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Wintry burst of weather: Snow, squally showers then sunshine & frosts

A polar change (another one!) arrives on Friday for the South Island and goes nationwide on Saturday, leaving NZ under…

Antarctic southerly for parts of NZ Fri & Sat

For the first time this year a southerly from off Antarctica is heading towards the South Island, followed by more…

Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Snow, rain showers & cold polar southerlies set to return

Friday will be a wintry day across NZ as the next cold front arrives, bringing snow to lower levels of…

Frosts, late week rain & another cold weekend coming

High pressure will cross NZ over the next few days meaning more cold nights/mornings with frosts, but a nor’wester will…

NZ: Cold & windy, then calm & frosty

Downpours, some squally with the chance of thunderstorms and even small tornadoes are possible for parts of NZ over Friday…

WeatherWatch App launches real-time local lightning tracker

A bolt out of the blue! WeatherWatch has launched a live, real-time lightning tracker, enabling Kiwis to gain access to data provided by the…

Wind, rain, showers & a noticeable temperature drop for all

It will be a colder weekend right across NZ as a sub-Antarctic southerly blows through, bringing frosts, snow flurries and…

Polar airflows set to bring cold weekend to NZ

Nor-west winds will be building over parts of NZ going into Thursday with rain on the West Coast becoming heavy…

Update on incoming cold change for NZ

High pressure still covers NZ but that will slide offshore as we go into Friday and the weekend as a…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…