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The Big Picture on Wednesday

A northeasterly airflow increases over the South Island on Wednesday, while the North Island sees a ridge in the morning,…

Two more signs of evidence Spring is already here

On top of the lambs, the calves, the extra sunlight, the daffodils and new grass growth there are two other…

Weather Video (Tues) – Widespread rain heading towards North Island

Today is a mostly settled day across the nation, with both islands enjoying mostly dry and settled weather.  As we…

NZ’s Lunchtime Temperatures (+Map)

Across the country today is a fairly settled, mild, day as yesterday’s front clears away and tomorrow’s front is yet…

Settled then some rain – NZ’s Weather Highlights for next 3 days

Today is mainly settled due to a ridge of high pressure then Wednesday and Thursday sees areas of rain, heavy…

Tuesday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the country today bringing mainly settled weather, an east to northeasterly airflow increases over the South…

The Big Picture on Tuesday

A front clears the northeast of the North Island early in the morning otherwise a ridge of high pressure brings…

Video Just In: Haboob (Dust storm) engulfs Phoenix Arizona

Video Just In —  A wall of dust reduced visibility down to 400 metres and less at times. This affected portions…

NEW POLL: Are you an ‘outdoors’ kinda person?

New Zealanders are well known for being passionate for the outdoors, but there’s also a large portion of the population…

Weather Video (Mon): Spring-like weather this week over much of NZ

A low – in fact several lows – will engulf the entire Tasman Sea by the end of the week…

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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…