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UPDATE: Tonga braces for Cyclone Winston

Villagers in northern Tongan islands are hunkering down in churches and hoteliers are boarding up buildings as Cyclone Winston threatens…

Conditions easing – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Friday

Things start to clear up as we head into the weekend, though winds stay strong in some parts of the…

Friday’s national forecast

A front moves off the northeast of the North Island this morning meanwhile another front moves onto the lower North…

A series of fronts – The Big Picture on Friday

On Friday we have a series of fronts moving over the North Island, which clear off to the east during…

Thursday’s Weather Video – Winston approaches

A wet and windy night awaits around the country on Thursday evening, though there are some regions set to miss…

Cyclone Winston back to Severe Cat 4 – and may reach Category 5

Severe Cyclone Winston continues to churn north of New Zealand near Tonga and Fiji and today has been upgraded from…

Pakistan: Children starving; crops dying – El Niño blamed

Pakistan’s Tharparkar district is entering its third straight year of drought, with nearly 200 deaths since January, many of them…

Rain and wind – #WeatherRisks and your Main Centre outlook on Thursday

The two risks around New Zealand on Thursday are once again our old friends – wind and rain. Wind Northwesterlies…

Thursday’s national forecast

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a front over the North Island moves off to the east…

Thursday’s Big Picture: Rain for almost everyone at some point

A strong northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand, while a front over the North Island moves off to the east…

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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…