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A building front brings heavy rain – Thursday’s Weather Video

A frontal system working its way up the west of New Zealand is set to dominate weather for much of…

Photo Competition: 2 Wet & Forget winners announced!

WeatherWatch.co.nz is proud to announce the two winners of our ‘Brighten Up New Zealand’s Darkest Day Competition”. We received dozens…

Huge livestock export now safe and sound in Mexico

After our poll of two weeks ago, we followed the progress of the country’s largest live sheep export over to…

Rain on the coast and wind through the middle – #WeatherRisks on Thursday

There aren’t too many serious weather risks around New Zealand through Thursday – though heavy rain and some strong winds…

Thursday’s national forecast

A high sits to the northeast of New Zealand while a northwesterly airflow increases over the country. A mostly sunny…

Different outlooks for east and west on Thursday

A northwesterly airflow increases over the South Island, meaning contrasting outlooks for both east and west coastal regions. The east of…

Wednesday’s Weather Video – A cyclone, bright night lights & possible flooding

A lot going on our skies at the moment – a late season tropical cyclone to our north, 2 very…

Tropical Cyclone forms near Solomons – 2 months after end of TC season

Two months after the supposed end of the Tropical Cyclone season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has published details of…

WeatherWatch – Detailed regional forecasts for July

Every new month we take the opportunity to look back at the last one – examine some of the most…

#WeatherRisks for Wednesday – Calm before the front

An easing westerly quarter airflow will bring largely settled conditions to the country, meaning no real risks around wind, rain…

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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…