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A northwesterly system – Tuesday’s #WeatherRisks

A northwesterly airflow dominates Tuesday’s weather, with strong gusty winds in places and heavy rain picked to fall in others….

Tuesday’s national forecast

A breezy northwesterly airflow lies over the country today, showery and wet in the west, mainly dry out east with…

The Big Picture: Northwesterlies coming on Tuesday

A northwesterly airflow is moving in over the country on Tuesday, along with a front coming into the South Island…

More rain coming – Monday’s Weather Video

This week kicks off – and ends with – a high. This means a mostly calm, dry start and end…

VIDEO – Check out this beautiful aerial footage of the Southern Right Whale in Auckland

Watch as a beautiful and rare Southern Right Whale basks in the Omaha sun – described as a “beautiful, unplanned…

Week starts and ends with high pressure

The week ahead is a warmer one than last week – but it’s not calm and settled, with perhaps the…

ASIA: Twin cyclones threaten western Pacific

Just one week after Typhoon Soudelor raked Saipan, Taiwan, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and southeast China, the tropical western Pacific has…

Monday’s national forecast

A ridge lies over the North Island today bringing mainly settled weather. A northwesterly airflow develops over the South Island…

Volcano alerts in Ecuador & Japan

Cotopaxi, a volcano not far from the Ecuadorean capital of Quito, spewed ash several times, sending large gray puffs 3…

NEW POLL: Has this winter felt wintry enough?

As winter draws on, we’ve seen our fair share of cold, miserable weather around the country – with snow, hail,…

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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…