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Australia: Storms cut power to thousands; 3 people struck by lightning

Parts of Sydney have been lashed by a storm on Monday afternoon which resulted in ambulance crews treating several people…

Spring pattern likely to linger into Dec for 2/3 of NZ

Those in the South Island and the lower North Island can expect spring-like conditions to extend well into December this…

Weather risks on Tuesday – windy and wild

The northerly tending airflow sitting over the country will gain strength today, but not until the afternoon – meaning any…

Tuesday’s national forecast

North to northwesterly winds strengthen over the country today, generally dry and warm out east with increasing high cloud. Rain…

Spring isn’t finished yet – Tuesday’s situation & outlook

With only one week of spring left (officially), we might expect things to start looking summer-y pretty soon…but it is…

Weather Video: The end of spring

We’re in the final week of spring (officially) and we have a very typical spring pattern in play. M ore…

Australia: Queensland November records tumble in sweltering heat

Longreach in central-west Queensland has broken November heatwave records with an 11-day stretch of 40 degrees Celsius-plus temperatures, the weather…

Where are all the Monarch Butterflies?

Wasps, an unsettled spring and fewer swan plants are believed to be the main reasons we’re seeing so few Monarch…

Monday’s national forecast

A westerly airflow lies over the North Island today, periods of cloud in the west with the odd light shower…

Last week of November – weather outlook

This coming week looks fairly typical of spring, there won’t be as much unstable air in the mix as previous…

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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…