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Showers and frosts coming on Thursday

A cold southwesterly airflow develops across most of the country on Thursday – leading to a mixed bag of frosts,…

VIDEO: Comedian Jon Stewart takes on allergies; wins

Every (northern hemisphere) spring, the US media seems to declare a state of natural- disaster around the pollen levels in…

Rain, wind & snow – Wednesday’s #WeatherRisks

Wednesday will see some fairly unsettled weather around the country – though the fireworks we saw in much of the…

Wednesday’s national forecast

A complex low pressure system lies over New Zealand today with northerly quarter winds over the North Island and southerly…

Thunderstorms light up Auckland & upper North Island (+Tweets; photos)

A dramatic thunderstorm has rumbled across Auckland late Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Lightning and thunder had been going nonstop…

Australia: Freeze grips much of the country

Winter has just begun, but Aussies have already experienced what could be one of the coldest mornings of the season….

A complex low continues over the country

On Wednesday we have a mixed bag of weather – the result of a resonably deep and complex low moving…

Tuesday’s Weather Video – Who gets the rain and hail?

Last week we saw an enormous low pressure system bring rain and showers to much of the country – this…

Canterbury drought update – Regional outlook for June

This time last month, the WeatherWatch.co.nz forecast team were pessimistic about Canterbury’s chances of rain through May – due to…

Rough stuff – Tuesday’s #WeatherRisks

There are risks associated with rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday – in both islands. Rain Heavy falls are set for…

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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…