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Weather questions answered: Is there a difference between a tropical storm and a cyclone?

Depending on where you are in the world, you may hear a tropical cyclone being called a several scary-sounding words…

Do you have an Online Weather Station?

We ran this very story back in January 2012 – now three years on we’re keen to see if even…

Heating up: Weather risks for Monday

There are no significant risks of severe weather on the horizon today, though things will start to get pretty hot,…

Monday’s national forecast

A high sits in the Tasman Sea today while a westerly quarter airflow flows over the country. Most regions are…

Weather this coming week, still mostly settled and dry

This coming week is looking mainly settled and dry, high pressure isn’t dominating the situation maps for the coming days…

WATCH: Amazing video of California windstorm

Check out this amazing footage of a wild windstorm in Pasadena, California – ahead of a college football game. Strong…

Sunday’s national forecast

Upper North Island Mostly sunny weather with light winds and afternoon sea breezes. Chance of isolated showers late afternoon /…

POLL RESULTS: Half of NZ happy with 2014’s weather

It doesn’t get more even than this – our latest poll showed exactly half of New Zealanders are happy with…

Coromandel takes out top spot in holiday survey

Rotorua and Queenstown may be tourism hotspots, but Coromandel is where New Zealanders love to holiday, a Herald-DigiPoll survey has…

Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week

Another crazy week – that’s seen the start of a new year! All eyes were on the forecast for New…

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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…