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Friday’s national forecast – Heavy rain far north

A front moves onto the upper North Island today bringing some heavy rain in areas exposed to the east, more…

VIDEO: Your Weekend outlook across NZ and Australia

High pressure covers NZ today but low pressure is moving back in for the weekend with an unsettled westerly flow…

JULY ClimateWatch: Some order to the chaos as El Niño conditions grow (+20 Maps & special Video)

As we do each month ClimateWatch looks at the main climate drivers influencing NZ and Australia’s weather patterns. June was…

Thursday’s Headlines: Settled at last, Heavy rain upper NI Friday, Next high?

Here’s what is making the weather headlines today…. SETTLED AT LAST Finally a high has moved in and we are…

Thursday’s national forecast – High moves in

High pressure moves in over the country today, most places are going to be settled but not necessarily cloud free….

NZ’s current weather in 4 maps – Rain, wind, temperatures:

A brief ‘island’ of high pressure will cross NZ on Thursday bringing lighter winds, colder nights and drier skies. But…

VIDEO: Brief high pressure for NZ before next burst of wind & rain

A high pressure zone will cross NZ over Thursday and Friday morning bringing a (very brief) pause in the windy…

Wednesday’s Headlines: Warm in the east, The high is coming, Rain in the far north late Thursday

Here’s what is making the weather headlines today…. WARM IN THE EAST Temperatures for the eastern South Island got a…

Wednesday’s national forecast – SW airflow eases

A southwesterly airflow still lies over the country today but it is easing, we still see showers in the west…

Tuesday’s Headlines: Warm in the east, Winds still strong, Cold nights inland.

Here’s what is making the weather headlines today…. WARM IN THE EAST There hasn’t been a lot of warmth lately,…

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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…