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Monday’s national forecast

A northwesterly airflow lies over the country today while a front lies over the South Island and slowly moves northwards….

Friends of WW: Weather.com’s Bruce Rose – Principal Scientist & VP

For a decade WeatherWatch.co.nz has worked closely with Weather.com (also known as The Weather Channel on US TV).  Soon we…

Middle East temperatures ‘feel like’ 70C – chaos ensues

Even in the Middle East, where scorching heat is part of everyday life during the summer, coping with extreme temperatures…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy with the odd light patchy shower about, northwesterly breezes. Lower North Island Mostly cloudy in…

NZ: The days are getting loooonger – but precisely how much longer?

Many New Zealanders are noticing the extra sunlight now that we’re several weeks past the shortest day of the year. …

POLL RESULTS: Most kiwis are regular weather checkers

We’re unabashed weather fanatics here – as you’d expect – and we sometimes get so involved in the intricacies of…

Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week

What a week! It’s been topsy turvy here at home, we’ve seen extremes overseas, and even further afield, climate news…

Saturday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly cloudy with west to northwesterly winds, chance of a shower now and then otherwise dry. Lower…

Weekend Weather Video – Front on the way

After a mixed bag of a week, the weekend is set to switch things up once again – with a…

Nepal: Monsoon rains cause landslides; kill 29

Landslides triggered by heavy rains in quake-hit Nepal have killed at least 29 people, sweeping away homes and leaving more…

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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…