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Weekend westerly gales coming – Your Wednesday Weather Video

It’s been a blustery few days across many parts of the country, but a short lived high means Thursday afternoon…

Record challenging warmth returning to New Zealand (again!)

It seems like we’ve headlined this several times already this year but yet again parts of New Zealand are looking…

A break in the weather – The Big Picture on Thursday

Conditions around the country on Thursday look fairly settled – at least compared to what we’ve seen recently, as a southwesterly…

NASA: Hottest June on record continues 14-month global heat wave, NZ mentioned (+Video)

The first six months of 2016 were the hottest ever recorded, NASA announced today, while Arctic sea ice now covers 40%…

A (very short) break in the windy weather

Damaging wind gusts howled across parts of Waikato and Auckland and the entire upper North Island overnight and this morning…

‘Worse than a freight train’ – Te Awamutu tornado damages roof (+VIDEO)

A Te Awamutu family scrambled into a small bathroom to take cover as a tornado roared through their property last…

Weather; winds easing – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

The week kicked off in a wet and blustery way, but as it continues, the sting will be taken out…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A strong southwesterly airflow lies over the country today with a few showers in the west, especially this morning. The…

The winds continue – The Big Picture on Wednesday

A strong southwesterly airflow sticks around through the midweek, keeping gusty and blustery winds blowing – possibly rising strongly in…

Spectacular fireball likely spacecraft debris or satellite – not meteor

Dozens of Eyewitness Reports — WeatherWatch.co.nz has received many reports of a spectacular fireball across the lower South Island city…

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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…