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5 years ago today: Historic snow falls in Auckland & to sea level across NZ

Five years ago an Antarctic blast of historic proportions hit New Zealand. It was clear in advance this was going…

The news story & forecast you probably won’t click & read

There’s something we’ve learned over our decade producing forecasts – sunny, dry, calm weather isn’t exactly a ratings winner, even…

Looking settled – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Over the next three days the weather is mainly settled due to high pressure. There are areas of cloud and…

Monday’s national forecast

A low and front bring some rain to the west of the South Island this morning then clears in the afternoon….

New Week: Much drier, calmer, milder overall

Updated Sunday PM — This week is August’s third week and it will be significantly more settled than the first half…

New Poll: Are you hoping Spring will be…

This has been a bit of an odd winter with incredibly mild conditions prevailing in June and July and maybe…

‘Historic’ flooding swamps Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called the widespread flooding spawned by the region’s pounding rainfall across the southern part of…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Cloudy areas and occasional sun, southwest breezes. Lower North Island Cloudy periods in the west with westerly…

What made the news – Our biggest headlines of the past week:

An Antarctic blast swept across the country less than a week ago and temperatures have been down ever since. This…

Poll Results: NZers split on enjoying Winter 2016

New Zealanders are split almost 50/50 on whether or not this winter is producing enjoyable weather. In our most recent…

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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…