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Thursday’s national forecast

A deepening low near Fiordland will today press up against a strong high over northern New Zealand – this will…

Unsettled in the south – The Big Picture on Thursday

The South Island is where it’s all set to happen on Thursday – as a southwesterly airflow moves onto the…

Wednesday’s Weather Video: A lot going on!

The next couple of days are busy weather wise around New Zealand in particular the South Island which sees a…

Hawke’s Bay sizzles in summer dry – 28 years after Bola

The anniversary of one of Hawke’s Bay’s biggest storms has almost passed with not even a whiff of the type…

Thursday hot in Canterbury but temperatures plummet Friday

If the longer nights, or change in the colour of some leaves wasn’t enough to tell you Autumn is coming,…

The big high continues – Your Main Centre forecast on Wednesday

The big high over the country isn’t going anywhere fast – but it IS moving – and the second half…

Wednesday’s national forecast

High pressure dominates the country on Wednesday – the bubble of settled weather before windier, cloudier and some wetter weather…

Settled, calm and mostly dry – The Big Picture on Wednesday

Wednesday is looking clear, calm and collected from an early autumn weather standpoint – summer is dragging its feet a…

Highs and cloud – Tuesday’s Weather Video

The large high pressure system which has dominated much of the country’s weather continues to do so into the middle…

Lower North Island in “concerning dry event”

WeatherWatch.co.nz continues to monitor the big dry forming across the lower North Island – and the forecaster says don’t expect…

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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…