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Saturday’s national forecast

A low and front passes over the upper South Island and much of the North Island today, areas of rain…

Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

Tonight a front moves northwards over the South Island as a ridge weakens over the North Island. Friday’s front moves…

Photo(s) of the Day (x3) – Sunrise beauty across NZ

Our social media pages (click to see our Twitter and Facebook pages) have been busy this morning with photos of…

Track the rain for today, tonight & tomorrow (+4 rain maps)

Dry weather is dominating across New Zealand at the moment – and while it’s very welcome in the northern and…

Weather Video – Your Weekend outlook + big high next week

A couple of fronts are coming in this weekend but high pressure is building gradually. Saturday sees patchy rain and…

Friday’s national forecast

A ridge weakens over the North Island this afternoon while a front moves northwards over the South Island during the…

Rain pushes northwards in the west – The Big Picture on Friday

A front in the Tasman Sea feeds onto the West Coast of the South Island on Friday, pushing northwards during…

Photo(s) of the Day (x5)

WeatherWatch.co.nz gets sent a lot of fantastic weather photos via Twitter and Facebook and we’re going to make a better…

Northern NZ: Skies drying out, air warming up

The rain clouds are finally breaking up around the upper North Island and while a few areas of heavy rain…

Weather Video (Thurs) – A change to milder westerlies is coming

The week long cold snap across New Zealand is finally coming to an end and will be replaced by the…

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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…