cloud and…
NEW: January & 3 month Climate/Seasonal outlook for NZ (+8 Maps)
WeatherWatch.co.nz has issued our second ever seasonal forecast in partnership with IBM and it looks as though December’s pattern will…
Surreal thick smoke from Aussie turns South Island skies orange and dark (+Maps & Photos)
It’s normal for NZ to get some smoke from Australia when they have big bushfires, but the images coming out…
WeatherWatch launches new site: RuralWeather.co.nz
In 2019 WeatherWatch.co.nz launched a new website and it’s the biggest weather data dump in NZ history: www.RuralWeather.co.nz. The new website gives people…
