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Damaging gales blast parts of South Island, restless night for many (+Photos 2)

Updated 11:55pm — Damaging gales continue to hit parts of the South Island overnight tonight with Dunedin facing a very…

NEW POLL: Windy spring weather – love it or hate it?

With a windy westerly weather system replacing an outgoing windy easterly weather system, spring is well and truly here. We’re…

Guatemala: 26 dead; more missing after landslide (UPDATE)

At least 26 people are dead and many more are missing after a massive landslide covered much of a town…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Cloudy areas with westerly winds, a bit breezy at times. Chance of the odd shower in the…

POLL RESULTS: Kiwis resigned to up and down weather

A topsy-turvy 2015 has caused many of our readers to take to social media and our own pages on WeatherWatch.co.nz…

A very wet end to September – Your climate summary

At the start of each new month, we bring you a summary of the last month’s weather and climate data…

Significant wind event on Sunday/Monday for NZ, gusts to 160km/h possible

It’s spring – and it’s the time of year gales howl in from the west and on Sunday damaging gusts…

Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week

It’s been a busy weather week at home, but an especially hectic 7 days for our Aussie neighbours – with…

Saturday’s national forecast

A front moves off the North Island this morning / early afternoon so expect showers to start for many regions…

Your weekend weather video – Windy westerlies coming

A westerly weather system is on the way for the weekend, bringing windy weather to much of the country. A…

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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…