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NEW POLL: Have you used heating this month?

With stormy conditions currently making their way around the country, and blustery, wet weather making its presence felt, we are…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Sunny areas this morning, the odd shower from afternoon with breezy southwesterly winds. Lower North Island Areas…

3 storms, more fires, and another record breaker – Your Week in Weather Headlines

Most of our weather news this week has concerned the local stormy conditions that beset New Zealand, starting on Monday,…

POLL RESULTS: Concern over dry conditions remains after stormy week

Despite a week of heavy rain in many places, this week’s poll was asking about the dry – specifically how…

Damaging winds possible Saturday evening for top of NZ (+Map & photos)

New Zealand is under a very large area of low pressure, which has now become a couple of low pressure…

Saturday’s national forecast

A low and front combination move over the North Island today while cold southwesterlies lie over the South Island. Most…

Storms, storms and more storms – A Social Media Roundup of the week’s best pics, posts and vids

Each week we get a lot of viewer and reader posts, pics and videos – though this week was an…

Weekend storm incoming – Your Weekend Weather Video

A large low is going to affect New Zealand, kicking off this weekend and well into next week. Some stunning…

Sri Lanka: Hopes fade for villagers missing after landslide

Heavy rains yesterday pounded the central Sri Lankan region where at least three villages have already been swallowed by mountains…

NEW 6am TIME: A stormy system followed by a wet system – Your Weather Highlights for the next 3 days

We’re shifting WeatherWatch.co.nz an hour earlier with our morning updates, to reflect online demand from the early hard workers across the country….

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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…