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Aucklanders… over the past few days Civil Defence has alerted the public to Severe Thunderstorm Watches & Warnings via their…

Weather Video – Snow’s on the way for Thursday

A large low pressure system is currently crossing the country and will clear New Zealand by the weekend. This means…

Dunedin Floods – Your Pics, Videos & Tweets

Updated 5:30pm — A civil defence response has been activated in Dunedin after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. A Dunedin…

Auckland: Torrential rain, thunder & hail, strong winds (+Pics; posts)

UPDATED 5:20pm — Reports are coming in of torrential downpours and thunderstorms in parts of Auckland as an active band…

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….

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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…