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Every week we get dozens of photos and posts from our readers around the country – and we love to…

Saturday’s national forecast

A moderate to strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today with a front moving onto the lower South Island…

WeatherWatch Video: Your weekend forecast

The windy westerly flow continues this weekend, mostly for the South Island and lower North Island – which means warmer…

WHO: Air quality a ‘worldwide problem’

A World Health Organisation report shows more than 80 percent of people in urban cities are breathing dirty air. The…

Conditions ease for many – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

  Friday Dark blue: Heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms on the West Coast of the South Island. Green: Gale force northwest…

Friday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, as a front moves across the North Island, weakening as it…

Windy weather continues – The Big Picture on Friday

That big, strong northwesterly airflow still sits over the country heading into the weekend, meaning gale strength winds and some…

A lot of cloud, a lot of wind – Thursday’s Weather Video

A lot of cloud sits over the country on Thursday, as the dividing line between our new windy westerlies and…

Gales to increase later today/tonight through Central NZ

If you live in the east of the upper South Island, or in the lower North Island, expect a very…

Strong winds, rain and thunder for parts of the South Island – Warnings and road closure info

A strong northwesterly wind system is pushing gusts of more than 110km/h in southern Westland, Fiordland and Stewart Island. WeatherWatch…

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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…